Paul prays that our love as Christians will abound in "real knowledge and all discernment." The Apostle knows that love needs an education before it will actually approve what is excellent.
"Love" can inadvertently approve what is evil; it happens all the time, e.g., Christian parents of homosexuals who think loving their child means full acceptance of - even celebration of - their sinful behavior. Only “real knowledge and discernment” will protect us from having our personal feelings distort our moral judgments. Even emotions like love should be theologically informed. Paul makes it clear elsewhere that it’s actually a lack of love to rejoice in what is unrighteous (1 Corinthians 13:6).
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