Ephesians Chapter 3

The dimensions of Gods love...

Do you know in phyiscs how many dimensions are believed to exist now?

Classical and Relativistic Physics: 4 dimensions (3 spatial + 1 time).

String Theory: 10 dimensions (9 spatial + 1 time).

M-Theory: 11 dimensions (10 spatial + 1 time).

Today we are going to look at some of GODS LOVE IN 4D...

Christian Standard Bible (Chapter 3)

14 For this reason I kneel before the Father 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named. 16 I pray that he may grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power in your inner being through his Spirit, 17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love, 19 and to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

20 Now to him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us—21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

One of the most important holes we fill in each of our lives is a God sized hole that everyone has… thats to know and be known by God...

And everyone whether we know it or not is trying to figure that out...

We either try to figure it out knowingly...

or unknowingly.

Paul is talking to believers here … the church… for the most part here today, you and I. Though I know.

So Paul felt it neccesary to remind the church of Gods Love. So I will do

prays for strength -

Christ dwells in there hearts

Rooted and founded in love

Comprehend Gods love.

MORE KNOWLEDGE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO EXPERIENCE THE FULLNESS OF GOD

Comprehending Christs love is what we give you the fullness of God...

often we are getting to wanting to know more facts and figures and knowledge and information more then wanting to know and experience greater levels of Gods love for you and I.

Wanting to know more is okay … Infact I think we should be the learning crowd.... the scripture encourages us in that.

But it also brings its limits.

As long as we know its limitations. you can learn a lot and miss what matters … KNOWING GOD MORE.

Proverbs 18:15 ESV

An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Hosea 4:6 ESV

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me

Proverbs 4:7

"The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding."

Proverbs 18:15 (NIV)

"The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out."

But there is a warning as well … dont think knowing more is enough. And infact, it becomes an idol to us or prideful, it hinders our relatinoship with God

Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)

"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief."

1 corinthians 8

Says knowledge puffs us up, love builds up

1 Corinthians 13:2 (NIV)

"If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing."This verse underscores that knowledge without love is meaningless.

2 Timothy 3:7 (NIV)

"Always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth."

Ephesians 3:19 and to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

CHRISTS LOVE, and COMPREHENEDING IT … SURPASSES any knowledge. That means

overtakes it. Overcomes it. Imagine a race.

pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love, 19 and to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Foundation of love.

Whats your life built on? what is its foundation? is it LOVE?

4 dimensions of Gods love

Length:

This could be interpreted as the eternal aspect of God's love, stretching from eternity past to eternity future, indicating that God's love is everlasting and unending

Jeremiah 31:3

The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.

Psalm 136 

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever; 4 to him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever;

another 26 x.

Isaiah 54:10

, For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

Width:

This refers to the inclusive and all-embracing nature of God's love, wide enough to encompass all humanity, regardless of race, nationality, or status.

Gods love is for everyone…

Acts 10:34-35

So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.

you have disqualifeid others

or yourself.

Height: This dimension can symbolize the uplifting power of God's love, which elevates us to a heavenly perspective, offering hope and the promise of eternal life.

Gods love isnt just there to sit around and not do anything practicle. It elevates us to a high place!

Depth: This represents the profound reach of God's love, deep enough to save us from the darkest places of sin, pain, and despair.

Romans 8:37 

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.