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Fullness of God’s Love
We “know Christ’s love surpasses knowledge.”
What is interesting here is Paul seems to be indicating that being filled with the love of God and in turn to know Christ’s love is more important than knowledge.
In fact to comprehend God’s love is to be filled with the fullness of God.
This is no way is a statement to diminish the importance of knowledge.
But let me suggest there are two forms of knowledge, head knowledge and heart knowledge.
In head knowledge you know about something.
In heart knowledge you intimately relate to something.
In this case the Love of God.
True love is relational.
True knowledge is relational.
Without relationship knowledge is simply academic.
Here is where love surpasses knowledge.
If you know some truths about God you cannot have any assurance that you have a relationship with God.
On the other hand if Christ is in your heart through faith and you are rooted and established in love then you can come confidently before God in a saving relationship with Him.
Time and again we see that knowledge is in service to love.
“To know Christ’s love” is to have the experience of intimate relationship with the love (agape) of Christ.
This love is superior to learning and reasoning.
Knowing Christ is active and responsive.
Knowledge and reasoning are receptive and passive (at least in this context).
Understanding love leads to being filled with the fullness of God.
On the other hand knowledge and reasoning that is not subordinate to love leads to pride (1 Corinthians 8:1-3).
Some might suggest that “fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.”
I would respond that in this case love and fear are not mutually exclusive.
In fact fear (reverence) for God is an act of love.
We love God with the obedience, honor, and glory due His Name.
In conclusion seek knowledge and wisdom of God! Yes!
However, this pursuit must always subordinate itself to the greater virtue of Love.
Doing this will lead you to the fullness of God.
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