JESUS, the head of the church
A long while before the virgin birth
of Jesus Christ it was prophesized that He would be the head: (Psa 118:22) "The stone which the
builders refused is become the head stone
of the corner." On one occasion Jesus even reminded some of
this scripture: (Mat 21:42) “Jesus saith
unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders
rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing,
and it is marvellous in our eyes?" How important to us is the fact
that Jesus became “the head stone of the corner? The
chief stone in the corner is called the head of the corner: which bears up the
couplings or joints of the whole building. Since Jesus is the “chief stone” and
since according to inspired words the “chief stone” is called “the head” that
means that Jesus is the head of the church. This also indicates to me that it
is indeed Jesus who holds the building [I.e. the church] together.
Have you ever wondered whose idea it was that Jesus would
become the head of the church? I don’t believe that we can say that it was
Jesus’ idea to become the “head of the church”. As a matter of fact it was God
the Father’s doing: (Eph 1:20-22) "Which he
wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the
heavenly places, {21} Far above
all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is
named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: {22} And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church," Verse 20 names Jesus so there
can be no mistake of whom this passage is making reference to. God has even
confirmed this to us by raising Christ from the dead. And verse 22 informs us
that God has “put all things under His feet” and appointed Christ to “be the
head over all things to the church”.
It would be a ridiculous thing if the
head were not connected to the body. Can you imagine how ridiculous it would be
if the head and the body were not connected. Friends, we [the body i.e. the
church] need the head. The head is needed to keep things in order. The head is
needed to give instructions to the body. It was due to God’s good will and
pleasure that He gave us a head that we might be joined to His Son; our head.
The apostle Paul uses the relationship
of a husband and wife to prove that Jesus Christ is the head of the church: (Eph 5:22-23) “Wives, submit yourselves unto
your own husbands, as unto the Lord. {23}
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of
the church: and he is the saviour of the body." This is the work of
God as God has made the man head of the woman in
marriage, even as Christ is the head of the church. Another point that can be
made here is that as the wife looks to the husband for security even so should
the church look to Christ, the head of the church, for security.
Without Jesus Christ as “the head of the church” we would
not be complete: (
It is through the headship of
Jesus Christ that we are “knitted” or bonded together: (
-Bud
Buddy Duncan, evangelist,
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