How do we accept that Christ is the visible manifestation of the invisible God?
We accept it by faith because Scripture declares it. Colossians 1:15 presents Christ as the image of the invisible God, a visible manifestation. Though this cannot be proven by laboratory experiment, believers trust the biblical testimony that the invisible Triune God became visibly manifested in the Son, Jesus of Nazareth.
Les teaches that Colossians 1:15 speaks of the Son who redeemed us in verse 14 through His blood. He explains that an image is a visible manifestation of something, so Christ is the visible manifestation of the image of the invisible God. This is what we must take by faith. Les admits he cannot prove it on a laboratory experiment desk, but Scripture says it, and by faith we believe it. God the Triune—Father, Son, and Spirit—was invisible, but 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, again by inspiration, Paul attributes creation to the Lord Jesus. Les says that is why He is the same God in Colossians as in Genesis; the only difference is He has now taken on human flesh and human appearance. He is the image of the invisible God, and by Him all things were created: everything in heaven and earth, visible and invisible, thrones, dominions, principalities, even the realm of Satan and his power. All things were created by Him.
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.