Christ and the Cross

Where do we go if we want to see God?

John 14:6-9
6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. 7 If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him!”
8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” 9 Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you?

Colossians 1:15-17
15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.
   He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,
16 for through him God created everything
   in the heavenly realms and on earth.
He made the things we can see
   and the things we can’t see—
such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world.
   Everything was created through him and for him.
17 He existed before anything else,
   and he holds all creation together.

Genesis 1:26a
Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us.”

Why is it necessary for Jesus to be God?

Colossians 1:18-20
18 Christ is also the head of the church,
   which is his body.
He is the beginning,
   supreme over all who rise from the dead.
   So he is first in everything.
19 For God in all his fullness
   was pleased to live in Christ,
20 and through him God reconciled
  everything to himself.
He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth
by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.

Isaiah 53:5-6
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
   he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
   and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
   each of us has turned to our own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
   the iniquity of us all.

It is not enough that Jesus has __________ In our lives. He must have ____________In our lives.

2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.