Yes. The crucifixion is significant because the One who died on the cross is the Creator God who made and sustains all things.
Les Feldick teaches that Christ is the Creator God, the visible image of the invisible God, by whom and for whom all things were created and by whom all things consist. Because the One on the cross was the Creator, His death was not just another crucifixion; it was the Creator Himself taking on human flesh, pouring out God's wrath for sin and paying the penalty that every human being deserved.
Colossians 1:16 — Explains that all things were created by the Son and for Him — the foundational truth behind the significance of His crucifixion.
Colossians 1:17 — Shows that the Creator not only made all things but continues to hold them together, making His crucifixion more remarkable.
The Bible tells us that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Creator of all things. In Colossians 1 Paul says the Son 'is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.' He adds, 'And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.' So Scripture plainly teaches that creation came through the Son, for the Son, and is sustained by the Son. The Bible also shows the consequence of sin that made Christ's work necessary. God told Adam, 'But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.' Ezekiel records the same principle: 'The soul that sinneth, it shall die.' And Paul explains that 'he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.' These verses reveal both the Creator's identity and the death penalty that the Creator would take upon Himself for sinners.
Les Feldick emphasizes that the crucifixion is tied directly to creation because the One on the cross is the same Creator who made everything. Using Colossians 1, he points out that Christ is the visible image of the invisible God, that by the Son all things were created, and that they were created for Him. Les draws the logical conclusion: if the One who died on the cross were anything less than the Creator God, His death would have been for nothing. Because He is the Creator, the Omnipotent God of glory, His death could suffer the punishment and pay the penalty for every human being. Les says the crucifixion was unique even though many men were crucified. What made it unique was that the Creator God Himself took on human flesh and went to that cross. There God poured out all His wrath for sin — all the sin from Adam to the last person who will ever live — on Christ. Les also points out that Jesus did not have to do it; He willingly suffered because He loved us. And the crucifixion was not beautiful jewelry; it was a curse, because God laid on Him the sins of the whole human race. Les also explains why the Lord chose crucifixion as the means of death. No man can crucify himself; the nails must be driven by another. This pictures the truth that believers are crucified with Christ not by anything they do, but totally as a work of God on their behalf. The Creator who controls every particle of the universe allowed Himself to be humbled, becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Colossians 1:16 states that by the Son all things were created, in heaven and earth, visible and invisible. Les identifies the Creator as Christ, the Creator God who appeared in the Old Testament. He says Jesus is the visible image of the invisible God, and that all things were created for Him. It is this Creator God, not a mere man, who went to the cross.
Les explains that sin demands death. God's word to Adam was, 'In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die,' and Ezekiel repeats, 'The soul that sinneth, it shall die.' Because humans are the sinners, someone had to die in their place. Les stresses that Christ's ability to take that penalty rests on His being the Creator God. If He were anything less, His death would be for nothing. As Creator, He could suffer the punishment for every human being.
Les points to the unique nature of crucifixion: no one can crucify himself. The nails and the cross have to be applied by someone else. He suggests this is one reason the Lord chose crucifixion — it illustrates that being crucified with Christ is not something we do to ourselves. It is totally, wholly, and completely a work of God on our behalf. He also notes that the death of the cross was the most awful death ever contrived, showing how far the Creator humbled Himself.
Les teaches that on the cross God poured out all His wrath for sin, every sin from Adam to the last person, and laid them on Christ. He became sin for us, even though He knew no sin. The crucifixion was a curse, not a beautiful ornament, because of what was laid on Him. Yet He did it willingly and out of love, not because He had to.
Christ Is the Creator
Les teaches, from Colossians 1, that the Son is the visible image of the invisible God, that all things were created by Him and for Him, and that by Him all things are held together — establishing the Creator's identity before the cross.
The Creator God on the Cross
Les says the crucifixion was unique, not because crucifixions were rare, but because the Creator God Himself took on human flesh and went to that cross, where God poured out His wrath for all sin.
Why the Creator's Death Had Power
Les explains that because Christ is the Creator God, His death could pay the penalty for every human being; if He were anything less, His death would have been for nothing.
Crucifixion as Love's Choice
Les reminds his listeners that Jesus did not have to go to the cross; He willingly suffered crucifixion because He loved us.
The Crucifixion As a Curse
Les teaches that the crucifixion was not beautiful but a curse, because God laid on Christ the sins of the whole human race.
Crucified With Christ
Les connects being reckoned crucified with Christ to the first law that a sinner must die; the crucifixion puts to death, and God has done this for believers.
Why Crucifixion Was the Death of Choice
Les suggests the Lord chose crucifixion partly because no one can crucify himself; it must be done by another, showing our crucifixion with Christ is wholly God's work.
Creator Humbled to the Cross
Les emphasizes that the Creator God Himself humbled Himself, became a man, and became obedient to the most awful death ever contrived — the death of the cross.
Colossians 1:15: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
Founds the identity of Christ as the visible image of God before the creation.
Colossians 1:16: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Shows that the Son made all things and that all things exist for Him.
Colossians 1:17: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Records that the Son is before all things and that all things are held together by Him.
Genesis 2:17: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
The death sentence that made a substitutionary death necessary.
Ezekiel 18:4: Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Repeats the principle that the soul that sins must die.
Philippians 2:8: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Describes the Creator's humbling to the death of the cross.
2 Corinthians 5:21: For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Shows that the sinless Christ was made sin for us, as Les teaches.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that Christ is the Creator God, the same One who made all things, and that this Creator God took on human flesh and went to the cross. Because He is the Creator, His death alone could pay for sin.
The crucifixion is significant because the One crucified is the Creator of Genesis 1; all creation was made by Him, and He was crucified by His own created beings. The Creator's death makes the crucifixion unique and gives it infinite value.
Les suggests one reason is that no man can crucify himself — the nails had to be driven by another. This pictures that our death with Christ is entirely God's work, not something we can do ourselves.
Thousands of men were crucified in history, but Jesus' crucifixion was unique because the One hanging there was the Creator God Himself, and on Him God judged all the sin of the human race.
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