| No. |
Good Tradition
(Biblical Love - God-Honoring) |
Bad Tradition
(Worldly Love - Flesh-driven) |
1 |
Love rooted in God, not lust
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind..." - 1 Corinthians 13:4 |
Lust disguised as love
"Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God" - 2 Timothy 3:4 |
| 2 |
Honors marriage and purity
"Marriage is honorable in all" - Hebrews 13:4 |
Promotes immorality and temptation
"Make not provision for the flesh" - Romans 13:14 |
| 3 |
Self-sacrificing, not self-serving
"Christ loved the church, and gave himself for it" - Ephesians 5:25 |
Focused on feelings, not truth
"The heart is deceitful above all things" - Jeremiah 17:9 |
| 4 |
Expresses love with discernment
"Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord" - Ephesians 5:10 |
Commercialized and man-made
"After the traditions of men" - Colossians 2:8 |
| 5 |
Uses the day to glorify God
"Do all to the glory of God" - 1 Corinthians 10:31 |
Temporary pleasure, eternal loss
"The world passeth away" - 1 John 2:17 |
