The More We Know Christ, the More We Love Him

Col 2:2  That their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love and unto all the riches of the full assurance 
of understanding, unto the full knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ, (3)  In whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.
Eph. 4:13  Until we all arrive at the oneness of the faith and of the full knowledge of the Son of God, at a full-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

All Christians love the Lord Jesus. The only difference among them in this matter is the degree of their love for Him. Even a backsliding believer loves the Lord to a certain extent. How much we love the Lord depends on how much we know Him and how much we realize concerning Him. For example, a child may appreciate a little box made to contain a diamond ring more than the ring itself. This shows that the degree of love is determined by the degree of appreciation. The more we know the Lord Jesus and appreciate Him, the more we shall love Him. Hence, we need to go on to know the Lord Jesus not only as our Savior and Lord, but also as the mystery of God.

The Colossians did not have the full assurance concerning Christ. Otherwise, they would not have turned to the worship of angels or taken in such things as observances, ordinances, and philosophies. On the one hand, they had received Christ and knew something about Him. On the other hand, their knowledge of Christ was not with the full assurance of understanding. The Colossians definitely believed in the Lord Jesus and held to the faith. But they did not have all the riches of the full assurance of understanding. 

The benefits are in the knowing... the more we know the more we begin to enjoy. "Owning is contingent on knowing"





  



                         ....... That I may know Him and the power of his resurrection... Philippians 3:10