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Colossians 2:9

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For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

What this passage establishes

All the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily in Christ, not a fraction or one-third of deity.

Why it matters in the argument

These passages identify who is revealed in Jesus: not a lesser god or a separate divine being, but the one invisible God made known in genuine human life.

Apostolic connection

Apostolic Christology holds the full deity and full humanity of Jesus together. God did not stop being Spirit; He came and acted in the flesh He truly assumed.

Common misunderstanding

Saying God was manifested in flesh does not erase Christ’s humanity, and recognizing genuine Sonship does not require an eternal second divine center beside God.

How to use it in conversation

Move from a direct identity text to an incarnation text, then to image, indwelling, and fullness passages.

Scripture connections

See which passages advance, clarify, or answer the argument

Continue this argument

1 Timothy 3:16Continue the Jesus Is God argument with the next passage.Hebrews 1:3Continue the Jesus Is the Image of God argument with the next passage.

Supporting Scriptures

John 20:28This later passage reinforces the same argument from another angle.Hebrews 1:3This later passage reinforces the same argument from another angle.

Earlier in the argument

Colossians 1:15Return to the prior step in Jesus Is God.Colossians 1:19Return to the prior step in The Father Dwells in the Son.Philippians 2:5-8Return to the prior step in Jesus’ Prayers and Genuine Humanity.

Nearby curated context

Colossians 2:12Baptism is burial and resurrection with Christ through faith in God’s working.