Fulness
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· 6 viewsThe totality of something, as it is brought to completion by being filled. Jesus Christ is seen as expressing the full nature and purposes of God, so that believers may rest assured that, through Christ, they know God as he really is. Believers are also being brought to fulness through the gospel, although the final fulness of joy and understanding will take place only in the future kingdom of God.
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Jesus Christ, the fulness of God
Jesus Christ, the fulness of God
Jesus Christ, the fulness of God’s nature
Jesus Christ, the fulness of God’s nature
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.
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Jesus Christ, the fulness of God’s attributes
Jesus Christ, the fulness of God’s attributes
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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Christians and the church enjoy fulness through Jesus Christ
Christians and the church enjoy fulness through Jesus Christ
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
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Believers receive fulness of joy from God
Believers receive fulness of joy from God
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
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The fulness of knowledge and understanding
The fulness of knowledge and understanding
Fulness of understanding comes through Jesus Christ
Fulness of understanding comes through Jesus Christ
My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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Fulness of understanding is only fully realised when believers see God face to face
Fulness of understanding is only fully realised when believers see God face to face
For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
Believers should be constantly filled with the Holy Spirit
Believers should be constantly filled with the Holy Spirit
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,
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Believers receive the fulness of God’s love through Jesus Christ
Believers receive the fulness of God’s love through Jesus Christ
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
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God works out his purposes in the fulness of time
God works out his purposes in the fulness of time
he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
See also Whatever the precise meaning of the phrase “the times of the Gentiles”, it clearly indicates the sovereignty of God over times and events;
Fulness indicating the completion of God’s saving activity amongst both Jews and Gentiles
Fulness indicating the completion of God’s saving activity amongst both Jews and Gentiles
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,
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