“And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:” Colossians 2:10
Are we complete in Christ? The apostle Paul is telling the Colossians that they are complete in Him who is the head of all principality and power. The Hebrew word for complete is [shalem] which means whole, just, and perfected. Through faith in Jesus Christ, we are made whole and complete. This is the work of God to reconcile the world unto himself. This is the peace we have through the blood of His cross. Even when we do not feel like it, it is so. If we have a conscience that tells us otherwise due to sin, we take it to the Lord in prayer. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. We must believe that He is, [see Hebrews 11:6]. Do you believe that He is?
All things dwell in Christ. We are circumcised without hands. The Hebrew word for circumcision is [Mul], which means to be cut off. What are we cut off from? From sin? From darkness? From death? Yes, all these things. However, God has provided a way through Jesus. We must believe in who He is, that is the head of all principality and power. How amazing is this, the working of His mighty power.
“And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the 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: ” Ephesians 19 – 21
We are complete in Christ through circumcision, cut off from all sin in the body, in the flesh. Listen to what Paul tells the church at Colosse.
“In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:” Colossians 2:11
We are circumcised with Christ. Cut off from the sin in the flesh, sin in the mind and heart. It is our heart that needs to change and be circumcised.
“But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.” Romans 2:29
Circumcision is that of the heart and in the spirit and not of the letter of the law. It is about a new creation in Christ Jesus.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ; ”
2 Corinthians 5:17
We must put off the sins of the flesh and not accept it, for Christ has crucified the sins of the flesh on the cross. Look at verse 12 of Colossians chapter two.
“Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.”
Colossians 2:12
We must walk in the faith of the operation of God every day. Sin should no longer have a hold on us because we have been circumcised with Christ. We have been buried with him in baptism and risen with Him to a new life in Christ Jesus. We believe this to be so and now walk in this realization that we have been made complete, whole in Christ. Reconciled to God. Paul tells us that we are made alive through Christ. Our sins are forgiven [Colossians 2:13]. Our sins were nailed on the cross of Christ. So, let us believe and walk in that newness of life knowing that we are complete in Him.