The Fullness of God in Christ - Critical Issues Commentary
Colossians - Critical Issues Commentary
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45m
The theme of this message is that in Christ is God’s fullness and we lack nothing if we are in Christ by faith. These verses explain further was IS according to Christ and NOT according to human tradition and philosophy (Colossians 2:8). We must avoid the pitfall of thinking we have achieved the status of being a higher order Christian than ordinary Christians. We study John 1:14-17 to show further what it means that fullness is found in Christ. We emphasize how important it is to study the doctrine of Christ.
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