Christ is All, and In All

TITLE: CHRIST IS ALL, AND IN ALL (1645)
Hanserd Knollys, Colossians 3:11

Read by Jeff Massey

Hanserd Knollys was an influential leader among the 17th century English Particular Baptists. A former priest in the Church of England, he came to Baptist convictions in 1643/44 and was instrumental in the formation of a Baptist Church in Great St. Helen-street, over which he was ordained the pastor in 1645 and served until 1691. He was a man acquainted with many persecutions and hardships, but was graciously sustained by God. Along with Benjamin Keach and William Kiffin, he was considered one of the 'first three' of the Baptist ministers in his day.

In this sermon, Knollys declares that Christ is all, and in all every true believer. Knollys demonstrates from Scripture how Christ is everything that the believer needs in this world and in the world to come. He also exhorts all true believers to esteem Christ more highly than they do now, by giving Him the preminence in all things. Lastly, Knollys closes with an exhortation to unbelievers to seek Christ alone for salvation, for there is no salvation found in any other.