Bible Homework Help!!!!?

Question

does anyone have any idea what this is supposed to mean?

"For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him." Colossians 1:19

i dont get it. could someone please give me a serious answer.

Answer 1

15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

So in context it is saying that the Father's will and purpose was fulfilled through Jesus. And also that the fullness of God dwelt in Jesus.

Answer 2

A consideration of the context of Colossians 2:9 clearly shows that having “divinity,” or “divine nature,” does not make Christ the same as God the Almighty. In the preceding chapter, Paul says: “God saw good for all fullness to dwell in him.” (Col 1:19) Thus, all fullness dwells in Christ because it “pleased the Father” (King James Version), because it was “by God’s own choice.” (New English Bible) So the fullness of “divinity” that dwells in Christ is his as a result of a decision made by the Father. Further showing that having such “fullness” does not make Christ the same person as Almighty God is the fact that Paul later speaks of Christ as being “seated at the right hand of God.”—Col 3:1.

Answer 3

Heb 1:3 (also written by Paul)

3And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high

Col 1:15 also shows that Jesus is the image of God.

When we look at Jesus we see the exact reflection of God.

When we read what Jesus said and did, We know that is what God would have done.

Because Jesus is an image of God, when we 'see' Christ, we are seeing God.

Just as when we look in a mirror we see what ever is being reflected back.

Answer 4

19 God has willed that in Christ "all fullness" should dwell. The word "fullness" (GK G4445) is one of the key words of this letter, but also one of the most difficult to interpret (cf. also 2:9; Eph 1:23; 3:19; 4:13; see comments on Col 1:9; 2:9). The word seems to have been in current use by the false teachers, and was possibly employed by them for the totality of supernatural powers that they believed controlled people's lives. But to Paul, the totality of divine powers and attributes exists only in Christ; nothing of deity is lacking in him (cf. 2:9 for a similar view).
According to the Colossian errorists, many spirit beings filled the space between God and the world as intermediaries, and any communication between God and the world had to pass through them. They probably included Christ among these supernatural powers, admitting that he was of heavenly origin and that God was in some sense present in him. He was, however, only one aspect of the divine nature and in himself was not sufficient for all the needs of humankind. Paul, in contrast, declares that Christ is not just one of many divine beings. He is the one and only Mediator between God and the world, and all, not part, of the attributes and activities of God are centered in him. "Dwell" (GK G2997) suggests permanent residence as opposed to temporary sojourn. Paul may be refuting a Colossian notion that the divine fullness had only a transient and incidental association with Christ. To Paul, it abides in him permanently.

Answer 5

‘All fullness dwells in him’

Recognition of Christ’s headship, however, is not just a matter of acknowledging his foremost position in the congregation. Note that the apostle Paul continues: “God saw good for all fullness to dwell in him.” (Col. 1:19) According to God’s good pleasure, Jesus Christ occupies the foremost place in the congregation, not only as regards preeminence and authority, but also in having the “fullness” of everything that Christians need. The Son of God is the embodiment of divine qualities, including wisdom. Hence, he, not any human on earth, is the one to whom true Christians look as their exemplar and the appointed source of guidance and instruction.

The apostle himself clarifies the matter in saying later, “it is in him that all the fullness of the divine quality dwells bodily.” (Col. 2:9) The apostle John, too, contributes to our understanding when writing that “the Word [Jesus in his prehuman state] became flesh and resided among us, and we had a view of his glory, a glory such as belongs to an only-begotten son from a father; and he was full of undeserved kindness and truth. For we all received from out of his fullness, even undeserved kindness upon undeserved kindness. Because the Law was given through Moses, the undeserved kindness and the truth came to be through Jesus Christ.”

Answer 6

Please let me try. I'm no expert.

The context is cited below.

First, man (Adam) messed up bringing death to all people.

God wanted (needed) a way to fix this.

Because the one we call Jesus was God's first creation, his only begotten, He chose to ask Jesus to fulfill all of the prophesies, and be the sacrifice to redeem mankind from the bondage of death and sin.

This was a very tough job and it seems very reasonable to me that He would ask His first son to handle it.

In return, God makes Jesus the King of his kingdom and all things related to the Father must go through the Son.

Does this help?

Answer 7

He is speaking of the perfection of Christ and how He is the one in whom the Father was pleased to let do what He did in taking our sins from us. You need to read the whole chapter to get what is being said.

Answer 8

Here's a link to a Bible translator. It will help you understand verses that the Bible has. Sometimes they word things and makes it hard to understand. I hope it helps. But, if not, you can do a search for 'Bible translator'....a whole bunch of them will come up.
Good luck with your homework...

Answer 9

It made God happy to allow the holy spirit to be in Jesus.