Wednesday, October 18, 2006

What "other" things did Jesus create?



In Colossians 1:16 Jesus created all [other] things, as the Scripture teaches there is only one Creator who created the heavens and the earth, Adam and Eve, so therefore what other things did Jesus create?


Jesus created all other things with the exception of himself. God personally created Jesus.

The surrounding context of the verse in question states concerning Christ: “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; because by means of him all [other] things were created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All [other] things have been created through him and for him. Also, he is before all [other] things and by means of him all [other] things were made to exist, and he is the head of the body, the congregation. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that he might become the one who is first in all things; because [God] saw good for all fullness to dwell in him, and through him to reconcile again to himself all [other] things by making peace through the blood [he shed] on the torture stake, no matter whether they are the things upon the earth or the things in the heavens.”

Paul’s writings make it clear that Jesus Christ has a very special and unique relationship with God. He is the very first creature that God created or fathered.It is a wonderful and frightening thought, and beyond our ability to comprehend, but the truth of the matter is that God, Jehovah, has always existed. In fact, he was alone for an eternity – that is until he determined to become the Creator. And the very first thing God created was a person, a person that God made to resemble himself in every way, a person made in his image. (Please note, though, that an image is a reflection of something or someone else. For example, when a person looks into a mirror they see an image; however the image is not the real thing.)

As the beginning of God’s creation Jesus is the only creature that was created directly by God. That’s why he is also called the “only-begotten son of God.” All other sons were brought into existence through the firstborn son. The scripture makes plain that after Jesus was brought into existence he was then given the privilege of creating everything else, including the angels in heaven as well as the physical universe and ultimately Adam and Eve.

But does that make Jesus the Creator? No. Colossians states that God merely worked “through” Jesus. Looking at it from another angle, we might reason this way: Could Jesus have created all things without God's help? No. Had he chosen to, though, could Jehovah have created all things without Jesus' help? The answer is yes. It was merely due to God's magnaminity that he gave his firstborn the privilege to take on the role of a creator. In that way God caused his firstborn to express the fullness of the Father.

It is the same with human parents. Can any human parent honestly take credit for creating another life? Not really. Humans merely take part in the act of procreation, which God (through Christ) set into motion long ago. God himself is the Originator of the marvelous human reproductive system. He is mankind's real Father and Life-giver.

It is the same with Jesus. God created Jesus and then gave Jesus the power, wisdom and authority to create all other things. Christ is the agency through whom Jehovah works, for the good of all Creation.

1 comments:

Elihu said...

the analogy of who needs who to do anything i find to be profound.

Christ indeed said
"when you have lifted up the Son of Man then you will know that i am He and that i do nothing of myself, but as my father has taught me i speak these things."

John 8 :28

thank you Watchman for your insight