The Dimensions of God’s Love

The Dimensions of God’s Love

Ephesians 3:14-19 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

What is its breadth?

• Its size in general; extent; reaches to all—whether Jew or Gentile.
• John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
• 2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.

What is its length?

• From everlasting to everlasting.
• Jeremiah 31:3 The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
• Psalm 90:2 ...from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 1 John 4:8 ...God is love.

What is its depth?

• Reaches from the highest heaven and down to the lowest hell; rescues from the depth of hell (Proverbs 9:18) and resurrects from the depth of the grave (John 5:28).
• Proverbs 25:3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth
• Psalm 86:13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.  (cf. Deut. 32:22). 

What is its height?

• What but the love of God in Jesus Christ, exalted far above all
• Psalm 102:19-20 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth; to hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death...
• Philippians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: