Col 1:14 In whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins; 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the Firstborn of all creation, 16 Because in Him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or lordships or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and unto Him.
In 1:15 Paul goes on to say that Christ is the firstborn of all creation. This means that in creation Christ is the first. Christ as God is the Creator. However, as man, sharing the created blood and flesh (Heb. 2:14), He is part of the creation. “Firstborn of all creation” refers to Christ’s pre-eminence in all creation, since from this verse through verse 18 the apostle stresses the first place of Christ in all things. Some insist that Christ is only the Creator, not a creature. But the Bible reveals that Christ is both the Creator and a creature, for He is both God and man. As God, Christ is the Creator, but as man, He is a creature. How could He have flesh, blood, and bones if He were not a creature? Did not Christ become a man? Did He not take on a body with flesh, blood, and bones? Certainly He did. Our Christ is God, has always been God, and always will be God. But through incarnation He became a man. Other-wise He could not have been arrested, tried, and crucified; and He could not have shed His blood on the cross for our sins.
Praise the Lord for the truth that our Christ is both God and man! As God, Christ is eternal and did not need to be born. But in 1:15 He is called the firstborn of all creation. Anything that requires birth must be a creature, part of creation. If Christ were only God and not man, He could not have been born, for God is infinite and eternal, without beginning or ending. But as a man, Christ had to be born. Hallelujah, Christ was born as a man! Isaiah 9:6 says, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given…and his name shall be called The mighty God, The everlasting Father….” As the child born to us, Christ is called the mighty God. As the Son given to us, His name is called the eternal Father. As the mighty God and the eternal Father, Christ is eternal. But as the child and a son, He had to be born. Some argue that Christ was born, but not created. According to the Bible, birth is the carrying out of creation. Therefore, to be born is to be created.
Prayer Confession Heavenly Father, thank you for this word and knowledge. You have revealed to us that as God, Christ is the Creator, but as man, He is a creature. We now understand that the giving birth is the carrying out of creation, so when Christ was born, He was created and we believe that He is the first born in creation just as the scripture says. Lord, we ask for more insight that we may be enlightened in this truth for our enjoyment in Jesus’ name, Amen.