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Jan 4, 2022 · There are three important things in this passage about Jesus and the Father: 1) Jesus was “in the beginning”—He was present at creation. Jesus had existed eternally with God. 2) Jesus is distinct from the Father—He was “with” God. 3) Jesus is the same as God in nature—He “was God.”. Hebrews 1:2 says, “In these last days he ...
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For born-again Christians, Jesus is more than a good teacher, a prophet, or even a created being. He is in actual fact the Creator of all things, who existed before the creation of the world (John 17:5). Genesis 1:1 tells us that “in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” In John 1:1, we read the same words, “In the beginning . . .”...
Firstly, it is important to note that Jesus had the highest view of Scripture. Jesus clearly believed that Scripture was God’s Word and therefore truth (John 17:17) and that it could not “be broken” (John 10:35). His own view of the Scripture was that of verbal inspiration (Matthew 5:18). For Jesus, Scripture is not merely inspired in its general i...
People say they do not accept the Bible’s account of origins in Genesis when it speaks of God creating supernaturally in six consecutive days and destroying the world in a global catastrophic flood. This cannot be said, however, without overlooking the clear teaching of our Creator, the Lord Jesus, on the matter (Mark 10:6; cf. Matthew 24:37–39) an...
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John 1:10. Verse Concepts. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 1 Corinthians 8:6. Verse Concepts. yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him. Colossians 1:16.
This passage echoes the opening words of Genesis, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1), thereby linking Jesus directly to the creative work of God. The Apostle Paul also expounds on Jesus' role in creation in his letter to the Colossians.
Jan 4, 2022 · Jesus is Lord of Creation. The description "firstborn of all creation" speaks of Christ’s preexistence. He is not a creature but the eternal Creator (John 1:10). God created the world through Christ and redeemed the world through Christ (Hebrews 1:2-4). Note that Jesus is called the firstborn, not the first-created.
Jun 26, 2018 · In Chapter 1, John shows Jesus to be the fulfillment of the Creation account in Genesis 1. Notice John begins his Gospel echoing the words of Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning…”. Next, John compares Jesus to light entering darkness, just as the Creation account begins with light and darkness. Furthermore, John begins calling Jesus “the ...
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In Colossians, Paul sets up the idea that Jesus is the Creator by calling Him “ the image of the invisible God. ” He follows this by clearly stating, “ by [Jesus] all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, ” yet this does not contradict Genesis 1:1. If we continue reading Genesis 1, we will see that “ God said ...
