Jesus Christ, perfection of

Jesus Christ perfectly radiates the glory of God, exactly representing his Father's likeness. Christ's work is complete and he is free from all impurity.

Jesus Christ represents perfection and absoluteness

His perfection was established through obedient suffering

Hebrews 5:8–9 See also Hebrews 2:10, Hebrews 7:28

Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him

All things find fulfilment in Christ

Ephesians 1:22–23 See also Ephesians 1:9–10, Ephesians 4:13, Ephesians 4:15–16; Colossians 1:17–18

And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Jesus Christ radiates God's glory

Hebrews 1:3 See also Matthew 17:2 parallels Mark 9:3, Luke 9:29 At the transfiguration Jesus Christ's face mirrors God's glory and purity; John 1:14; 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Corinthians 4:6; 2 Peter 1:17; Revelation 1:14–16

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Jesus Christ exactly represents the Father's likeness

Hebrews 1:3 See also John 1:18, John 12:44–45, John 14:7, John 14:9–10; Philippians 2:6; Colossians 1:15

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

The fulness of God dwells in Jesus Christ

Colossians 1:19 See also Colossians 2:9

For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,

Jesus Christ's work is totally complete

Hebrews 12:2 See also Hebrews 7:25

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Christians will finally participate in Christ's perfection

2 Corinthians 3:18 See also 1 Corinthians 13:9–12

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Jesus Christ is without impurity

1 John 3:5 See also John 8:46; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 1:19, 1 Peter 2:22; Isaiah 53:9; 1 John 3:3, 1 John 3:7

But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.