_PAUL’S HUMILITY_ ‘Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.’ Ephesians 3:8 This deep and genuine self-abasement in an Apostle of exalted eminence may well excite our admiration, but it also i... [ Continue Reading ]
_LOVE BASED ON KNOWLEDGE_ ‘Rooted and grounded in love.’ Ephesians 3:17 Sentimental love is seldom the genuine article, since those who feel most say the least. And the idea that religion should be grounded on sentiment, and reserved for those who ‘have a genius for it,’ is utterly false. It was... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE LOVE OF CHRIST_ ‘To know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge.’ Ephesians 3:19 Well does St. Paul speak of ‘the love which passeth knowledge.’ We may go on to know more of it, but we can never know it all. I. WE OURSELVES WOULD ALWAYS BE CONSCIOUS OF THIS LOVE which ‘our Saviour has... [ Continue Reading ]