Christ; The Creator

Colossians 1:16-17  For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:  (17)  And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Introduction:       These verses deal with the creation of the universe.  

It deals with questions such as:

              1.           What is the origin of the universe?

              2.           How did the world come into existence?

              3.           What is the purpose of creation?

              4.           What holds things together?

    a.           What is the power behind the law of gravity?

There Are Three Basic Views Of Creation;

1.           The world and all around us just happened. (The big bang theory)

              a.           No power stands behind the world.

              b.           It just runs in perpetual motion

                             i.            Just willy nilly any old way

2.           Some god did create the universe and world.

              a.           This is the Gnostic point of view

\Gnos"tic\, n. [L. gnosticus, Gr. ? good at knowing,sagacious; as a n., man that claims to have a deeper wisdom,fr. gignw`skein to know: cf. F. gnostique. See {Know}.]  (Eccl. Hist.)

                                           i.            Use of men's intelligence

                          b.           Some see this god as good

                                           i.            Some see him as evil

                          c.            Some believe he did it himself

                                           i.            Others believe he had help

3.        God Himself created all; (the Christian point of view) a.       That, the Sovereign Majesty created it         Himself.

b.           We believe the King James Bible account told to us in the Book of Genesis.

I.            CHRIST CREATED ALL THINGS            (v 16)

              A.           The Words

                             1.           “…by him…”

                                           i.            Means Christ created ALL

John 1:3  All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

B.               “…all things…”

1.               Means ALL things

              i.            Nothing is left out

  

II.           CHRIST CREATED ALL THINGS FOR HIMSELF.    (v 16)

A.              For His Pleasure

Romans 11:36  For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

1.               Only for Him

2.               Only through Him

3.               Only to Him

              i.            Are all things

III.         CHRIST IS BEFORE ALL                                                   (v 17)

              A.           Christ Has Always Been

                             1.           Before time

John 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

              B.           Christ Is The Creator

John 17:5  And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

              C.           Christ Spoke All Into Being

              D.           Nothing Is Superior To Christ

                             1.           What He created was perfection

                                           i.            Yet, not superior in perfection to

                                                          Christ

Revelation 22:13  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

IV.         CHRIST HOLDS ALL THINGS TOGETHER.                  (v 17)

              A.           His Energy

                             1.           Holds the universe; the world

                                           i.            In balance

Hebrews 1:3  Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

                             2.           The Word of His power

CONCLUSION: Christ’s energy, His power is how you and I are sustained.  Actually, when we consider creation, every human, every animal, every insect, on down to the bases of life forms, all thrive in Christ’s power.

              The first thermodynamic law states, “...energy can neither be created nor destroyed…”  What this also states by implication you cannot create matter from nothing.  [Big Bang Theory]

              Since we have a law of physics to judge by, and then if the “Big Bang” happened; Where did the opposing matters of energy come from?  If one was gas and the other a spark of static electricity, how did they meet?  Who created the gas and who created the spark?

              Christ created the heavens, humans, animals, insects and ALL creatures one at a time just like He created Man then Woman.

              How do I know, cause my Bible told me so.