In “Who Is the Creator of the Universe and Everything That Is?<\/mark>“. I will explore the different views on creation and the roles of God and Jesus in this process. The Bible presents us with statements that seem to indicate that both God and Jesus are responsible for creation, but do these statements refer to the same person? In this study, I will analyze biblical passages such as Genesis 1:1, Colossians 1:16, and John 1:3 to understand how the creative work unfolded and what the true relationship is between the Father, the Son, and creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Bible declares, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth<\/mark>” (Genesis 1:1). We believe that God is the creator of everything. On the other hand, we find some passages in the Bible that say Jesus was the one who created all things, such as the text of the apostle Paul to the Colossians:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Colossians 1:16 – “For by 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<\/mark>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The apostle Paul explains that in Christ “all things were created<\/mark>“, and that “all things were created through him and for him<\/mark>“. It was not only this world of ours that Jesus created, but everything that exists in the universe-everything “that are in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers<\/mark>“. Human beings, plants, animals, stars, planets, the sky, angels, seraphim, and cherubim! Jesus created everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Who is the Creator of the Universe? Concerning the Creator, the disciples of the early church said in Acts 4:24:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acts 4:24 – “And when they heard this, they lifted up their voices with one accord to God, and said, Lord, thou art the God which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is<\/mark>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The text is clear in stating that God was the one who “made heaven and earth and the sea and all that is in them<\/mark>“, just as the text in Genesis 1:1 says, “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth<\/mark>“. Based on such comparisons, many people come to the conclusion that Jesus is the Sovereign God of the universe. If Jesus was the one who created all things, as Paul mentions, they may conclude that Jesus is this God. However, as we will see in this study, this interpretation is incorrect. We can only reach such a conclusion by comparing texts out of context and disregarding the content of other verses. Let us look, for example, at the continuation of the text from Acts 4:24:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acts 4:27 – “For truly against your holy child Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together<\/mark>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Notice that, even though the disciples lifted their voices to God and said, “You are the God who made heaven and earth and the sea and all that is in them<\/mark>“, they made a clear distinction between God and the person of Jesus! This shows that, in the minds of the disciples, the Creator God is a different person from Jesus Christ. Therefore, we can conclude that the comparison between Colossians 1:16 and Acts 4:24 does not refer to the same person. Both texts speak of different individuals. Do you see?<\/p>\n\n\n\n But there is still a question: after all, who created all things? Who is the Creator of the Universe? God or Jesus? The answer to this question can be found in the following text by Paul:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ephesians 3:9 – “And to make known to all what is the fellowship of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ<\/mark>” (ACF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Almeida Corrigida e Fiel translation of the Bible, the text of Ephesians 3:9 says that “God created all things through Jesus Christ<\/mark>“. Here, Paul acknowledges that it was God who created all things, but His creative work was carried out through the person of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The text to the Hebrews also brings this concept:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hebrews 1:1-2 – “God, who at various times and in different ways spoke in the past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds<\/mark>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Not only does Paul explain that God created all things through Jesus, but so does the apostle John in his gospel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n John 1:1-3 (NIV) – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that has been made<\/mark>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jesus was the intermediary between God and creation. Without Jesus, “nothing that was made was made<\/mark>“! He was the agent of creation, the means by which God the Father created all things!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jesus also mentions this idea in the book of Revelation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Revelation 3:14 – “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God<\/mark>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Christ identifies Himself in the letter to the Laodiceans as the one who is “the beginning of God’s creation<\/mark>“. The Greek word used for “beginning<\/mark>” is “arch\u0113<\/mark>“, which carries the idea of “agent<\/mark>” and “originator<\/mark>“. In fact, as we have seen in other biblical passages, Christ was the originator of all of God\u2019s creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When we understand the role and participation of the Father and the Son in the process of creation, it becomes clear how we should interpret the text of Genesis 1:26, which uses the plural form for the creation of human beings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genesis 1:26 – “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth<\/mark>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n According to the text above, God said: “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness<\/mark>“. Who is the Creator of the Universe? To whom did God speak these words? Who participated in the entire process of creation alongside God? Who was (and is) the only being in the universe to whom God could have addressed such words, sharing the same “image<\/mark>” and the same “likeness<\/mark>” of the Father? It is evident that the only answer to these questions is Jesus, for “He created everything by Him and for Him<\/mark>” (Colossians 1:16)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The idea of Christ being God’s intermediary is not only present in creation but in many other aspects throughout the Bible. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ultimately, the Father is the one who applies all these concepts, but Jesus, His Son, is the one who carries them out. The same was true with the work of creation!<\/p>\n\n\n\nHe Who Created All Things<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Who Was the Creator?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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An Intermediary in Creation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Everything Created Through Jesus Christ<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
By He Who Also Made the World<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Principle of God’s Creation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Now It’s Easy to Understand: Let’s Make Man…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jesus Was Always the Go-Between<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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