This is a discovery-based guide that brings together key biblical passages so readers can examine for themselves Scripture’s claims about the centrality and supremacy of Jesus Christ.
Have you ever noticed the extraordinary claims the Bible makes about Jesus? We often encounter these passages one at a time—a verse in a sermon, a passage in a Bible study, or a familiar statement about who Jesus is. But what happens when we place many of these passages side by side and consider them together? What are they actually saying about Jesus? What do they reveal about His relationship to God, creation, Scripture, humanity, and the future? And if these claims are true, what might they mean for how we understand life itself?
This guide brings together some of the clearest biblical passages about Jesus and invites you to explore them in discovery mode. Rather than beginning with a conclusion, begin with the Scriptures themselves. Read slowly. Notice repeated ideas. Look for connections. Pay attention to the language the biblical writers use about Jesus.
As you read, resist the urge to move too quickly toward familiar answers. Let the passages speak. Ask what each one contributes to the larger picture.
At the end, a set of reflection questions will help you step back, consider these passages together, and ask what kind of picture of Jesus emerges when we allow their claims to accumulate.
Begin with the texts. Notice what they say. Then consider where they lead.
John 1:1–3, 14
Colossians 1:15–17
1 Corinthians 8:6
Hebrews 1:1–3
Discovery Question - As you read these passages, what do you discover about Jesus?
John 1:18
John 14:6–9
Hebrews 1:1–3
2 Corinthians 4:6
Colossians 2:9
Discovery Question - As you read these passages, what do you discover about Jesus?
Luke 24:27
Luke 24:44–47
John 5:39–40
Matthew 5:17
Discovery Question - As you read these passages, what do you discover about Jesus?
Romans 8:29
2 Corinthians 3:18
Galatians 2:20
Philippians 2:5
Philippians 3:8–10
Colossians 3:9–11
Discovery Question - As you read these passages, what do you discover about Jesus?
Ephesians 1:9–10
Colossians 1:18–20
Philippians 2:9–11
Revelation 5:9–13
Revelation 21:22–23
Discovery Question - As you read these passages, what do you discover about Jesus?
You have now looked at passages concerning these topics:
Jesus and creation
Jesus and the revelation of God
Jesus and Scripture
Jesus and restored humanity
Jesus and the culmination of all things
Before reading any conclusions below, take some time to consider the passages together.
What claims about Jesus appeared repeatedly across the different sections?
Which claims struck you as especially significant or surprising?
Did any passage change or enlarge the way you think about Jesus?
What connections did you notice between the five groups of passages?
What do these texts collectively say about Jesus' relationship to creation? God? Scripture? Humanity? History and the future?
Is Jesus presented merely as an important person within the biblical story, or do these passages suggest something much larger?
If all of these passages are taken seriously at the same time, what kind of picture of Jesus emerges?
What might these claims mean for how we understand reality itself?
If Jesus truly occupies the place these passages describe, what implications might that have for the way we understand the Christian life?
What might it mean practically to organize more and more of your life around Him?
When these passages are encountered individually, it is easy to appreciate each one without fully noticing the cumulative picture they create. But when they are placed beside one another, an extraordinary claim begins to emerge. Scripture presents Jesus as intimately connected to the beginning of creation, the revelation of God, the meaning of Scripture, the restoration of humanity, and the ultimate destination of all things.
Jesus is not simply one important subject within the Bible. He is the One through whom creation came, the One in whom God is most clearly revealed, the One toward whom Scripture points, the One into whose likeness humanity is being restored, and the One in whom God intends to bring all things together.
Colossians expresses this vision with unusual force: All things were created through Him and for Him. In Him all things hold together. And He is to have first place in everything. (Colossians 1:16–18)
Ephesians looks toward the culmination of God's purposes and describes His intention: to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ. (Ephesians 1:9–10)
Romans describes God's purpose for His people: to conform them to the image of His Son. (Romans 8:29)
And Jesus Himself tells His disciples that the Scriptures ultimately bear witness to Him and find their fulfillment in what God is accomplishing through Him (Luke 24:27, 44–47; John 5:39–40).
Taken together, these passages make a substantial biblical case for a remarkable conclusion:
Jesus is not simply one subject within the Bible. He is the One through whom creation came, the One in whom God is revealed, the One toward whom Scripture points, the One into whose likeness humanity is being restored, and the One in whom God intends to bring all things together.
If this is true, then putting Jesus at the center of the Christian life is not merely one possible approach to Christianity. It follows the direction Scripture itself repeatedly gives us. And the implications reach far beyond theology.
If all things were created through Him and for Him, if all things hold together in Him, if God is restoring human beings into His likeness, and if history itself is moving toward the gathering of all things in Christ, then learning to see reality through Jesus is ultimately about learning to see reality as it truly is.
That is the conviction behind Through the Lens of Jesus Christ. The goal is not simply to learn more things about Jesus. It is to increasingly understand God, ourselves, Scripture, relationships, the Church, leadership, mission, and life itself in relation to Him—and then to learn to live accordingly.
If Jesus really is at the center of it all, then learning to see and live through the lens of Jesus Christ changes everything.
I also removed the short introductory explanations beneath each of the first five headings. That matters for the same reason: even those sentences were subtly telling readers what to look for. Now the section title gives just enough topical orientation, and the biblical texts do the teaching.