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NASB | Colossians 1:20 and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 1:20 and through [the intervention of] the Son to reconcile all things to Himself, making peace [with believers] through the blood of His cross; through Him, [I say,] whether things on earth or things in heaven. |
Bible Question:
I under stand that we as sinners need to be reconciled back to God through Jesus. My question is what could be the things in heaven that need to be reconciled back to Him? I seem to be missing something. Thanks in advance for all answers given. God Bless |
Bible Answer: (Col 1:20-22 NASB) and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven. 21 And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, 22 yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach-- Col 1:20: (vv. 20-22) Notice that peace with God is made "through the blood of His cross." The substitutionary nature of this reconciliation (atonement) is seen in vv. 21, 22; from being "alienated and enemies in ... mind" because of works of wickedness, the Christian has moved in Christ to being "reconciled ... holy ... blameless ... above reproach in His sight." Christ, on the other hand, went from being the spotless Lamb of God to being sin on our behalf (cf. 2 Cor. 5:21). Any theology that denies the substitutionary atonement of Christ or neglects the saving power of His sacrifice and the necessity of His shed blood, no matter how impressive otherwise, is a false theology with no power to save. The cross of Christ is a constant reminder of proud mankind's inability to generate its own salvation. The substitutionary atonement is not one theory among many, but an eternal fact reflected in many scriptural metaphors. |