The Importance of Knowing and Loving

The primacy of agape love rather than the primacy of reason certainly seems to be a scriptural emphasis. Aquinas as usual is wonderfully balanced here in asking the question whether knowing or loving is the highest thing he gives a very nuanced answer. He says with regard to the universe knowing is higher than loving. With regard to God loving is higher than knowing. When you know something it becomes more like you. And therefore when it comes to relating to God loving God makes you more God like the knowing God and therefore it's higher.