We Are Complete In Christ
We are Complete in Christ

Please study this page in connection with the following pages and you will be blessed →→ ENOUGH WITH THE SMOOTH SERMONS
THE FAITH OF JESUS CHRIST →→ THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST →→ SAVED IN SIN OR FROM SIN? →→ FAITH AND WORKS
THE ROLE OF GOD'S LAW IN RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH →→ THE LAW IN GALATIANS
Colossians 2:8-10 ...'Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are COMPLETE in him, which is the head of all principality and power.'
Have you ever thought about this verse above in Colossians, and considered it's significance? The reason I ask, is because the majority of professed Christians miss the great significance of it. Paul tells us to beware of the philosophy and tradition of men, because many a people have been led astray all throughout history by the 'traditions of men'. This is such a vital message for the time we live in and is very much connected to the final warnings to the world found in the three angels' message of Revelation 14. While the majority follows after the world, we need to beware! So let us first look at the meaning of the word 'complete'.
To be complete means to have ALL the necessary parts.
Ephesians 1:3 ...'Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with ALL spiritual blessings in heavenly places IN CHRIST..'
Colossians 1:19 ...'For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell.'
"All things Christ received from God, but He took to give. So in the heavenly courts, in His ministry for all created beings: through the beloved Son, the Father's life flows out to all; through the Son it returns, in praise and joyous service, a tide of love, to the great Source of all. And thus through Christ the circuit of beneficence is complete, representing the character of the great Giver, the law of life." (Desire of Ages, p.21)
So this means that in Christ we have ALL the necessary parts needed for life and godliness. There is nothing lacking when we are in Jesus, we are COMPLETE in Him. And when we look at this in light of the rest of scripture, then what Paul says makes sense and is very true that we ARE complete in Christ. You see the Bible tells us that God the Father gave all things into the hands of His Son. Take a look at the following verses:
John 3:35-36 ...'The Father loveth the Son, and hath GIVEN ALL THINGS INTO HIS HAND. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.'
Luke 10:22 ...'ALL THINGS are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.'
Matthew 28:18 ...'And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, ALL POWER IS GIVEN UNTO ME in heaven and in earth.'
Paul confirms in 1 Corinthians 1:24 that 'Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.' So if God the Father has given His Son ALL THINGS, and as Colossians 2 above says that in Christ dwells ALL the fulness of the Godhead. Then doesn't that mean Christ has everything HIMSELF to give us, including teaching, instruction, victory over sin AND the Holy Spirit?
So there are two questions to answer:
1 - Why do the majority of professed Christians look to their church denominations and leaders, or the pope or Mary for truth and salvation when we are complete IN CHRIST, and He has everything we need?
2 - Why do the majority look to "another third being" for the Holy Spirit, when we are complete in Christ and Christ himself has ALL THINGS we need?
We will deal with both of these questions on this page and provide vital truth that every single person needs in this world today. This is so important friends. I cannot stress enough how important this truth is. Please heed this message.
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