“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;
For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers 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. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,
and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.”
Colossians 1:15-20
The word supremacy above carries the Greek meaning of being first in rank or influence.
Let me ask you something that really cuts to the heart of understanding who we worship.
If we worship the Father in Spirit and in truth and if we worship the Son to the glory of the Father, do you think that God the Father is offended or hurt when we worship the Son? (or vice-versa for that matter)
Do you think they are envious or jealous of one another?
Let’s turn the tables then and say what if we said we worshipped God the Father exclusively, with no worship to His Son. Is that to the Father’s glory? No, not according to Philippians 2: 9-11 “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,
and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.”
Colossians 1:15-20
The word supremacy above carries the Greek meaning of being first in rank or influence.
Let me ask you something that really cuts to the heart of understanding who we worship.
If we worship the Father in Spirit and in truth and if we worship the Son to the glory of the Father, do you think that God the Father is offended or hurt when we worship the Son? (or vice-versa for that matter)
Do you think they are envious or jealous of one another?
Let’s turn the tables then and say what if we said we worshipped God the Father exclusively, with no worship to His Son. Is that to the Father’s glory? No, not according to Philippians 2: 9-11 “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
God the Father is not “slighted” in any way when we acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord. As a matter of fact, just the opposite occurs – it is to the Fathers’ glory!
We often project on God, or in this case the Trinity, our own human traits and insecurities believing that there is some type of competition within the Trinity to see who gets the loudest ovation and greatest credit.
Our American Idol method of voting has no relevance to the worship of God.
It is not a question settled by how many votes the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit each receives.
Deuteronomy 6:4
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.”
God the Father is not “slighted” in any way when we acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord. As a matter of fact, just the opposite occurs – it is to the Fathers’ glory!
We often project on God, or in this case the Trinity, our own human traits and insecurities believing that there is some type of competition within the Trinity to see who gets the loudest ovation and greatest credit.
Our American Idol method of voting has no relevance to the worship of God.
It is not a question settled by how many votes the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit each receives.
Deuteronomy 6:4
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.”
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