9 Bible Verses about Christ, The Head Of The Church

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Psalm 68:18

You have ascended on high, You have led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among men,
Even among the rebellious also, that the Lord God may dwell there.

Ephesians 4:8

Therefore it says,
When He ascended on high,
He led captive a host of captives,
And He gave gifts to men.”

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Christ, the head of the church » Has the pre-eminence in all things

Christ, the head of the church » Commissioned his apostles

Christ, the head of the church » As his mystical body

Christ, the head of the church » Instituted the ordinances

Luke 22:19-20

And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.

Christ, the head of the church » Predicted

Matthew 21:42

Jesus *said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures,
The stone which the builders rejected,
This became the chief corner stone;
This came about from the Lord,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?

Christ, the head of the church » Imparts gifts

Psalm 68:18

You have ascended on high, You have led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among men,
Even among the rebellious also, that the Lord God may dwell there.

Ephesians 4:8

Therefore it says,
When He ascended on high,
He led captive a host of captives,
And He gave gifts to men.”

Christ, the head of the church » Perverters of the truth do not hold

Colossians 2:18-19

Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind, and not holding fast to the head, from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth which is from God.

Christ, the head of the church » Saints are complete in

Christ, the head of the church » Appointed by God

Christ, the head of the church » Declared by himself

Matthew 21:42

Jesus *said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures,
The stone which the builders rejected,
This became the chief corner stone;
This came about from the Lord,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?

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