How can we believe Christ is the visible manifestation of the invisible God?
We believe it by faith because Scripture declares Christ is the image of the invisible God. The Triune God—Father, Son, and Spirit—was invisible, but the Son stepped out of the Godhead and became the visible manifestation of the whole, even Jesus of Nazareth.
Les explains that Colossians 1:15 calls the Son, who redeemed us through His blood, the image. An image is a visible manifestation of something, so Christ is the visible manifestation of the invisible God. This must be taken by faith; it cannot be proved on a laboratory experiment desk, but Scripture says it. The Triune God—Father, Son, and Spirit—was invisible, yet God the Son stepped out of that invisible Godhead and became the visible manifestation of the whole. That is Christ, the Lord Jesus of Nazareth. Then verse 16, Paul by inspiration attributes creation to the Lord Jesus, showing He is the same God in Colossians as in Genesis, only now taking on human flesh and appearance. By Him all things were created, in heaven and earth, visible and invisible, including thrones, dominions, principalities—even the realm of Satan and his power.
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
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How do we know that Christ is the image of the invisible God?
We must take by faith that Christ is the visible manifestation of the invisible God, because it cannot be proven by laboratory experiment but is stated in Scripture.