And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power.And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power:
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… the fact that Jesus is God in the flesh. And you see how Colossians 2.10 is emphasizing that Jesus is the head of all rule and authority. He's God, which means Jesus is the head of all rule and all authority. Well, that brings us back to Ephesians chapter one. So the verses that Jaime read in the very beginning, just think for a minute about the authority of Jesus. Look at Ephesians chapter 1 verse 20. It talks about how Jesus was raised from the dead. Well, that's authority. He has authority over death. Lord over death itself. So he's the risen Savior over death. He's exalted at God's right hand, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion. It's like saying the same word over and over again to make clear. He's far above it all. And, I love this, he's above every name that is named. Come up with a name, he's above it. Come up with a title, he's above it. Every name, every title, he's above them all. …
… We lack absolutely nothing. Again, Colossians 2.10, you are complete in Him. But it is at this point precisely that arises a potentially destructive problem, and that would be spiritual overconfidence. I think Paul anticipates that. He has literally unloaded on us massive, massive store of realities that define our spiritual blessing. And he knows that if we are confident in those things, and perhaps self-confident, we're in danger of being overconfident. In 1 Corinthians 10, 12, you remember he said, "'Let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.'" One might conclude by the time one arrives at Ephesians 6, 17, that we stand, we have everything we need. And you could sort of wind up in a kind of practical atheism where you know God, you know about God, you believe the Word of God, you understand all the resources that are yours, and you know you're adequate for everything that God desires through your life, and so Maybe you even have no particular need for a constant flow of communication with God since He's given you so much. …
The angels have this advantage, that now they may behold the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, where it shines with a peculiar lustre and brightness. 1 Tim. iii. 5. “Great is the mystery of godliness, God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen of angels.” Perhaps all God’s attributes are more gloriously manifested in this work, than in any other that ever the angels saw. There is certainly a fuller manifestation of some of his attributes, than ever they saw before; as is evident by the text. And especially, it is so with respect to the mercy of God, that sweet and endearing attribute of the divine nature. The angels of heaven never saw so much grace manifested before, as in the work of redemption; nor in any measure equal to it. How full of joy doth it fill the hearts of the angels, to see such a boundless and bottomless ocean of love and grace in their God. And therefore with what rejoicing do all the angels praise Christ for his being slain! Rev. v. 11, 12. “And I beheld and heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.” 2. They have this benefit by it, that hereby Jesus Christ, God-man, is become their head. God, subsisting in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, was the king of angels, and would have been, if it had not been for our redemption. But it was owing to what is done in this work, that Jesus Christ, as God-man, becomes the head of the angels. Christ is now not only the head of angels simply as God, but as God-man. Col. ii. 10. “And ye are complete in him, who is the head of all principality and power.” Eph. i. 20-22. “Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him on his own right hand in heavenly places, far above all principality and power, and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church.” …