Is Jesus Christ a creature?

A careful scrutiny of the Holy scriptures reveals that the Man Jesus Christ is not a created being. Mormons, Muslims, Jehovah's witness, and others who hold the same opinion that Jesus Christ is a created being, have fallen into grievous error, which is to their own disadvantage. There is no scripture read in it's context that can lead to the conclusion, that Jesus Christ is part of God's creation. Those who deny the creatorship of Christ also deny the truth of his Deity. This is because they do not accept him as God, therefore they do not accept him as the creator of the entire universe and everything in it as well. But the bible tells us, that Jesus Christ is not a creature, rather reveals him as the creator. Apostle John wrote: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not (John 1:1-3,10). The apostle by the Spirit expounds on the nature and work of Christ by telling us that he is God, see (John 1; 1-2) and that all things were created by him and nothing was made without him, see (John 1; 3).

 He went on to say that the incarnated Deity was in the world, and even though the world was made by him, yet the world because of the hardness of their heart knew him not, see also (John 1; 10). John unequivocally stated without any ambiguity whatsoever that Jesus Christ is God and the creator of the world. The author of the book of Hebrews wrote this: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by WHOM ALSO HE MADE THE WORLDS; (Hebrews 1:1-2). We are told that God created the world through Jesus Christ, not as a subordinate agent but as a co-agent with him. In the same chapter, the apostle wrote; And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: (Hebrews 1:10). It is clear from the text, that Jesus Christ laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of his hands. Apostle Paul wrote: Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen (Romans 9:5). 

If Jesus Christ is God over all blessed forever, then how can God be said to be created? One key scripture that proponents who hold to the contrary view normally use to prove their fallacy, is their faulty interpretation of Paul's usage of "Firstborn" in his epistle to the Colossians. The bible says: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: (Colossians 1:15). This text does not mean that Jesus is the first to be created. Paul uses the same word "Firstborn" in the book of Romans: For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren (Romans 8; 29). Obviously, firstborn in the book of Romans does not convey the idea of first to be created, rather the apostle is saying that Christ might have preeminence among many brethren. In the book of Colossians, it is written, that Jesus Christ is the firstborn over every creature, means that he is the first in rank over every creature. It means he occupies a place of preeminence over every creature and not the vice versa. The text rather does not argue against the Deity of Christ, but for the Deity of Christ. We are told he is the "visible image of the invisible God", see (Colossians 1; 15).

 It means he who sees Christ sees who God is, he is the exact representation of his being, and in him all the fulness of the Godhead dwells bodily (Hebrews 1; 3, Colossians 2; 9). And look at the next verse: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist (Colossians 1:16-17). We can see that the creatorship of Christ is clearly set forth in the passage without any obscurity. And not only so, but we are told that by him all things consist, which means that he holds the universe and keeps it in place, he upholds all things by the word of his power (Hebrews 1; 3). There is this false teaching also that says that Christ created all things by a delegated power from God and that he himself is part of creation.

 I will not refute their false teachings by myself, but will suffer Dr. Clarke, an excellent theologian, whom I have sat under his feet to reason with them: ''Christ and the father are one. To say that Christ made all things by a delegated power from God is absurd; because the thing is impossible. Creation means causing that to exist that had no previous being: this is evidently a work which can be effected only by omnipotence. Now, God cannot delegate his omnipotence to another: were this possible, he to whom this omnipotence was delegated: would in consequence, become GOD; and he from whom it was delegated would cease to be such: for it is impossible that there should be two omnipotent beings". Jesus Christ is not a mere man, he is not a creature, he was in existence with God before time began (John 17; 5, 24), and was a co-agent with God in creation. God bless you

                   A thought to ponder

There is no scripture read in it's context that can lead to the conclusion, that Jesus Christ is part of God's creation 

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