Ephesians 3:17b-19 And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Larger half. Deafening silence. Rolling stop. Big shrimp. Civil war. Oxymorons are fun word plays of two words that appear to be mutually exclusive when used together. At first read, Ephesians 18 and 19 appear to fall into this category.
In verse 18, Paul prays that the believers at Ephesus can "grasp how wide and long and high and deep it the love of Christ." Then in the very next verse he states, "this love that surpasses knowledge. . ."
How can one grasp that which surpasses knowledge? What I do know is that Paul is telling his readers that the love God has for the "Lord's holy people" is far greater than any earthly love we can imagine. That love should be reason for rejoicing, thanksgiving and praise, but also motivate (or even obligate) Christians to do our best to emulate that love for those around us- friend and foe alike, both lovable and unlovable.
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