Why does Jesus not consider Himself complete until the Church is in His presence?

Scripture teaches that Christ loves His blood-bought Church, His Body, so deeply that He does not consider Himself complete until He has her in His presence. The Church is His complement and completing, for God gave Him as head over all things to the Church, which fills all in all.

Les explains from Ephesians 2 that this is a miracle of miracles: the Lord Jesus, the crowning Creator and God of the Universe, has such love for His blood-bought Church, His Body, that Scripture says He does not even consider Himself complete until He has us in His presence. Les calls this mind-boggling. In verses 22-23, God has put all things under Christ's feet and gave Him to be head over all things to the Church, which is His Body, the complement, the completing of Him who fills all in all. Les says that is why what He has, we will one day have, and we know it by faith because the Book says it.

Ephesians 1:22

And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

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Why doesn't Christ consider Himself complete until the Church is with Him?

Scripture says Christ does not consider Himself complete until He has the Church in His presence. The Church is His blood-bought Body, and God gave Him as head over all things to it. Ephesians calls the Church His complement, the completing of Him who fills all in all, because of His love for His Body.

Does Jesus consider Himself complete without His Church?

No. Scripture teaches that the Lord Jesus, the crowning Creator and God of the Universe, does not consider Himself complete until His blood-bought Church, His Body, is in His presence. The Church is called His complement, the completing of Him who fills all in all.