Christ as Head of the Church
The Church is a body, and Christ is its living head
Christians confess that Christ is the head of the Church, his body, from whom it draws its life and unity. The image, drawn from the letters to the Ephesians and Colossians, portrays the Church not as a mere organization but as an organism animated by Christ. As the head directs and nourishes the body, so the Church depends on Christ for its growth, coherence, and very existence.
How it traveled
- EphesiansRome · 67explains
- 1 CorinthiansEphesus · 67explains
- ColossiansRome · 67explains
- JohnEphesus · 100explains
- Ephraim Syrus: The Nisibene HymnsEdessa · 373explains
- The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and EphesiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Homilies on First CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. JohnConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and ThessaloniansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the RomansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John ChrysostomConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Expositions on the Book of PsalmsHippo Regius · 430explains
- Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. JohnHippo Regius · 430explains
- Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New TestamentHippo Regius · 430explains
- Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59)Paris · 1274explains
- Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the GospelGeneva · 1564explains
- Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic ChurchGeneva · 1564explains
- Five Sermons. On Different OccasionsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Confirmation of the AngelsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Seventeen Occasional SermonsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvationNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- The Wisdom of God Displayed in the Way of SalvationNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- HeavenNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Fall of the AngelsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
Key passages(20)
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Ephraim Syrus: The Nisibene Hymns · Ephrem the Syrian
Five Sermons. On Different Occasions · Jonathan Edwards
Homilies on First Corinthians · John Chrysostom
Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament · Augustine of Hippo
The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians · John Chrysostom
The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians · John Chrysostom
The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians · John Chrysostom
The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians · John Chrysostom
The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians · John Chrysostom
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas