1:15,16
The major theme of the letter is the supremacy and all sufficiency of Christ. He is the “image of the invisible God, and the first born over all creation.” Everything of God is contained within Christ. In Christ we have it all, nothing else can offer anything worthwhile that we do not already have in Christ. In saying he is the firstborn Paul is in no way saying that Christ was created, rather he is stressing the supremacy of Christ over all creation. All things were created in Him, whether things in heaven or on earth, visible or invisible, absolutely everything, whether thrones or powers. All are subservient to Him. They were all created through Him and for Him.
1:17,18
Indeed in Him all things hold together. All of creation is utterly dependent upon Christ in every way, He is also the head of the church. He is also the beginning and the firstborn among the dead. Christ’s resurrection will be our resurrection, and His resurrection is the proof and guarantee that we will be raised. Christ is utterly supreme.
1:19,20
God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Christ, there is nothing lacking or missing. False teachings will often use fear or guilt to try and unsettle us. But we need have no fear, for in Christ God reconciled all things to Himself, including us. He did this by making peace through the cross.
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