Col 2:9 What does this mean?
Col 2:9 What does this mean?
This asserts Christ's Deity - that Jesus is God.
The full content of the divine nature lives in Christ's bodily form, and believers have been brought to fullness of life in Him.
He is head of all rule and authority in the universe (CP V10-12 with Jn 1:1; Php 2:5-8; 1Ti 3:16).
See also comments on Mt 1:18-21, 3:16-17, Lu 1:35 (B), Jn 1:1, 5:16-23, 12:41, Ac 13:33, 20:28, Php 2:5-8, 1Ti 3:16, He 1:5, 5:5, 1Jn 5:6-9, Rev 1:8, and author's studies Jesus - Eternally God in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 1), and The Doctrine of the Trinity in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 2).