Firstborn

Hebrews 1:6 - And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”


John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Colossians 1:15,18 - The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation…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.

Hebrews 10:5-6 - Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased.

Psalm 97:7 - All who worship images are put to shame, those who boast in idols—worship him, all you gods!

Application:

· God’s love for me is was not mere sentiment but led to a specific action, the giving of His Son
· Christ was the first to rise from the dead with a resurrection body. All others who were raised from the dead died again
· Christ obeyed submissively to the Father in coming to earth
· Do I foolishly worship false gods? All false gods have been commanded to worship Him
· Jesus has rights and privileges of a firstborn son over all creation – priority, preeminence, sovereignty.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV