The identity of Christ as associated with creation
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. Colossians 1:15 (ESV)
18 No one has ever seen God; God the only Son, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.
John 1:18 (ESV)
9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? John 14:9 (ESV)
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 (ESV)
22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, Israel is my firstborn son, Exodus 4:22 (ESV)
And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. Psalm 89:27 (ESV)
The instigation of Christ as the architect of creation
16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. Colossians 1:16 (ESV)
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
Psalm 33:6 (ESV)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:1–3 (ESV)
2 but in these last days he (God) has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. Hebrews 1:2 (ESV)
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” Revelation 4:11 (ESV)
The indispensability of Christ as the adhesive of creation
17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17 (ESV)
3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power . . . Hebrews 1:3 (ESV)