Christ as Creator

Christ is the creator of the entire natural and supernatural world. Christ is also the determiner of how his personhood and his divine attributes are communicated to man. Men understand His world through physical senses and spiritual insights. The purpose of this blog is to connect the special revelation of Christ as creator to the general revelation of Christ as creator. There are two important reasons for talking about Christ as creator. The first is that the truth of Christ as creator is under emphasized in church preaching and teaching, secondarily the teaching of Christ as creator magnifies His awesomeness to a wondering world that has difficulty understanding a personal God. Understanding Christ as creator brings God closer to humanity. It magnifies the greatness of God and exalts man to lofty heights in the incredible act of the incarnation. I often quote a 1995 Joan Osbourne song “One of Us” when evangelizing. It reflects the cry of man’s heart to know a God who is accessible and personal. Its lyrics ask questions about speaking to him by name and standing in his glory, but its prayer is uttered in these words.
“What if God was one of us” Just a slob like one of us, just a stranger on the bus, trying to make his way home.”
My response to this song has always been, “He is!!! He is!! God is one of us!!!” That is the miracle of the Gospel that the creator of all things seen and unseen became “one of us’. The message of the Gospel is that the Creator of Heaven and Earth became man. The first line of the Apostles Creed does a disservice to the church when it states. “I believe in God the Father Almighty maker of Heaven and Earth.” The implication is that the Son was not involved in the work. The scriptures are abundantly clear about Christ’s role in Creation. In reference to Jesus, John 1:3 says, “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.” John is lead by the Spirit of God to mirror in his opening verses the language of Genesis in his Gospel. The parallels are obvious; “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, (Genesis 1:1) “In the beginning was the Word.” (John 1:1) The Emmanuel we worship is the creator of the universe. It does not get bigger than that. “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” (Matthew 1:23) Other scriptures also speak about the eternal nature of Jesus and his coming into the world.
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.” (Colossians 1:15-20)

“In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.” (Hebrews 1:1-3)