The Epistle to the Ephesians is one of the most recondite, profound and sublime epistle of Paul. He considered himself particularly privilege to be chosen by God to write the mystery, which from the beginning of the world was hidden in God. For the Chosen Vessel, writing from prison, and trembling with humility, said, "Unto me, who am the less than the least of all saints is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ" (Eph.3:8). Sadly this epistle was a sealed document among the hireling ministers, that were in WCG.
The epistle begins with greetings to the saints, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus. Who were the faithful in Christ Jesus? The Chosen Vessel then mentioned the doctrine election, which takes us back to the allegory of Jacob and Esau (Rom.9:10-11). Then he referred to predestination, adoption and redemption. Doctrines that were never understood in WCG.
After establishing that the church was a church in which the love of God was evident, he wrote: "Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: That the God of our Lord Jesus, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints..." (Eph.1: 15-18). This pray will not be answered on behalf of anyone who does not have the holy spirit of love.
The great Apostle, from his prison cell, continued his pray by saying, "For this cause, (what cause is that?) I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; (The next request must be fulfilled in the Christian life, for it to be worth living). The pray continues, "That you being rooted and grounded in love...
What does it mean to be "rooted and grounded in love?" Simply stated, it means to dwell in God, and God in you (1 John 4: 13). . Being rooted and grounded in love is a prerequisite for comprehending what comes next.
You "May be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breath, and the length, and the depth, and the height; and to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God" (Eph.3:18-19).
What is this cube that he described as have breath, length, depth and height? Simply stated, it is the heavenly Jerusalem or Sion, the wife of Christ, the mother of all true Christians (Rev.21:2). Isn't that astonishing?
Also, if the saints are being asked to comprehend the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, what is it that the saints are comprehending? Aurelius commenting on this text in the fourth contrary, rightly concluded, that the saints were comprehending the incomprehensibility of the love of Christ. And if one has comprehended the incomprehensibility of anything, one has fully understood it.
That logic may escape the hirelings, but nonetheless, it is true.
Finally, the Chosen Vessel summed up the horror of the human condition and actions, without the motivation of the love of God. If our actions are devoid of God's love, we "become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal" (1 Cor. 13: 1). It may be a beautiful tune we are making, but it profits us nothing.
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