Did Paul Believe That Christ Is the Creator? Views on the Texts and Interpretations of the Bible - Illustrated from References
In fact, Christians these days are trying to prove the divinity of Christ and mislead some of the simpletons with a word that Paul said when he said: ( For in him all things were created, that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers— all things were created through him and for him. )
They adhere to the literal meaning of the text and say that the text says (all things were created through Him and for Him). They even go so far as to say that what is meant here is that Christ is the Creator..!!
Theological error.
In fact, we know that Paul never claimed the divinity of Christ or the Trinity, nor did he call for the worship of Christ
, but I want to ask my Christian friend: The text says everything through Him. Was He created through Christ, or is He the Creator?
It is absolutely not permissible for me to say that God was created through Him, but rather I say that God is the Creator of everything.
If we take the text literally like this, we would find that Christ was created through Him, that is, He was an instrument of creation, and this is not permissible with regard to God.
, but I want to ask my Christian friend: The text says everything through Him. Was He created through Christ, or is He the Creator?
It is absolutely not permissible for me to say that God was created through Him, but rather I say that God is the Creator of everything.
If we take the text literally like this, we would find that Christ was created through Him, that is, He was an instrument of creation, and this is not permissible with regard to God.
Correct understanding
We say that the creation intended in the text is the creation of faith and not the true creation. What confirms my words are many texts, including: “ Create
in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me” (Psalms 51:10).
We find that the text here does not speak about the true creation, but rather speaks about the creation of faith and spiritual creation. What confirms my words is the applied interpretation when it says (1) :
in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me” (Psalms 51:10).
We find that the text here does not speak about the true creation, but rather speaks about the creation of faith and spiritual creation. What confirms my words is the applied interpretation when it says (1) :
This is the required part of the interpretation:
Here we find that he says ask God to create in you a pure heart and a pure mind. It does not mean the real creation, but rather the spiritual or faith creation.
Also, this text proves and confirms what we say
(Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation ; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new) 2 Corinthians 17/5.
So the new creation is not a real creation, but rather a creation of faith and spirit. So when some say that today I have been created anew or born again, that does not mean that he has really been created.
Also, what clarifies the meaning of the creation of faith is the applied interpretation (2) :
Also, this text proves and confirms what we say
(Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation ; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new) 2 Corinthians 17/5.
So the new creation is not a real creation, but rather a creation of faith and spirit. So when some say that today I have been created anew or born again, that does not mean that he has really been created.
Also, what clarifies the meaning of the creation of faith is the applied interpretation (2) :
Christ was created through him, but he created faith and created the spirit, not the real creation...!
Also, what confirms the spiritual creation or the creation of holiness is the following text:
(And put on the new man, which after God was created in true righteousness and holiness) The Epistle to the Ephesians 4/24
Also, what confirms the spiritual creation or the creation of holiness is the following text:
(And put on the new man, which after God was created in true righteousness and holiness) The Epistle to the Ephesians 4/24
Thus, you find all the texts explain to us that Christ was created with it, but not the real creation, but the spiritual and faith-based creation. Therefore, the meaning of the text proves that Christ is only a messenger. When he calls people to worship the one God, he saves them from their sins... so they are as if they were created anew and born again, as the previous texts explained. So why do the ignorant claim that the text proves that Christ was created with a real creation in its literal sense?
God was not created by Him, but we say that God is the Creator and not a tool by which He is created...
In fact, if you go back a little from this text that proves the creation of faith or spiritual creation, you will find that Christ is a creature: (Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation .)
The text here says that Christ is in the image of God, and of course we all know that Adam is in the image of God, just like Christ... What is useful is that the word firstborn of all creation means the first creature or the firstborn of all creatures of his kind, and of course we all know that Christ was created without a father and Eve is the firstborn of all creatures of her kind because she was created without a mother, so the text proves that Christ is the firstborn of all creatures of his kind. Whoever reads these texts will cut a text and try to prove that Christ was created by Him, and this is a mistake...
We say that the only one worthy of worship is God, for He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth: (And I swear by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, and the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it , that time shall no longer be) Revelation 10/6.
God was not created by Him, but we say that God is the Creator and not a tool by which He is created...
In fact, if you go back a little from this text that proves the creation of faith or spiritual creation, you will find that Christ is a creature: (Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation .)
The text here says that Christ is in the image of God, and of course we all know that Adam is in the image of God, just like Christ... What is useful is that the word firstborn of all creation means the first creature or the firstborn of all creatures of his kind, and of course we all know that Christ was created without a father and Eve is the firstborn of all creatures of her kind because she was created without a mother, so the text proves that Christ is the firstborn of all creatures of his kind. Whoever reads these texts will cut a text and try to prove that Christ was created by Him, and this is a mistake...
We say that the only one worthy of worship is God, for He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth: (And I swear by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, and the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it , that time shall no longer be) Revelation 10/6.
Whispers in your ear my Christian friend
Look at what Paul was calling for.
Gods do not incarnate, worship the Creator of heaven and earth!
Acts of the Apostles Chapter 14 Verse 8
(And there was sitting in Lystra a man who was impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked. (9) This man was listening to Paul speaking . And he, looking intently at him, and seeing that he had faith to be healed, (10) said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet .” And he leaped up and began to walk. (11) And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language, saying, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men. ” (12) And they called Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. (13) And the priest of Zeus, who was before the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the gates with the crowds, and he wanted to sacrifice. (14) But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, crying out, (15) “Men, why are you doing these things ? We also are men with like passions as you. We bring you good news that you should turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them.” (16)
An explicit call to worship the One who created the heavens and reject the incarnation. !!
Paul, despite his misleading and distorting Christianity, never called for the worship of Christ, but rather called for the worship of the living God, Lord of the heavens and the earth, the God of Christ, peace be upon him. Thus, you did not find a single text proving that Christ created an ant in the Holy Bible. So how do you worship the creature and abandon the Creator? I will only say one word to you (who exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.) The Epistle to the Romans 1/25
Paul, despite his misleading and distorting Christianity, never called for the worship of Christ, but rather called for the worship of the living God, Lord of the heavens and the earth, the God of Christ, peace be upon him. Thus, you did not find a single text proving that Christ created an ant in the Holy Bible. So how do you worship the creature and abandon the Creator? I will only say one word to you (who exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.) The Epistle to the Romans 1/25
And our final supplication is that all praise is due to God, Lord of the Worlds.
Muadh Alyan
Muadh Alyan
(1) The Applied Interpretation - by a group of Christian scholars and theologians - page 1189.
(2) The Applied Interpretation - by a group of Christian scholars and theologians - page 2474.
(3) Interpretation of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians - by Father Antonious Fikry - page 47.
(4) The Modern Interpretation of the Holy Bible - The Second Epistle to the Corinthians - Editor-in-Chief Joseph Saber - page 104.
I add what Paul said:
“ The mystery hidden from the beginning of the ages in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ ” ( Ephesians 3:9).
The fingers of distortion refuse to leave the texts as they are! The phrase (through Jesus Christ ) does not exist in the Alexandrian Greek version, nor the Latin Vulgate, nor the Syriac Peshitta!!
Alexandrian : τω θεω τω τα παντα κτισαντι
ــــ: God who created all things.
This is the text adopted by the Nestle-Aland NOVUM TESTAMENTUM version
, which was adopted by the Arabic Christian Electronic Encyclopedia ( * ), and it does not have this addition!
Vulgate : Deo qui omnia creavit
ـــــ: God who created all.
Peshitta : ܐܠܗܐ ܕܟܠ ܒܪܐ
ـــــ: God who created all.
Common Arabic : God is the creator of all things.
Catholic : God is the creator of all things.
Pauline : God is the creator of all things.
Book of Life : God is the creator of all things.
Look at the Arabic translations, they unanimously agreed to drop this addition, and the Copts still adhere to Van Dyck’s translation!
Paul did not apply the description of ( Creator ) to anyone except God, and it was difficult for the distorters to have Paul say this without referring to Christ. Despite this distorted addition, its authors did not include Christ under the description ( Creator ), but the most they did was consider him an ( intermediary ) in creation!
If the process of creation includes two and no third:
1- Creator
2- Creature
, and Christ is not the Creator, then what logic says that He is not a creature! Compare this with the ancient opinion of Arius who considered Christ a creature and an intermediary in creation as well!
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