Philippians 1:9 "And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;"
In today's culture, love is usually a quality people try to possess and exercise by itself. If it is paired with other qualities, it is usually peace or something along those lines. And there's nothing the matter with that necessarily. However, Paul makes a point here that many would balk at today.
His prayer for the Philippians was that their love would grow and overflow more and more in knowledge and judgment. Knowledge and judgement are not usually associated with love. But here you have it. Many would argue that you don't need to know anything to love and many more would argue vehemently that judgement and love are nearly complete opposites.
As Christians though, we know that love without truth is not love at all. That is why knowledge of things ethical and divine and judgement (of moral discernment in ethical matters) is required for our love for others to grow.
Are knowledge and judgement included in the way that I love God and others? What would it look like if they were? If they weren't?
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