The Scarlet Thread
Christ in Creation (Genesis 1)
Christopher W. Martin © 2017
I. Introduction
· The New Testament Perspective on Christ in Genesis 1-2
o Colossians 1:15-18
o Hebrews 1: 2, 10-12
o John 1:1-3
o Revelation 4:11
· Our Scope
II. Christ in Creation
· Evidence of the Trinity in the first two sentences of the Bible
o 1:1: “In the beginning God created…”
o 1:2 “And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
o The untranslatable “et” – the aleph & tav
Isaiah 48:12-13 (See, also, Revelation 1:8)
The Hebrew letter picture
· 1:26 “Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…”
See also:
Genesis 3:22;
Genesis 11:7
Isaiah 6:8
o In God’s “image”:
Christ in the image of God (Colossians 1:15)
Us in the image of Christ (Colossians 3:8-10; Romans 8:28-30; 1 Cor. 15:49)
· 1:3 “Let there be light
What it wasn’t (1:14-19)
What it was
John 8:12
Acts 26:13
Isaiah 45:7
Psalm 104:2
1 Timothy 6:15-16
1 John 1:5
Scientific Observation
· The Subject Noun Change in Chapter 2: “Yahweh Elohim”
III. Conclusion
· Christ’s Continuing Creation in the New Testament
o His Power
o His Method
· Hebrews 11:3