![]() As the Christian experiences the love of Christ, what happens? See Ephesians 3:19b (printed above under question #3)Īs we comprehend (and appreciate) and know (and experience) the love of Christ, we shall “be filled to all the fullness of God.” “God is love” (1 John 4:8) one of God’s great attributes is His desire to share Himself with us and to receive us into His fellowship. Rather than becoming “familiar” and indifferent to the love of Christ, we should become overwhelmed and overawed by His great love.Ĥ. The apostle’s desire and prayer is that we may have a true estimation and appreciation of Christ’s love for us-that we might comprehend something of the wonder of the great and divine love. The apostle Paul continues his prayer by requesting of God the Father that we would be enabled to comprehend the dimensions of Christ’s great love. What further request does the apostle make of God on behalf of the Christian? See Ephesians 3:17b-19 (printed below)Īnd I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, (18) may be fully able, together with all the saints, to comprehend what is the breadth and length and height and depth-(19) indeed, to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled to all the fullness of God. In order that his request (expressed in verse 17a) may be realized, Paul prays that God the Father would grant that “you be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being.” The apostle’s desire and prayer is that God would strengthen us by infusing His divine power into us by His Holy Spirit so that we may be strengthened in order to handle the presence of Christ Note Revelation 1:10,12-13,17-18 a passage that describes the apostle John’s reaction to the presence of Christ.ģ. So that his request may be realized, what does Paul ask God the Father to do for the Christian? See Ephesians 3:16 (printed above under question #1) The apostles’ desire is for us as Christians to experience the same intimacy that they themselves had with Christ (note 1 John 1:3 ) and this is God’s own desire for us.Ģ. The apostles prayer is that “Christ may dwell in your heart.” Paul’s prayer is that the Christian would have a communion and fellowship with Christ that is experienced in the very center of our being-our heart: a deep, personal, intimate communion with Christ our Savior. I kneel before the Father-(15) from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name-(16) and pray that he would grant you, in accordance with the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, (17) so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. ![]() What is the apostle’s prayer for the church? See Ephesians 3:14b-17a (printed below) For a comprehensive study of the passage, download the Study Guide (PDF download).ġ. ![]() Below are some preliminary questions to assist in the study of this passage.
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