There are professed Christian leaders who say that Jesus failed to establish His kingdom. They say that Christ came to establish an earthly kingdom. Since Jesus failed, He had to establish the church. However, Paul’s letters show this to be a false idea.
Colossians 1:20 tells us that peace was made between God and man through the blood of Jesus. This was done to reconcile all things. It makes no sense that Jesus failed in His mission but still died to reconcile all things. If He has reconciled all things, why would something else be needed later to reconcile them?
In verse eighteen, Paul said that Jesus is the Head of the church. He wrote that Jesus is the firstborn. This is a reference to him as the Creator and the most important One Who rose from the dead. Having done both, He is preeminent in all. This means that He is above all things. Yet, that would make no sense if He had actually failed in His mission on earth. He would not have preeminence on earth if He failed. Satan would have that on earth, but Jesus defeated Satan in His resurrection.
Verse thirteen says saints are in the kingdom. Since Jesus is Head of His body – the church, the kingdom must be the church. So, from this we know that whatever allows one to be in the church allows one to be in the kingdom. Verse twenty tells us it is through the blood of the cross that mankind is reconciled. Verse nineteen tells us that this all pleased the Father. How could this have pleased the Father if Jesus failed in His mission on earth? The answer is that Jesus did not fail. Instead, He shed His blood on the cross just like the Father had planned for Him to do.
Study your Bible. Learn all you can about Christ and His church. If any of this is hard to understand, ask an adult to help you.
