R. Henderson 8/17/08 Lesson # 32 1 Who We are in Christ 28.Light in the Lord – Eph 5:8 29. Vitally United to the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit – 1Thess 1:1 30. Blessed with the Earnest or First-Fruits of the Spirit – 2Cor 1: Glorified – Col 3:4, Rom 8: Complete in Him – Col 2:9, Possessing Every Spiritual Blessing – Eph 1:3 1. A New Standing in Christ 2. A New Life in Christ 3. The New Presence and Power of the Spirit 4. A New Inheritance 5. A New Enemy

R. Henderson 8/17/08 Lesson # 32 2 Complete in Him Col 2:9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, :10 and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority; the fullness dwells fullness - plērōma - that of which a thing is full (Vine) example: Col 1:19 For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, What is this fullness that Christ has ? sv

R. Henderson 8/17/08 Lesson # 32 3 Complete in Him Col 2:9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, Deity - theótētos - indicates the "Divine" essence of Godhead, the personality of God (Vine) contrast with “divine nature ” in Rom 1:20 dwells – katoikeō - compound word from "to dwell,” "to inhabit as one's abode,” is derived from the Sanskrit, vic, "a dwelling place" (Vine) Kata, prefixed, means "down," thus showing permanence. (Wuest)

R. Henderson 8/17/08 Lesson # 32 4 Complete in Him Col 2:9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, present tense “dwells” as translated by Wuest “in Him there is continuously and permanently at home all the fullness of absolute deity” bodily form – sōmatikós – bodily, in a bodily form, This (bodily form) means that it dwells in Him as one having a human body (Vicient)

R. Henderson 8/17/08 Lesson # 32 5 Complete in Him :10 and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority; Literally: you are having been made complete you are - eimi – the state in which someone or something continuously exists having been made complete – pleroo - in the passive voice, "to be filled, made full" related verse: Eph 3:19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.

R. Henderson 8/17/08 Lesson # 32 6 * H. Molloy Jan.1995 ** Aorist = this is the emphatic method of presenting a fact or condition – It is a strong way of saying “a thing is” (There is no English equivalent) – It is the once for all tense **