The Supremacy of Jesus Christ: why this doctrine should matter to the local church

The Supremacy of Jesus Christ: why this core doctrine should matter to the local church.
This doctrine of Supremacy is a core historical doctrine for 2000 years, yet today it is being watered down in many of our seminaries and local churches in America. 

When the Bible declares that Jesus is the only way to heaven, because He alone is God- some church leaders and pastors deny this truth because they are deceived and would rather please people than preach the full counsel of the Word of God. 

  start with Colossians 1:14-19

In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell. (NKJV)

The importance of this scripture is profound when viewing Jesus as God. This specific scripture passage under attack by cults and higher critics because it speaks directly to the deity of Jesus Christ, his sufficiency as the Atoning Lamb of God, and as the Creator of all things. 

The Bible study method I suggest using is the Authorial-Intention Approach. 

This interpretational approach uses exegesis (which allows the text to speak, while pulling out it’s meaning in context with surrounding scripture) this will not allow eisegesis (which puts in the readersinterpretation of scripture out of context and making it say something God never intended) eisegesis always distorts the Bible. 

When the reader inserts their bias with eisegesis it leads to the interpretation approach of the cultist and higher critic who subvert the text and thus control the meaning.

But by using the authorial-intention approach we understand that the reader does not create or control the meaning placed by the author. Holy Spirit inspiration and infallibility is what gives the Holy Bible it’s authority throughout history. Not a man’s or ministry board's aberrant or hostile interpretation.

 by reading Colossians 1 in context, is that Jesus Christ is God, not just “a god” somehow less than the Father. He is fully God. This confirms the orthodox Christian view of Christ and our Trinitarian view of the Godhead.

Theologian and pastor Charles Spurgeon on this specific verse “There can be no mistake, as to the Person concerning whom Paul is writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit; it is Jesus of Nazareth, the incarnate Son of God, who was crucified on Calvary; for, writing concerning the same Person in the 14th verse, the apostle says, “In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.”

 Eph. 1   19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20. which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21. far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. 22. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23. which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

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