Worldly Love versus God’s Love – a Comparison Chart
In a recent conference with the Center for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship, I was asked to speak on the Husband’s Role in marriage. In that lecture, one of the key ideas is that the husband is to love his wife like Christ loves the church. In that explanation, in our notes, we use the following chart comparing God’s love, which is best known through Jesus, with the world’s love. I want to share that chart with you today.
The World’s Love versus God’s Love – a Comparison Chart
| Worldy Love | Godly Love |
| Love is a feeling | Love is an action |
| Love is all about me | Love is about those around me |
| Love is based on what you’ve done for me | Love is unconditional |
| Love is a phase (temporary) | Love is a commitment |
| Love is about getting | Love is giving |
| Love is about receiving | Love is about serving |
| Love is about sex | Love is about physical, emotional, and spiritual intimacy |
| Love focuses on getting my own needs met | Love focuses on meeting the needs of those around me |
| Love withers in conflict | Love works through conflict |
| Love is bitter | Love is forgiving |
| Love gets stuck in the past | Love moves forward |
| Love is about hiding and covering up | Love is about transparency |
| Love is about suspicion | Love is about trust |
| Love is about blame | Love is about responsibility |
| Love is about anxiety | Love is about peace |
Unknown author of the chart, from notes used at Sonrise by Bill Piatt.
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