The image of the Father God

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All the Fullness of the Godhead

Dwelling in Him Bodily

Speaking of Christ, Colossians 2:9 says, “For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. ” Can you explain the difference between fullness and riches? According to biblical usage, the significance of the word “fullness” surpasses that of the word “riches. ” First we have the riches and then the fullness. We may say, therefore, that fullness surpasses riches. The fullness in Colossians 2:9 refers not to the riches of God but to the expression of the riches of God. What dwells in Christ is not only the riches of the Godhead but the expression of the riches of what God is.

Subsisting in the Form of God,

in Equality with God

Speaking of Christ, Philippians 2:6 says, “Who subsisting in the form of God did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped. ” The Greek word translated “subsisting” denotes existing from the beginning; it implies Christ’s eternal preexistence. The word “form” refers to the expression, not the fashion, of God’s being. It is identified with the essence and nature of God’s person and thus expresses His essence and nature. This refers to Christ’s deity. According to this verse, Christ is equal with God.

The Mystery of God

In Colossians 2:2 Paul speaks of “the mystery of God, Christ. ” Here we see that Christ is the mystery of God. Embodied in Christ is all that God is and has. As the mystery of God, Christ is the embodiment, definition, and explanation of God. All that God intends to do is related to Christ.

The word “mystery” in Colossians 2:2 may be interpreted as meaning story. As the mystery of God Christ is the story of God. As the embodiment of God, the effulgence of God’s glory, and the express image of God’s substance, Christ, the mystery of God, His story, defines, explains, and expresses God.

The Conclusion of the
New Testament:
Message 21 (LSM)

George Nelson Allen was born in Mansfield, Mass. , September 7, 1812, and lived at Oberlin, OH. It was there he composed the tune named “Maitland, ” and compiled the Social and Sabbath Hymn-book— besides songs for the Western Bell, published by Oliver Ditson and Co. He died in Cincinnati, December 9, 1877.