 | John Wesley Hanson - 1886 - 446 pages
...is the beginning, [the] first-born from the dead, that he might be first in rank among all things. "For in him all the fullness [of God] was pleased to dwell; ""and through him to reconcile all things to him, having made peace through the blood of his cross, through him whether... | |
 | Religion - 1959 - 372 pages
...on earth and under the earth' must confess Christ as Lord (Phil. 2.10); God was pleased 'through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven' (Col. 1.20). The realm of the present lordship of Christ is thus not limited to visible heaven and... | |
 | George Eldon Ladd - Religion - 1972 - 316 pages
...Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Phil. 2:10-11). Through Christ God has been pleased "to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross" (Col. 1:20). The worship and adoration of all creation is no... | |
 | Elizabeth Achtemeier - Religion - 1976 - 228 pages
...into one body. (I Cor. 12:13.) In him all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. (Col. 1:19-20.) You, who once were estranged and hostile in... | |
 | Adrien Nocent - Religion - 1977 - 336 pages
...Church; he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in everything he might be pre-eminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things."17a From the very beginning of this sermon, St. Leo makes it clear... | |
 | Adrien Nocent - Religion - 1977 - 468 pages
...God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things were created, in heaven and earth. . . . For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell" (Col. 1:15-16, 19). The Word made flesh is the masterpiece and crown of creation. It is with this God... | |
 | Bruce C. Birch, Larry L. Rasmussen - Religion - 1978 - 220 pages
...all things hold together.... For in him all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven." (Col. 1:15, 17, 19-20). All things are reconciled, not just the human. Is nature an integral part of... | |
 | Johan Christiaan Beker - Religion - 484 pages
...1:19, for example, states "in him [Christ] all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross," the author claims that the future "reconciliation of all things"... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations - 1981 - 852 pages
...this notable statement about reconciliation and peacemaking: Colossians 1 :20 reads, "and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross"; and II Corinthians 5; IS'". which says, "all this is from... | |
 | Donald MacKenzie MacKinnon - Religion - 1982 - 272 pages
...raised to serve in His kingdom, when what happened at Golgotha at the end of time becomes manifest : For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his... | |
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For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. 
