The Fullness of Christ - a podcast by Jonathan Michael Jones

The book of
John discusses the person and divinity of Jesus perhaps more than any other
Gospel. A concept derived from John’s text is the fullness of Christ. “For from his fullness we have all received, grace
upon grace” (John 1:16). Such a concept should be carefully considered, as it
holds eternal implications for believers. The most common interpretation of
this verse reasons that grace upon grace is to be understood as “in addition
to.”^[1] The point here is that “God is wise in
dispensing his ‘graces’ in small doses, so that people do not receive more than
they can cope with; John is emphasizing the superabundance of God’s grace.”^[2]
Not only is God’s grace abundant among his people, anything else lacks, for as
many have discovered in less than ideal ways, fullness and complete
satisfaction is only found in Christ. My aim here is to draw four imperatives
from the concept of Christ’s fullness: four imperatives that hold eternal
implications.

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