“For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
And you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority — you (hymeis) are filled (pleroō) in Christ. 'Head of all rule and authority' (kephalē pasēs archēs kai exousias) establishes Christ's cosmic supremacy over all powers. Against false teachers claiming access to spiritual powers stands Christ's headship of all powers. Believers are filled by submission to Christ, not by ascetic practices.
Church Fathers on Colossians 2:9
“For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily: and in Him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power.” Observe how in his accusing of the one he thrusts through the other, by first giving the solution, and then the objection. For such a solution is not suspected, and the hearer accepts it the rather, that the speaker is not making it his aim. For in that case indeed he would make a point of not coming off worsted, but in this, not so. “For…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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