Most of those who call themselves Christian believe that Christ is really God, the Creator. The record of Colossians 1:15-19 is one of the principle proof texts of the Trinitarians: “Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature. For by him were all things created... all things were created by him and for him. And he is before all things, and by him all things consist”. There is terminology here which at first glance might seem to give some comfort to the Trinitarians. Let us review the record and see if we can discern its meaning and understand in what sense “by him were all things created” is used.
When we read the Epistle of Paul to the Colossians, we are at once impressed by the words of affirmation directed by the Apostle to them. “We heard,” he says, “of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints” (1:4). But as we progress through the epistle we enc…
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