Originally posted by Jedidiah
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Being the First Born doesn't necessarily mean that Christ was created, as in Adam and Eve, who were "created" in the image of God. (Genesis 1: 27 "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.) Not like terms - although it does state "in the image" as in, He (Christ) is the image of the invisible God. Defining what is "created" and what is "born" - If Christ were the “first-created,” the Greek word would have been protoktisis. Better said on this part of scripture: The Greek word prototokos, is translated as being the "firstborn".
To tension up the conversation, you would have to bring in scriptural examples of passages to express the terms in there understanding. Due to the fact that “firstborn” is an expression of rank, or preeminence and not necessarily of the oldest child, see Genesis 48:17-20, So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
Whatever does this have to do with my belief - openingly?
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