<p>2:2 <em>That their hearts may be comforted- </em>The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, can operate in human hearts- but we must allow this to happen. Hence throughout Ephesians and Colossians, Paul prays that the potential activity of the Spirit will be realized in his readership.</p><p><em>They being knit together in love- </em>He who fears the Lord, &ldquo;him shall he teach in the way that he God shall choose&rdquo; (Ps. 25:12). The Father opens up new ways of understanding for us each, of His choosing and according to our individual needs, in response to our living a God-fearing life. If our hearts are knit together in brotherly love, the more we will understand- for true understanding is, in the end, to fathom the depths of God&rsquo;s love (Col. 2:2).</p><p><i>And to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God as it is in Christ</i>- It is true that the deeper we understand, the easier some things are to cope with. But the understanding in view here is of the &quot;mystery&quot;, which we saw in chapter 1 refers to the simple fact that those who truly believe in Christ's death and resurrection shall indeed be saved. This is what gives assurance; whereas correct theology of itself gives no assurance when faced with the inevitable demise and death which all men face.</p>