Assigning Creation Work to Jesus

Assigning Creation Work to Jesus
Introduction

            The approach of high Christology or Christology from above depicts Jesus Christ as a supreme being, and the creator of all that exists. This presentation of Jesus is evident in such books of the bible as Colossians 1:15-20 and John 1:1-5 (Bauckham, 2017). In the Christian faith, the concept of Christology in itself focuses on the nature, person, and the role that Christ had on earth during his early ministries. Not only does high Christology focus on Jesus as a person, but it also focuses on the divine nature of Jesus Christ. By focusing on the nature and work of Jesus Christ, high Christology assigns the divine work of creation to Jesus Christ. This paper shall focus on why such divine work of creation is assigned to Jesus Christ in high Christology and how statements from high Christology and creation relates to Old Testament teachings.

Reasons for Assigning the Divine Work of Creation to Jesus

Theology mostly puts a lot of emphasis on the various mysteries surrounding incarnation to comprehend the relationship that exists between nature and Jesus Christ (Bauckham, 2017). The bible acknowledges that God is the creator of the universe, as depicted in Genesis 1:1. Jesus, in Christianity and high Christianity in this case, is viewed as God’s Son and God himself in human flesh. In the same sense and as depicted in the book of Mathews 25:31-46, Jesus claims to have the power of God. With this in mind, it is justified to say that Jesus created the universe since he had the same power of creating like God the farther. This is evident in the works of the apostles’ Paul and John, who often describe Jesus as being the creator God who manifested himself to human beings in the form of man (Pederson et al., 2015). Most specifically, the apostle Paul depicts and portrays Jesus Christ as God himself.

In the book of Hebrews, Jesus is described as sitting on the heavenly throne and that he has been anointed by God the father. This is a clear indication that God the Father has placed equal powers to Jesus Christ, the son; hence Jesus Christ has the same power of creation as his father did. For such reasons and rationale, the approach to high Christology assigns the divine work of creation to Jesus Christ. The entire gospel in the bible depicts Jesus Christ as having a particular special mission, which is more like that of the prophets. A close examination of all the four gospels shows that Jesus Christ declared himself as the final manifestation of God to the people (Pederson et al., 2015). It is this special revelation that comprises of the teachings of Jesus Christ about his role and himself. Jesus Christ declaring himself to be a manifestation of God to the people is a clear indication that there exist no considerable differences between God and Jesus Christ in terms of authority and divine powers i.e., if there is any. Because the Christian comprehension of God as being Jews is consonant with the olden days approaches to monotheism, the approach or concept of high Christology assigns the divine role of creation to Jesus Christ, which is a role assumed by God the farther.

Conclusion

High Christology identifies and recognizes Jesus Christ as the creator of all that exists. The role of creation is one that is assigned to God in the Christian religion. In the books of the gospel, Jesus Christ declares and sees himself as the final manifestation of God to the people. The rationale that Jesus Christ has equal divine powers and authority to God the father is what leads to the concept of high Christology assigning him the role of creation.

References

Bauckham, R. (2017). A case for high human Christology. The Expository Times, 129(3), 121-124. https://doi.org/10.1177/0014524617723216

Pederson, A., Spars-McKee, G., Berndt, E., DePerno, M., & Wehde, E. (2015). Fully human and fully divine: The birth of Christ and the Role of Mary. Religions, 6(1), 172-181. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel6010172