Cheryl Schatz

Craig,
It looks like you and I were posting at the same time.

Why did he say “head over” and not “authority over”? If he had said “authority over” I wouldn’t be confused. Is Paul using “head” in two different ways in the same passage- one toward the world as “authority over” and one toward his body as “united in a symbiotic relationship” and together having authority over all things.

That’s a great question! I believe that Paul uses the term “head” to show the source of all authority and all power. On one of these posts I commented that there is no authority except that which is given by God. He then is the source of authority and only God can give what exists within Him.

When Jesus is returned to His rightful place after all of His enemies are placed under Him, it will be seen that Jesus as God is the source of all authority as He Himself holds all things together.

Hebrews 1:3 (NAS)
3 And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

As the source of all authority, He will be placed in the preeminent place so that He may have the preeminence and the one who started all things and finishes all things. The absolute amazing thing is that He places us there with Him as His body and in union with us He has first place.