Paul continues to pray that the saints of have a greater knowledge of Christ as this leads to greater assurance and hope of their inheritance. Another aspect of the knowledge of God is to understand the greatness of His power toward those who believe. The power, strength, and might of God are on full display toward those who are His in regeneration. The same power that raised Christ from the dead is the same power that was needed to raise the spiritually dead heart of all His elect to life. God raised Christ from the dead and seated Him in the Heavenly places which is what happens in salvation. It took the same omnipotent power (and nothing less) that raised Jesus to raise our unregenerate dead heart to life in regeneration. How dare we ever think that faith ever precedes regeneration as we never have that power in and of ourselves. Christ has been exalted to the right hand of God the Father which is the seat of authority via the ascension. The believer who is "In Christ" can have assurance of their inheritance as a result of Christ's supreme reign over all things who has predestined the believer for that very inheritance and no force can thwart His will! Christ has all authority over all things including authority and rule as head of the Church. Christ is omnipresent as He fills everyplace at all times with His fullness. He is not lacking anything or in need of anything from anyone. However, Paul expresses what we would understand in our human understanding, that the head without a body is not full or complete. The Church is the called the fullness of Christ (not that He needs the Church), but that through the eternal household plan that is summed up in Christ.
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