[Irisshlass]

that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work"

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

<>This scripture says CLEARLY that THE MAN OF GOD will finished BY the word of God..complete...and yes complete means complete<>

Col 1:20
For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him,
and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself.

Paul here doesn't mean ALL things...absolutely, completely all things....or he would of said that God reconciles Satan too...

second...that the man of God may be complete and equipped...should tell you he already has other pieces of equipment..

If I go on a trip but before leaving town I need to fill up my car with gas, after doing so, I say, ok I'm ready now...complete for my trip...that doesn't mean the gas alone was all the equipment I needed to be completely furnished...it was the last piece of equipment I needed to be completely ready to embark on my trip...

[RnMomof7]

Paul does not say ALL men ..He is speaking of the elect of God..He clearly says THE MAN OF GOD is completely equipped

Now what does that mean?

One IS NOT a MAN of God untill you are saved..One is saved by Faith in the shed Blood of Jesus Christ

Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:

Man does not receive the gift of faith by the works of men or a church or by obedience to the Law

Gal 3:2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Just as Paul told his young friend Timothy faith comes by the word of God..THAT will fully equip him to meet God

Rom 10:17 So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Fully equipped Irish..

1Th 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.