The Ascended Christ— The Head Of The Church And The High Priest
THE ASCENDED CHRIST— THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH
AND THE HIGH PRIEST
IN THE HEAVENS
THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH, HIS BODY,
TO EXPRESS GOD IN HIS FULLNESS
In His ascension Christ was made the Head of the church, His Body, to express God in His fullness. Colossians 1:18 says, "He is the Head of the Body, the church." According to Ephesians 1:23, His Body is the fullness of the One who fills all in all. In Ephesians 3:19 Paul speaks of our being "filled unto all the fullness of God." All this fullness dwells in Christ (Col. 1:19; 2:9). Through His dwelling in us, Christ imparts His unsearchable riches into our being, so that even tually we shall be filled unto all the fullness of God. This makes us the expression of God, which is what the church should be.
THE ONENESS OF THE HEAD
AND THE BODY
As the Head of the church, His Body, Christ