“And the world with its lust is passing away, but the one who does God’s will remains forever.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭2:17‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

We will die or live by our passions! If we have a passion to live for the lust of the world we will perish along with it. But if we have a passion to live in God’s will we will remain forever. The passions of the world are just fleeting and temporary, but God is eternal. Which one will we pursue?

“Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:24‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

https://www.bible.com/72/gal.5.24.hcsb

“For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions operated through the law in every part of us and bore fruit for death.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭7:5‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

https://www.bible.com/72/rom.7.5.hcsb

““Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, has turned back My wrath from the Israelites because he was zealous among them with My zeal, so that I did not destroy the Israelites in My zeal.”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭25:11‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

https://www.bible.com/72/num.25.11.hcsb

“He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and He wrapped Himself in zeal as in a cloak. So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and He will repay the coastlands.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭59:17-18‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

https://www.bible.com/72/isa.59.17-18.hcsb 

What is the difference between passion and zeal?

According to google’s dictionary passion is a strong and barely controllable emotion. And zeal is a great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of one's lifestyle are passions while the things that belong to God are a zeal. Passions are lived out in the moment while zeal is a deep heartfelt energy and enthusiasm. 

The passions of the world are passing away while those who have a Godly zeal will remain forever.