Jesus Is...

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.” Colossians 1:15-18

Is Jesus Christ eternal? Has He no beginning? This is a basic question. It is essential to the foundation of your Christian faith, whether or not you have considered it. If Jesus Christ is not eternal, then He had a beginning, created and finite. As you are. If created, He is not self-existent and therefore lacks some of the qualities of deity, making Him something less than God.

If eternal, then He must be God. Christ’s eternality and deity cannot be separated. If you do not see Christ as eternal, then the Trinity becomes a Trinity of unequal persons. You can no longer call the Scriptures infallible since they clearly attest to the eternal Christ, the Messiah.

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). “In the beginning” means continual existence. When things began, the Word already was. Throughout Scripture, both directly and indirectly, Jesus is seen as eternal and God. The Triune God and His eternal nature move beyond our understanding.

Thank God today that He has revealed this truth to you because you love Him. He has made you a steward of His wisdom.