I am who He says I am, all who He says I am, Only Who and What He says I am. I am “Complete.” The word means “The State Of No Deficiency!” Yet Paul warns the believers of the attack on their MIND’S on the Sufficiency of the Person and work of Christ and as a result their salvation as being “Deficient” and so it is “Christ Plus…-Humanism {2:8}- Legalism-{2:16-17}- Mysticism-{2:18-19;}; Asceticism-{Days and Diets.}- {2:20-21} to seek to make up for what they falsely believe is the “deficiency” and the “failings” of Jesus, in order to be right with God!
NOTE the times “mind” is used in these passages. The battle to the “mind” and the call to “LET no one LEAD YOU CAPTIVE… ASTRAY…”
The Threat was not towards their STANDING IN CHRIST with God but their UNDERSTANDING.
Failing to UNDERSTAND their position “In Christ” that they were ‘COMPLETE’ needing to ADD nothing to make up for HIS Deficiency. The enemy always attacks to our MIND’S Regarding His sufficiency and therefore seeks to add to His Work and convince us of our ‘need’ to add to it to seek to “COMPLETE” what is “Deficient” in Him. The attack is on His Sufficiency ultimately and by embracing the lie seek to REPLACE Him and His COMPLETE work by adding to and seeking to tempt us to add to His work in trying to COMPLETE what we embrace as Deficiencies in Him and His Work. It is to fall back in to a ‘works minded salvation” and the “savior” in this works orientated way is? “SELF!”
- NOTE; Paul tells them first of who they were “In CHRIST.” The way to counteract these LIES is with TRUTH!
These 4 Supplanter’s are still in operation today. Why? Because they have worked! We must counteract the attack with truth as in Paul’s day… but Paul began with telling them they were “COMPLETE,” and so today you too are ‘COMPLETE IN HIM.’ In Union with Him you are in the “STATE OF NO DEFICIENCY!”
1.- NO Deficiency in Your SALVATION-{2:10-12}
2 .- NO Deficiency In Your FORGIVENESS- -{2:13-14}
3. – NO Deficiency In Your SAVIOR- {2:15}
** “COMPLETE’ Salvation; “COMPLETE” Forgiveness; The word “canceled” means “erased.” Wiped clean, no record, His cross, His blood has wiped eternally away the record of sin against you through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ! You have a clean slate! No record of sin against you in Heaven! Because He is The “COMPLETE” Savior!! “In Christ” you and I are eternally “COMPLETE” by God’s doing!
YOU ARE “COMPLETE IN CHRIST.”
Lacking nothing! Your STANDING before God is Sufficient, It is a matter of UNDERSTANDING Who He is and Who you are IN CHRIST. And for this we must come to His Word, depending upon His Holy Spirit to illuminate our minds and renew our minds with His Truth to see who The LORD Jesus is and what we are in Him, and today and forever based solely on His Sufficiency you are …..”COMPLETE”- …”IN THE STATE OF NO DEFICIENCY”… “IN CHRIST!”
BEWARE- Paul warns… and so we too must BEWARE lest we be “taken captive” not of losing our salvation but being led astray with false teaching that attacks His Sufficiency and seeks to lie to us that we must ADD… “CHRIST PLUS,” to His Work and by doing so not only live a lie but attack His character and work as INSUFFICIENT! Jesus said “It is finished,” “paid in full,” and “Christ plus” says it is not finished “I must make up for His deficiency!” Ask yourself, “by this thought, action am I saying He is Not sufficient, His salvation is not sufficient , that I need to do something to make up for it?” If so, you are being tempted to being led astray, dragged off by error which will have devastating effects on your view of Christ and the way you live. It will have devastating affect not only on you but others whom you influence.
* I Am Who He says I Am
* I Am Only and Always Whom And What He says I Am
* I Am Whom He says I am Which Is “COMPLETE IN HIM!’
There is NO STATE OF DEFICIENCY IN My Savior or His SALVATION FOR ME. THERE IS NO STATE OF DEFICIENCY IN MY SALVATION…..
MY STAND – IS ASSURED AND COMPLETE
MY UNDERSTANDING – NEEDS TO BE RENEWED Through His Word- {Read Romans 12:2-3}
APPLICATION;
What are the 4 Deceptions listed above that Paul warned of? What are the 3 ‘NO DEFICIENCIES’ of being “Complete” In Christ mean to every believer- listed above?
- – READ AND STUDY, FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF with the Colossians 2 above verses to Renew your mind and equip yourself and also to be an aid not a hindrance to others!
2 – PRAY– asking the HOLY SPIRIT to renew your mind and apply His Word.
3. – SHARE– These truths with others to establish their BIBLICAL, CHRIST Foundation and Encourage them to see, irrespective of HOW they “feel” but build their lives on His Word and who they are IN CHRIST…. COMPLETE…in the State Of No Deficiency!…
4. – CELEBRATE CHRIST; Our Glorious SUFFICIENT SAVIOR and LORD, and our Glorious Salvation we have in Christ. Celebrate Him!
SPEAK THE TRUTH TO YOURSELF – I AM … “COMPLETE IN HIM!’
Know who you are –“In Christ”
Know Whose you are – God’s!
Know what you are- “Complete!”