0020. Christ–All in All

Christ–All in All

Jesus Christ is the one dominant, all-important thought that pervades the whole Bible.

Christianity is not a system which promulgates a creed. It is not an accumulation of dogmas. It is not a setting forth of ethical idealisms. Christianity is Christ.

Every other religion could well afford to do without its founder; in fact, many of the religions of this world would be better off if separated from their originators.

However, when we come to Christianity, it is so insolubly linked to Jesus Christ that the one is inseparable from the other. The whole Church is builded upon Christ crucified. He is its solid rock foundation. The whole Church is in vital touch with the risen Christ: He is the Head of the Church.

Jesus Christ is more than the inseparable Christ, He is the incomparable Christ. Men may contrast Him with others, but they can never compare Him with others. Saul, the son of Kish stood head and shoulders above the men of Israel; Jesus Christ stands so far above man that He remains forever in a class to Himself.

It is the purpose of this study to notice how Christ is "all-in-all" in the life of a believer. If Christianity cannot live severed from Christ–the believer cannot live severed from Christ.

Autor: R.E. NEIGHBOUR