He is the head over every power and authority.
Summary: The fact that Jesus is head over “powers and authorities” does not mean that every ruler obeys their Maker.
It is no surprise that Paul has been talking about Jesus. It is Jesus (the Christ) whom we have received as Lord. It is in Jesus that we live our lives, and it is in Jesus that we are rooted and built up (Colossians 2:6-7).
This same Jesus is the one we have been taught about and in whom we place our faith. Knowing Jesus fills us with gratitude, and we overflow with thankfulness (ibid).
Jesus Christ is the “fullness of the Deity (God)” in the flesh. When we place our faith in him, we, too, are “brought to fullness” and filled with God’s Light (John 8:12).
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