THE CREATIVE POWER OF ELOHIM(PART 2)

In the beginning ELOHIM created the heaven and the earth.(Geneisis1:1)

Honoring God as Creator, we must likewise honor the Son, for Father, Son and Holy Spirit were co-creators of the universe and man. Says John, creation was the work of Him who came as the Word. "All things came into being through Him…" John 1:3. See Psalm 33:6. Then there is Paul's wonderful description of Christ, "who came as the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature". Colossians 1:15-17.

Creation implying making out of nothing, is only possible by deity. Man may be able to make but only God can create. See Isaiah 40:12. As Creator, Jesus is the Might God for "all things were created by Him and for Him."

Elohim, as the creator, expresses the Almighty God who called the world into existence, by "the Word" (John 1:1-3) while the Spirit brooded over all until Creation was complete (Genesis 1:2). Thus, in Elohim, God is the Majestic Ruler, and under such a name we have the idea of omnipotence or creative