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The Tree of Life: All Things Hold Together in Him (Colossians 1:15-20)

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In The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick juxtaposes a 1950s Texas family with the creation of the universe—dinosaurs, galaxies, cells dividing. The connection seems strange until you realize: the cosmic and the intimate are one story. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created. Christ connects the Big Bang to a boy in Waco. Nothing is secular; nothing is disconnected. The same Christ who shaped galaxies shapes a child's character. The Tree of Life visualizes Colossians: all things hold together in him.

Topics & Themes

creation Christ cosmic unity incarnation

Scripture References

Colossians 1:15-20 Colossians 1:17 John 1:1-3

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