In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. God spoke the world into being through Jesus Christ and created all that is and is to be. Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by Him and for Him. Christ is our life and the light of men, in him we dwell and have our very being.