Studies in Colossians: You Are Complete in Him

And you have been filled in Him (Colossians 2:10).

The doctrine of the believer’s union with Christ is a highly important, yet often neglected teaching. The New Testament employs two expressions to describe union with Christ. First, believers are in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17; John 15:4, 5, 7; 1 Cor. 15:22; 2 Cor. 12:2; Gal. 3:28; Eph. 1:4, 2:10; Phil. 3:9; 1 Thess. 4:16; 1 John 4:13). Second, Christ is in believers (Gal. 2:20; Col. 1:27; Rom. 8:10; 2 Cor. 13:5; Eph. 3:17). Jesus described our union wi...