The New Testament on the Creator

Joel Kontinen

The New Testament is not silent about the identity of the Creator. In Colossians, the apostle Paul writes about Jesus Christ:

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 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.” (Col. 1:15-16, NKJV)

The Gospel of John (1:1-3, NKJV) says:

“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 was made.”

It would be impossible to see evolution in either of these passages: