The Difference between Heart, Mind, and Soul

Grace Community Church sermonĀ  3/6/11, covered Mark 12:29-34.

The title of the sermon is Loving God. The verse in question that deals with the whole love compartmentalization is Mark 12:30: “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”

Here is how John MacArthur breaks down the components:

Heart-source of behaviors (mental behavior, affectionate behavior) I’m also going to assume speech behavior since Matt. 12:34 says “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”
Soul-source of emotion, feeling
Mind-power of intention, will, purpose, motive
Strength-physical energy, physical capacity
Pastor John also emphasizes the totality of our love even though it is described in these separate aspects.