Trinitarian's tend to believe" Oneness Pentecostals deny the teaching that Jesus was creator", simply because we do not believe Jesus was another God person known as "the Son of God" and that Jesus pre-existed his birth and was at creation with God the Father before the earth and man existed. That is simply not the case as far as creation goes, however we do deny the doctrine of the trinity and that Jesus was a co-creator , but rather his divinity that of God the Father was the creator and that he Jesus was actually born of a virgin like scripture teaches. Here is one of the passages that has Jesus as creator Colossians 1:16 states, “ all things were made by him".. Here is the entire creation passage in question:
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: Note the phrase firstborn of every created creature.
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: "Through " the preposition, as in the phrase: "Through" Him.
17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. Jesus is not a man only, he is also God in flesh, and a genuine man at the same time.
"By Him" works for me! Jesus the man was given the Spirit of his God and Father, the Only true God, by no measure.(John 3:34) Making him the Only True God the Father in flesh/man/Son. He the man both pre-existed and did not pre-exist. Jesus both died and did not die, as both God and man at the same time. To take creation away from him is measuring, to take away the only true God the Father in flesh is measuring.(John 17;3) Jesus said the only true God is the Father. Jesus was made the Only true God in the incarnation. He Jesus the man had to be made such, because his humanity did not pre-exist. That is the "through" or "by him" and "for him" inclusion in genesis 1. This is no problem for Oneness Pentecostals.
The Greek word and "Prototokos the Firstborn of all creation." Trinitarian's will say: in reference to Col. 1:15 and Jesus being "the firstborn" has a greater meaning than it actually has, and some special meaning in reference to their doctrine of the Trinity, of three person's of God and especially "God the Son." but prototokos has to do with birth whether spiritual or natural. Note the following passages where prototokos is used: Luke 2:7 , Romans 8:29, Colossians 1:15, Colossians 1:18, Hebrews 1:6 , Hebrews 11:28 , Hebrews 12:23 , Revelation 1:5 . Acts 17:29 Forasmuch then as we are "the offspring of God", we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Jesus was the only begotten Son of God. The Only Son Born of a virgin. (Unique) but still a virgin birth, no other Son can make that claim."Adam was also the Son of God." Luke 3:38. But he was not born of a virgin. Nor was Adam a created angel. Adam was begotten of the dust of the ground by God himself and breathing life, man became a living soul.Genesis 2:7-9. Jesus was the first thought of God before creation(A thought brought forth birthed) and was the perfect man Adam was figured in. As Paul said before : Adam was the figure of him that was to come. Romans 5:14 In every sense. Adam was the first in creation, but Jesus was the perfect pattern. Note the word figure or "type" and recall Genesis 1:26? the other meanings for that word: the mark of a stroke or blow; print,a figure formed by a blow or impression;Image, pattern example. Which goes perfectly with what Oneness Pentecostals are saying about creation.
Now recall the many uses for the word "prototokos" It is a great stretch to mean or to insert into the dogma of the Trinity concerning a pre-existent person of God. This is not a denial He is Sovereign but it is a denial he is is pre-existent and the word usage is inconsistent to prove Jesus as a pre-existent God person. There is simply no proof of a pre-existent God person in the word itself.
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