Chapter X – The Purpose of Christ – The Firstborn (I)
[Christ] is the Image of the invisible God, Firstborn of every creature… prototokos (BEFORE-MOST-BROUGHT-FORTH) pases (OF-EVERY) ktiseos (CREATION) We are already seeing further merit to the notion of Christ’s existence prior to His physical birth, in regarding Christ as God’s Image (again, not that this does prove our point, but that it gives credence to the thought.) In this article, we will pause concerning the six aforementioned truths concerning the time before creation’s inception, and instead meditate on Christ as the Firstborn of every creature, that when we return to those truths (specially truths 3 and 4,) we will not be blindsided by the revelations stressed. The Foremost of creation, the One principal part which stands tall above all others, is Christ Himself. Just after being titled the Image of the invisible God, He is titled “Firstborn of every creature.” The juxtaposition beautifully conveys Christ again as the Mediator of God and of creation – both in stressing...
