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Jesus is Complete. Colossians 1:24-29. God’s concern, Gen 2:18, 23 Spiritual completeness, Jer 10:23; Phil 2:12-13. Our Completeness. Colossians 2:9; John 1:14-18 Jesus is full of… Humanity and Deity Glory, Grace and Truth. Jesus is Complete. Filled Up in Christ Col 2:10.
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Jesus is Complete Colossians 1:24-29
God’s concern, Gen 2:18, 23 • Spiritual completeness, Jer 10:23; Phil 2:12-13 Our Completeness
Colossians 2:9; John 1:14-18 • Jesus is full of… • Humanity and Deity • Glory, Grace and Truth Jesus is Complete
Filled Up in Christ Col 2:10 -John 1:16- • Revelation, Jno 1:18 (Col 2:3) • Access to the Father, Jno 14:6 • Peace that removes fear, replacing it with joy, Jno 14:27 (16:33) • “Filled up, full, liberally supplied” Christians are filled up by His fullness
IN CHRIST Col 2:10 BE MUST • Source of our fullness, Col 1:19; Heb 2:10 (5:9) • Salvation is in none other, Acts 4:12 • Redemption in Christ, Rom 3:24; Col 1:14 • Peace with God in Christ, Eph 2:14-16 To be Complete
IN CHRIST Acts 4:12 BE MUST • By putting off sin, Col 2:11; Acts 2:38; 3:19 • Enter saved relationship (Matt 28:19): • Not “sinner’s prayer”, Acts 9:11; 22:16 • Not “faith only” / faith that obeys, Col 2:12 • Baptized into Christ, Rom 6:3; Gal 3:26-27 • Buried with Christ, Col 2:12 To be Saved
IN CHRIST Eph 1:3 BE MUST • Every other religion is futile, Col 2:20-23 • Every other “knowledge” impotent, Col 2:3 • Every creed is superfluous, 2 Tim 3:16-17 • Every other church fails to possess the fullness of Christ, Mt 16:18; Eph 1:22-23 Every Blessing
IN CHRIST Col 1:28 US EQUIPS • Warns every one, 1:28 (Acts 24:24-25) • Of sin and death, Rom 6:23; Acts 2:40-41 • Of counterfeit gospels, Gal 1:8-9 • Of falling away, 1 Cor 10:12 Preaching Christ
IN CHRIST Col 1:28 US EQUIPS • Teaches every one, 1:28 • All wisdom and knowledge are in Christ… learn of Him, Col 2:3; 1:9-11 (Eph 4:20-21) • Learn to grow spiritually, Col 2:6-7; 2 Pet 3:18; 1:5-8 • Learn to teach others, 2 Tim 2:2 Preaching Christ
IN CHRIST Eph 3:19 ARE YOU • In His church, Jno 17:23; Eph 4:4; Col 1:18-19 • Filled up with every spiritual blessing, Eph 1:3 • Perfect law of liberty to guide, Jas 1:25 • Filled up with knowledge in truth, Col 1:9-10; 3:16 COMPLETE
IN CHRIST Eph 3:19 ARE YOU • New covenant, Heb 7:18-19 (Col 2:17) • Filled up with a better hope of inheritance • Love of God, Eph 3:17-19 • Filled up with God’s love in Christ, Rom 8:39 • Forgiveness, Heb 10:12-14 • Filled up with God’s mercy, Heb 10:17-18 COMPLETE
COMPLETE IN CHRIST -Col 1:28- plēroō FULL teleios FINISHED FULL IN CHRIST -CHRIST IN YOU- THE HOPE OF GLORY Colossians 1:27