For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
9. For in him dwelleth. Here we have the reason why those elements of the world, which are taught by men, do not accord with Christ — because they are additions for supplying a deficiency, as they speak. Now in Christ there is a perfection, to which nothing can be added.
Satan spoils souls by beguiling them; he could not ruin you if he did not cheat you. His agents use enticing words and fair speeches to deceive the simple, so you must stand guard against those who would flatter you into evil. The antidote is this: walk in Christ as you received Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith.
AI summary
Commenting on Colossians 2:4-12
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. This is to be understood, not of the doctrine, or Gospel of Christ, as being a perfect revelation of the will of God; but of Christ, and particularly of his human nature, as consisting of a true body and a reasonable soul, in which the Godhead dwells in a most eminent manner: God indeed...