Christ Our All in All: What Does it Look Like?
When it comes to Jesus’ place in the universe, the Bible doesn’t mince words. God sent Jesus to die and rise again so that “in everything he might be preeminent.” (Col 1:18) Jesus is “the first and the last;” “the Alpha and the Omega;” “the beginning and the end.” (Rev 1:17; 21:6) His supremacy extends to lordship over our individual lives, so that, as his disciples, we can say “to live is Christ.” (Phil 1:21) But it can be hard to know what this should look like. The final chapter of J. C. Ryle’s classic book Holiness is titled “Christ...