<p>1:19 <i>For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in him should all the fullness dwell</i>- <i>All</i> the fullness of God dwelt in Christ (Col. 1:19; 2:9);&nbsp;&quot;and of his fullness have <i>all</i> we received&quot; (Jn. 1:16). God's fullness, the full extent of His character, dwelt in Christ, and through His Name which speaks fully of that character, that fullness of Christ is reckoned to us. And so, in line with all this, Eph. 3:19 makes the amazing statement. And it is amazing. We can <i>now</i> &ldquo;be filled with <i>all</i> the fullness of God&quot;. Let's underline that, really underline it, in our hearts. We can be <i>filled</i> with <i>all</i> the fullness of God. Filled with all the fullness of God's character. See on Eph. 1:23. We are counted righteous, counted as if we have the Lord's moral perfection; but as Romans 8 explains, the Spirit is given in order to help us become in reality what we are counted as being by status. The language of 'filling' is used about being filled with the Spirit in our inner person (Acts 13:52; Rom. 15:13; Eph. 4:10; 5:18). It is the filling by the Spirit which reveals to us the fullness of God.</p>