In Colossians 1:19 - 20, Paul writes, «For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him [Jesus], and through him to reconcile to himself all things,
whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.»
Reconciliation between us is a taste of the divine, incarnate Love reconciling all things,
whether things on earth or things in heaven, things past or present or future.
Not exact matches
For everything was created by Him and for Him, in heaven and
on earth, the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities, all
things have been created through Him and for Him.»
Colossians 1:16 «16 For by Him all
things were created, both in the heavens and
on earth, visible and invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all
things have been created through Him and for Him.»
For by Him all
things were created that are in heaven and that are
on earth, visible and invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.
* 1Corinthians 8:5 - 6: «For even if there are so - called gods,
whether in heaven or
on earth (as indeed there are many «gods» and many «lords»), yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all
things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all
things came and through whom we live.»
For by Him all
things were created, both in the heavens and
on earth, visible and invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all
things have been created through Him and for Him.
For by him all
things were created, in heaven and
on earth, visible and invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all
things were created through him and for him.»
Beginning in the 1950s, scientists started trying to mimic the conditions
on the early
Earth to see
whether some kind of «life - fairy» was necessary to get
things started.
It was also about reconciling to Himself all
things,
whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross.
is the Elder Brother of all
things created, for it was by him and in him that all
things were created,
whether here
on earth in the sensible world or in the world beyond the horizon of your senses which we call heaven, even institutions like royal thrones, seats of lords and rulers — all forms of authority.
So that we may receive what is due to us for the
things done while
on this
earth,
whether good or bad.
They remind us that reconciliation applies to «all
things,
whether on earth or in heaven» (Col. 1:20) The peace of the gospel required a violent and irrational death.
For in him all
things were created, in heaven and
on earth, visible and invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities - all
things were created through him and for him (Colossians 1:15 - 18).
This view is not lacking in Scriptural support: «For by him all
things were created:
things in heaven and
on earth, visible and invisible,
whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all
things were created by him and for him» -LCB- Col. 1:16).
... reconciling to himself all
things,
whether on earth or in heaven» (1 Col. 18).
Every single
thing happens here
on earth whether we see it, hear it, face or confront it, all happens for a reason.
According to what he calls the «first degree of humility,» which is the lowest degree necessary to attain salvation, it is incumbent upon the Christian «to obey the law of God our Lord in all
things, so that not even were I made lord of all creation, or to save my life here
on earth, would I consent to violate a commandment,
whether divine or human, that binds me under pain of mortal sin» (Spiritual Exercises # 165).
Of Him we conclude with St. Paul: «In Him were all
things created, visible and invisible, in heaven and
on earth,
whether thrones or dominions, or principalities or powers: all
things were created by Him and for Him.
In Christ «all the fullness [pleroma] of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all
things,
whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross» (Col. 1:19) Something has happened.
That he himself felt the problem, as he carried out into the world of Greek cults this presentation of Jesus, seems plainly indicated in his saying, «For though there be that are called gods,
whether in heaven or
on earth; as there are gods many, and lords many; yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all
things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all
things, and we through him.»
This uniformity is explained in Colossians 1:16, For in him all
things were created:
things in heaven and
on earth, visible and invisible,
whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all
things have been created through him and for him.
Similarly the sweeping assertion is made that in Christ «all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,» and that through Christ God purposed «to reconcile all
things unto Himself,
whether on earth or in heaven.»
For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all
things,
whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.»
He is the image of the invisible God, the first - born of all creation; for in him all
things were created, in heaven and
on earth, visible and invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities — all
things were created through him and for him.
Given how such imagery has become so commonplace, I found myself wondering this week
whether such views of
Earth have retained the ability to inspire and meaningfully engage people back
on the surface with the reality that all of our triumphs and tragedies, dreams and defeats are limited to a tiny «pale blue dot,» as Carl Sagan so eloquently put
things two decades ago (it was this phrase that inspired the name of this blog back in 2007).
Well it depends
on whether you are talking about Climate Sensitivity (Charney sensitivity... which is modelled) or
Earth System Sensitivity (where
things like ice sheet extent, vegetation cover etc are regarded as able to respond quickly to warming).
For example, while it may not seem very likely that we at this very moment are
on the precipice of the next Ice Age, it nevertheless is very likely that all life
on Earth will someday face just such an event —
whether or not that fact is appreciated when it happens — and irrespective of the fact that there will be nothing that any living
thing can do about it.
We just question the certainty of how much warming has occurred,
whether CO2 is the «thermostat» which overides natural variation in temperature and don't see enough evidence that the
Earth is somehow «out of whack» and
on the verge of some «tipping point» if such a
thing exists at all.