ANB 56, love brings knowledge

Hello everyone, let me give you some revelation from the Word that I received just last
night. I imagine we'll discuss the 'be perfect' series again, but we'll just have to wait on
God and see His timing.

Philippians 1:9-10 (King James Version) 9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet
more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 10That ye may approve things that are
excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.

One fascinating thing to do when studying God's Word is to use a concordance and look
up certain Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament) Words to see the
passage's meaning in the original languages. Three very interesting words appear in this
passage.

The first word I would like to discuss is 'love'. In the New Testament there are several
different words used for 'love.' This is the word 'agape' which I would refer to as the God
kind of love. This is the kind of love God has for us and that God expects us to have for
each other. I believe the best way to describe it is by saying agape love is love detached
from one's emotions. This love is unconditional. This love isn't based on what another
person does or says. this is unending, unfailing love. Read 1 Corinthians 13, this is the
same word used for 'love' or 'charity' in that passage. That will give you the best
description of that kind of love.

Now let's talk about the word 'knowledge.' In the New Testament there are two words
used largely for 'knowledge,' 'gnosis' and 'epignosis.' The word in this case is 'epinosis'
and this is the more divine and higher level of knowledge.

The third word is 'judgment.' This refers to the word 'aisthesis,' which I would say is
referring to Godly spiritual insight and discernment. This comes when you understand
what God is saying. This is the same basic word for 'perceive' in Luke 9:45 and for
'senses' in Hebrews 5:14. I believe these three references are all referring to something a
person would understand from what God has shown or said to them.

So now let's look again at this passage in the Amplified Bible:

Philippians 1:9-10 (Amplified Bible)9And this I pray: that your love may abound yet
more and more and extend to its fullest development in knowledge and all keen insight
[that your love may display itself in greater depth of acquaintance and more
comprehensive discernment], 10So that you may surely learn to sense what is vital, and
approve and prize what is excellent and of real value [recognizing the highest and the
best, and distinguishing the moral differences], and that you may be untainted and pure
and unerring and blameless [so that with hearts sincere and certain and unsullied, you
may approach] the day of Christ [not stumbling nor causing others to stumble].
So what Paul is telling us is that our agape love will abound in the higher level of
knowledge and spiritual discernment so that we can prove what is God's will in every
situation. Halelujah. This makes perfect sense when you know that God is love and faith
works by love. Everything is about love.

Praise God, I know this blessed me. I read something by Kenneth Copeland that said you
should activate love into every situation when you need some help (really every situation
always). When you release love into a situation you are releasing God to move on your
behalf, for God is love (1 John 4:8).

So I know there are times when I must hear God's voice and get His insight. When I
need greater discernment and knowledge from God on a situation I know that I can now
just loose the agape love of God, that He has put into my heart according to Romans 5:5,
and the Godly wisdom and sense will arrive. Glory to God.