Colossians 2:2-3

Colossians 2:2-3

[2] That  their  hearts  might be comforted,  being knit together  in  love,  and  unto  all  riches  of the full assurance  of understanding,  to  the acknowledgement  of the mystery  of God,  and  of Christ;  [3] In  whom  hid  all  the treasures  of wisdom  and  knowledge. 

What does Colossians 2:2-3 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The "heart" includes everything in the inner man including the mind (cf. Proverbs 23:7). The Christian"s wealth is his or her thorough understanding of God"s truth. The essence of God"s revelation is Christ (cf. Colossians 1:27). The better a Christian understands God"s true revelation concerning the person and work of Jesus Christ the better he or she will be able to recognize and refute false doctrine.
"Only a love which penetrates to the heart and wells up from the heart can sustain the sort of unity that Paul sought (see also ... Colossians 1:4)." [1]
God has revealed in Christ all that a person needs to know to establish a relationship with God. Thinking that the source of true spiritual wisdom is somewhere other than in Christ can produce terrible disorder in the Christian life. "Knowledge" is genuine understanding and "wisdom" genuine truth (cf. Colossians 1:9).
"Knowledge is the apprehension of truth; wisdom is its application to life. Knowledge is prudent judgment and wisdom is prudent action. Both are found in Christ (cf. Romans 11:33; 1 Corinthians 12:8)." [2]
"The word apokruphoi (AV [3], "hidden") is emphatic by position, and in the light of this it is just possible that Paul may have in mind something similar to the mystery religions. In them the initiate, after a long period of training and instruction, was allowed to be present at a performance similar to a passion play. By means of the performance the initiate was to have an experience of identification with his god. The instruction given previously enabled the initiate to understand the play. To outsiders the ritual would have been a mystery." [4]