UNDERSTANDING THE LOVE OF GOD
The knowledge of God; His ways and how He operates, is so vast, that even our little mind cannot comprehend fully (Isa. 55:8, 9; Rom. 11:33, 34). And one of His ways is His love dimension; ‘… for God is love.’ (1 Jn. 4:8). We cannot fully grasp of the love of God. Ephesians 3:17-19 NLT 17 Then Christ will make his home in your heart as you trust in him. Your root will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Because His love is not fully understood, that is why men, with their carnal mind, see contradictions in His display of love , most especially in the Old Testament. Before God created man in His image and likeness, He sa