Our completeness in Christ is confirmed through Scripture, which assures us of our total acceptance and forgiveness in Him.
The assurance of being complete in Christ is rooted in the truth that He is the fullness of the Godhead bodily, as indicated in Colossians 2:9. This means that all of God's fullness dwells in Christ, and through our union with Him, we partake in that completeness. Moreover, it is essential to note that we did not arrive at this completeness by our works; it is a gift bestowed upon us through faith and repentance, which God grants. The narrative in Colossians emphasizes that our acceptance is not contingent on our performance but solely upon Christ’s redemptive work.
Commentary