Question: I am stuggling to explain to my friend that Jesus is God because of the
verse found on Colossians 1:15-16.  She states that the verse proves that
Jesus was created by God therefore he can not be God because God has no
beginning.  can you please help me  with an explanation to this verse?
Thank you and God bless.
Answer: When Christ is called the “firstborn” (Hebrews 1:6, Romans 8:29, Colossians 1:15, Revelation 1:5), the term does not refer to a point of time, rather, it emphasizes importance or priority (Hebrews 12:23; Genesis 48:14, 18, 20). In Hebrew culture, the firstborn received the family privileges. So Jesus is the firstborn among men. He won back all the privileges man had lost (Romans 5:14-19). He became the new Adam, the new “firstborn” or head of the human race.
Also, the word “beginning” in some cases means “chief,” denoting more than a created being but the “chief” of creation. (See Strong’s Concordance—#746.)
For example:
The President is Commander in Chief of the armed forces, yet this does not lower his rank as President of the United States and make him an enlisted soldier.