• The Christian Claim From Colossians 1 16
• Theological Error
• Correct Understanding
• Psalm 51 10 and Spiritual Creation
• 2 Corinthians 5 17 and the New Creation
• Ephesians 4 24 and the New Man
• Christ as the Firstborn of All Creation
• Only God Is the Creator of Heaven and Earth
• Whispers in Your Ear My Christian Friend
• Paul’s Call in Acts 14
• Romans 1 25 and Worshipping the Creature
• References
• Additional Note on Ephesians 3 9
• The Textual Variant Through Jesus Christ
• Arabic Translations and Ancient Versions
• Final Comparison With Arius

“For in 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.”

In fact, we know that Paul never claimed the divinity of Christ or the Trinity, nor did he call for the worship of Christ.

The text says everything through Him. Was He created through Christ, or is He the Creator?

We say that the creation intended in the text is the creation of faith and not the true creation.

— Psalms 51:10

This Arabic scan is from an Arabic Christian commentary discussing Psalm 51:10, where David says:“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” The explanation says that David is not asking God to physically create a new organ inside him. Rather, the meaning is spiritual: David asks God for a purified heart, a renewed inner spirit, and moral cleansing after sin. The highlighted/central point is that the word “create” can be used in a spiritual and moral sense, not only in the sense of literal material creation. This supports the argument that biblical language about “creation” can refer to a new spiritual state, a purified heart, or renewal of faith.

This Arabic scan explains Psalm 51:10 more directly. It says that when David asks God to“create” in him a pure heart, he is not speaking about physical creation. The commentary explains that David is asking for purity, inward renewal, and a heart cleansed from sins and evil thoughts. The important point is that the text itself uses the word “create” for spiritual renewal, not literal creation from nothing. This is why the author uses this scan to argue that “creation” language in Christian scripture does not automatically mean real cosmic creation.

— 2 Corinthians 5:17

This Arabic scan comments on 2 Corinthians 5:17:“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.” The commentary explains that believers appear with a new life, while people around them may not understand this transformation. It describes this as an inner change produced by union with Christ: a new heart, new status, and new way of life. The scan does not interpret “new creation” as literal physical creation. It explains it as a spiritual and religious transformation. This supports the argument that “creation” in such Pauline passages can mean renewal of faith and spiritual life.

This Arabic scan from Father Antonius Fikry’s commentary explains 2 Corinthians 5:17. He says that whoever is in Christ is anew creation, because old things have passed away and everything has become new. He explains this through Christian theological language: the believer has died with Christ, buried the old sinful life in baptism, and risen into a new life. The explanation focuses on moral and spiritual renewal, not physical creation. The scan therefore confirms that Christian commentators themselves understand “new creation” in this verse as spiritual transformation.

This Arabic scan fromThe Modern Interpretation of the Holy Bible explains the phrase “all things have become new” in 2 Corinthians 5:17. It says that the phrase does not mean the physical universe has changed, because the old order still remains visible around us. Rather, Paul means that for the person who is in Christ, a new order has begun because he has entered a new relationship and a new reality. The highlighted sentence says: “The human person is renewed by the spirit of God; he is a new creation.” The commentary then explains that the new creation is connected to reconciliation, moral renewal, and the new relationship with God. This scan is important because it directly confirms that “new creation” is understood spiritually by Christian commentators, not as literal material creation.

— The Epistle to the Ephesians 4:24

So why do the ignorant claim that the text proves that Christ was created with a real creation in its literal sense?

“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.”

— Revelation 10:6

Look at what Paul was calling for.

“And there was sitting in Lystra a man who was impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.
(9) This man was listening to Paul speaking. And he, looking intently at him, and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
(10) said with a loud voice, ‘Stand upright on your feet.’ And he leaped up and began to walk.
(11) And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language, saying, ‘The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men.’
(12) And they called Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
(13) And the priest of Zeus, who was before the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the gates with the crowds, and he wanted to sacrifice.
(14) But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, crying out,
(15) ‘Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with like passions as you. We bring you good news that you should turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them.’
(16)”

An explicit call to worship the One who created the heavens and reject the incarnation. !!

— The Epistle to the Romans 1:25

Muadh Alyan

(2) The Applied Interpretation - by a group of Christian scholars and theologians - page 2474.

(3) Interpretation of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians - by Father Antonious Fikry - page 47.

(4) The Modern Interpretation of the Holy Bible - The Second Epistle to the Corinthians - Editor-in-Chief Joseph Saber - page 104.

— Ephesians 3:9

The fingers of distortion refuse to leave the texts as they are!

τω θεω τω τα παντα κτισαντι
ــــ: God who created all things.

Deo qui omnia creavit
ـــــ: God who created all.

ܐܠܗܐ ܕܟܠ ܒܪܐ
ـــــ: God who created all.

God is the creator of all things.

God is the creator of all things.

God is the creator of all things.

God is the creator of all things.

Look at the Arabic translations, they unanimously agreed to drop this addition, and the Copts still adhere to Van Dyck’s translation!

1. Creator
2. Creature