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To See Christ is to See God
Mar 9, 08:39 AM
Let us take a look at Christ, who is also referred to in the Scriptures as the Word, or the Son. The Bible testifies that Christ was with the Father in the beginning. There was never a time when Christ was not with the Father. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. (John 1:1) The Son is one with the Father, of the same nature and substance, and perfectly aligned with the Father’s heart and will.
Christ’s purpose is to reveal God, to be God’s perfect and complete manifestation. “He is the image of the invisible God.” (Colossians 1:15) “He reflects the glory of God and bears the very stamp of His nature.” (Hebrews 1:3) The revelation of God in Christ is not some partial or artificial representation but expresses God completely and fully. “In Him (Christ) all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell.” (Colossians 1:19) John 1:14 tells us that Christ emanated from the “bosom” of the Father: from the very depths of God’s heart and nature. Thus, to see Christ is to see the God.
All things were created through Christ. “For in Him (Christ) all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities – all things were created through Him and for Him.” (Colossians 1:16) Therefore, if Christ is the means through which God communicates and reveals Himself, and if all things were created through Christ, then we can know that creation itself is a revelation of the nature of God. We can see the stamp of God in all of the created order.
At the right time, in the fullness of time, this eternal Christ became a human being. It is the most poignant moment in human history: “The Word of God became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. And we beheld His glory, the glory of the only begotten Son of the Father.” (John 1:14) The Son of God did not come into the world to add another religion to the already crowded field of world religions. Christ came into the world as an act of revelation and redemption. To see Christ is to see God.