But so many, many of you have come from a Roman Catholic background. 12:6, 8b). Edward Robinson noted the use of “head” (Greek kephale): “Trop. Sallman images copyrighted by Warner Press, Inc. Used with permission. This image has since been reproduced hundreds of millions of times, on prints, plaques, bookmarks, greeting cards, funeral announcements, church bulletins, buttons, calendars, clocks, lamps, coffee mugs, stickers, billboards, and key chains. Sermon for CATM - April 22, 2007 “Family Love” - Colossians 3:18-21 As I was reading scripture and preparing a Bible study I was to lead earlier this week, a picture flashed in my mind of … 1 Corinthians 11:3 Context. He speaks plainly to us: “Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them… the one who leads, with zeal” (Rom. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind. When I say that Christ is the head of the church, you don’t rebel against that; you most likely affirm that. You hav As believers, we must remember that if Christ is indeed the head, it means that we must come under His authority and leadership, that we look like Him and have His life and character (DNA), and that … The Eastern Orthodox Church considers Jesus Christ to be the head of the church and the church to be his body. Alive in Christ … 18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. In 1940, commercial artist Warner Sallman created the oil painting Head of Christ. 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. Paul declares that Jesus is the head of the Church, which is His body. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. According to Scripture the head is the noblest part of man. “The Head of Christ”, also called the “Sallman Head”, is a 1940 portrait painting of Jesus of Nazareth by American artist Warner Sallman (1892–1968). In speaking of Christ’s subordination to God, Paul says: “[T]he head of Christ is God” (1 Corinthians 11:3). 1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. Christ, as the Head of the Church, is also the Head of each Christian family. Because the human organism culminates in the head, Christ is called the “head of the church”; and for the same reason the head is the general metaphorical designation of him who is most exalted, the most excellent, the chief. The function of the head is to lead and guide the body. Stephen Prothero, author of American Jesus, says that the wide… Would it make any sense to speak of one being head of himself? Head of Christ. The following year, 1864, saw the publication of Manet's painting of of persons, i.e., the head, the chief, one to whom others are subordinate” (1855, 398). Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from a 1994 exhibition catalogue by Dr. David Morgan, Department of Art, Valparaiso University. ersion. 1 Corinthians 11:3 King James Version (KJV). 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. While Christ is the great Head of the church, the sole Head, He makes no room for either a lazy or a lackadaisical approach to pastoral ministry. 19 He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow. Used with permission.