The image of the invisible God

Originally posted by darkroom ↑

KJB - Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Nothing is explained intrinsically in this wording.

If God is invisible then the only possible likeness is in spiritual form and the alignment of purpose.

As for the - firstborn of every creature: Nothing comes from absolute nothingness and one aspect of the likeness of Christ to that of God is that the nature of spiritual essence which is without beginning and therefore preceded physical Creation. This being the moment when some catalyst of events led to the physical universe and the evolution of both matter, universal structures and orders and life.

As for Son of God. This signifies the station of Christ in that His message was only a prelude to, or a sonship or part message of a complete message that would be forthcoming. It also implies that we are all sons and daughters of God, not that Jesus was an actual son of anybody physically other than His biological parents. Though spiritually we are made in the image of God, that being attached to a spiritual essence uniquely our own.

Trinitarians have their take which wrong or right is about one of the least important points of teaching in the Jewish/ Christian belief system. There is an encyclopedic list of errors in the understanding and interpretation of the line of Judeo/Christian/Islamic religion. It's futile to point one out.

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KJB - Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Nothing is explained intrinsically in this wording.
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On the contrary, it is quite clear. Those that are described as being the image of God cannot also be God.
(Genesis 1:27) And God went on to create the man in his image, in God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.
This rules out Jesus, Adam or Eve being God.

That creatures existed before the earth was created is also taught in the Scriptures.
Job was asked:
(Job 38:4) Where were you when I founded the earth? Tell me, if you think you understand.

Angels existed at that time, described as sons of God.
(Job 38:7) When the morning stars joyfully cried out together, And all the sons of God began shouting in applause?

The firstborn of these sons of God was the Son of God, that later became known as Jesus.

There is no difficulty in children accepting these truths. Some however simply refuse.