Christ is the Head of the Church
Christ is the Head of the Church Excerpt Besides being the Lord of the universe He is also the church’s Head ( cf . Eph . 1:22-23 ; 5:23 ). The reference here is to the invisible or universal church into which all believers are baptized by the Holy Spirit the moment they believe in Christ ( 1 Cor . 12:13 ). This work of the Spirit began on the day of Pentecost ( Acts 1:5 ; 2:1-2 ; 11:15-16 ). It is a special body in which there is “neither Jew nor Gentile” ( Gal . 3:28 ) but a whole new creation of God ( Eph . 2:15 ). The church is a “mystery . . . which was not made known to men in other generations” ( Eph . 3:4-5 ; cf . Rom . 16:25-26 ; Col . 1:26 ). More Geisler, Norman L. “ Colossians .” The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures . Ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck. Vol. 2. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985. 673. Print.