meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Core Christianity

What Does It Mean that Jesus was the Firstborn of Creation - How to properly interpret Colossians 1-15

Core Christianity

Aaron Simon

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8585 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

FREE BOOKLET - https://solamedia.org/offers/thewarwecantsee/

This essential guide examines what the Bible actually teaches about Satan, demons, and spiritual warfare. Pastor David Cassidy helps readers experience freedom from fear as they grapple with two essential truths: We really do have a sinister enemy, and we really do have a mighty Savior.

FOLLOW US

YouTube | Instagram | X/Twitter | Facebook | Newsletter

WHO WE ARE

Sola is home to White Horse Inn, Core Christianity, Modern Reformation, and Theo Global. Our mission is to serve today's global church by producing resources for reformation grounded in the historic Christian faith. Our vision is to see reformation in hearts, homes, and churches around the world.

Learn more: https://solamedia.org/

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

One of the most mysterious and oftentimes misunderstood claims in the Bible is that spiritual beings such as angels, demons, and Satan are real.

0:11.0

But discussions around spiritual beings are often speculative and filled with images from pop culture.

0:18.0

Solar Media's booklet, The War We Can't See, is a short 70-page resource that

0:23.6

clearly examines scripture's teaching on Satan, demons, and spiritual warfare. It even includes

0:30.8

an FAQ section highlighting questions such as, Who with the Nephilim? Can the devil read our

0:36.4

thoughts? Do we have guardian angels?

0:39.3

Download your free digital copy today at Solimedia.org slash offers.

0:45.3

When it comes to determining whether or not Jesus is equal with God the Father,

0:49.3

there are some verses that people point to as evidence that Jesus is a created being or a creature.

0:55.2

From the earliest days of the Christian church, this was really one of the most hotly debated

0:59.0

questions because early Christian theologians taught that there is a sharp distinction

1:03.2

between the creator God and creatures. God is infinite, eternal, unchangeable, we are

1:09.4

finite, fleeting, and subject to change.

1:13.1

Some early heretics taught that Jesus, the Son of God, belonged in the category of creature

1:17.7

rather than creator, and he was the first created being of Yahweh.

1:22.0

This is what modern-day Jehovah's Witnesses believed, too, by the way.

1:25.1

In this video, I want to look at one of the verses that people will use

1:28.4

in order to argue that Jesus isn't God or that he's a creature and demonstrate or unpack why it

1:33.8

doesn't say what they think it's saying.

1:43.3

So the scripture I'm referring to comes from Colossians chapter 1.

1:47.0

Here are the verses, verses 15 through 20.

1:49.4

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Aaron Simon, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Aaron Simon and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.