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LESSON 2 * PART 3 * BOOK 41
Colossians 2:1-13
Now as we start this lesson we’re going to just read verse 8, as I finished commenting on it, but we need to read it to introduce verse 9.
Colossians 2:8-9
9. For in him (Christ) dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily."
Now you have to constantly remember that when Christ made His appearance among men back there in Bethlehem He never stopped being God. Now because He was God He was able to limit his powers, He didn’t abuse it like we would, but He never stopped being God. Colossians 1:15
"Who (speaking of God the Son in verse 13) is the image of the invisible God,…" (the Godhead)
Colossians 1:16
Colossians 2:9
Let’s take the time to look at John’s gospel chapter 14 to follow up on this. It’s epitomized here when Philip says, "show us the Father" Now let’s start with verse 7. John 14:7-8
8. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us."
Now look at Jesus answer to Philip.
John 14:9
Because in Christ dwelt the Godhead bodily. John 21:25
Now look at how the disciples answered him in verse 14.
Matthew 16:14-16
Now here’s the verse I wanted you to see in verse 17.
Matthew 16:17
"And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven."
Well the Holy Spirit. Now let’s go to Acts chapter 16, and we’ll begin with verse 14. Instead of the Father opening her heart it was the Lord. Well God the Son. It was Christ. It doesn’t make any difference if it’s the Spirit who opens Lydia’s heart or the Lord or the Father, it’s still the same God. Here in I Corinthians chapter 2 it’s definitely the Holy Spirit.
14. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: …."
Now, does that leave God the Father and God the Son out of the picture? Is it the Father, or the Son, or the Holy Spirit?" Now come back to Colossians chapter 2 and verse 9.
Colossians 2:9
Christ is God the father, God the Son and God the Spirit. Colossians 2:10
"And ye (believers. Remember, Paul never talks to the unbelieving world. He always talks to the believer) are complete in him, (that God head epitomized by Christ) which is the head of all principality and power:"
There’s never been an emperor that assumed a throne without that sovereign God in control. Come back to Romans chapter 13 and let’s start at verse 1. Christ is the head of all principality and power. "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. (He’s not talking about spiritual power here. He’s talking about political power or government.) For there is no power (government)but (how?) of God: the powers that be are ordained of God."
That Jesus the Christ, the very epitome of the Godhead bodily is still the One who is the head all principality and power. I’m going to have to jump down and I want to cover verse 13, before I cover verse 11. Let’s drop down to verse 13 and then I’m going to come up and deal with verse 11. Colossians 2:13
Now, let’s explain from Scripture what he’s talking about in verse 13. Come back a few pages again, to Ephesians chapter 2. Let’s look at verses 11 and 12. These are verses that we’ve used a lot of times.
Ephesians 2:11a
"Wherefore remember, that ye (the Ephesians. A Gentile simply means someone who is not a Jew. Ephesians 2:11b
"…that ye being in time past Gentiles, in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;"
The Uncircumcision. "Uncircumcised Dogs" is what they thought of Gentiles. Come back a few more pages to Galatians chapter 2 and verse 7.
Paul and Barnabas were the apostles of the uncircumcision or the Gentiles. Why do you suppose Jesus chose the twelve inside of Israel? Why do you supposed He chose the apostle Paul outside of Israel? The circumcision was the Jewish world. Now, let’s go back to Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 11. Now let’s go to verse 12.
Ephesians 2:12
"That at that time (while God was dealing with the circumcision, Israel) ye (uncircumcision, Gentiles) were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:"
That was the lot of the Gentile world. Because God was dealing with Israel. But the day came when Israel rejected everything and God turned to the Gentile world through this apostle. Colossians 2:13a
"And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh,…."
We were dead spiritually, mostly because we were Gentiles and were outside the covenant promises. And so as the uncircumcised physically, we were dead spiritually but what has God done? Colossians 2:11a
"In whom (Christ) also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands,…."

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