Sublime

This is how the father feels about you—the embrace, the kiss, all of it.

David realizes what a blessing she’s been to him and that God sent her at just the right time, before he killed a bunch of innocent men in an act of revenge.

Not faith as others define it. Faith as you define it. Faith as faith defines itself in your heart.

Shortly before his death at age 82, John Newton is quoted as proclaiming with a loud voice during a message he was giving, “My memory is nearly gone, but I remember two things: That I am a great sinner, and that Christ is a great Savior!”

We can stand before a perfectly holy God, broken, weak, and failing, and be completely unafraid because we stand before him in the righteousness of Jesus Christ. You no longer have to hope and pray that someday you will measure up, because Jesus has measured up on your behalf. How could you hear better news than that?

Postconventional levels of faith reflect an owned faith that has weathered doubt and suffering.