Quote by David W. Stevens

Love without truth and honor is licentious in nature. Love without commitment is promiscuous and fleeting. Love without virtue and understanding is savage and selfish. Love without respect is short-lived. Love without these conditions is without God.

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Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of various virtues and conditions in love. It suggests that love devoid of truth, honor, commitment, virtue, understanding, and respect is inherently negative and lacks divine qualities. Love should embody these traits to foster healthy and lasting relationships. Without truth and honor, love becomes reckless and immoral, lacking commitment results in superficial and temporary connections, absence of virtue and understanding leads to selfish behavior, and love without respect cannot survive for long. Ultimately, true love is believed to encompass these conditions, ensuring a meaningful and godly bond.

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Love Inspirational Christian Living

By David W. Stevens

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