Avoiding the Sin of Presumption
and the Temptation of Prideful Familiarity
A candid examination of the sanctified distance between the creature and the Creator — identifying the subtle transition from reverent intimacy to prideful familiarity, and rejecting the presumption that God’s grace functions as a casual endorsement of human autonomy.
Walter L. Smith III (WS-3)
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“The spiritual health of the believer depends upon maintaining a sanctified distance between the creature and the Creator, identifying the subtle transition from reverent intimacy to prideful familiarity, and rejecting the presumption that God’s grace functions as a casual endorsement of human autonomy.”
The Anatomy of Holy Awe
Reclaiming the tremor before a transcendent God
Chapter 1
The Slippery Slope of Familiarity
How casual religion commodifies grace
Chapter 2
Presumption as Cosmic Theft
The mirage of divine endorsement exposed
Chapter 3
The Mask of False Humility
Trembling before the Word, not performing piety
Chapter 4
Proximity Without Purity
The necessary veil and a theology of trembling
Chapter 5
The Pathology of Certainty
Learned ignorance as the sanctified mind
Chapter 6
Grace as Buffer, Not License
Reclaiming the standard of holiness
Chapter 7
The Disciplined Heart
Cultivating reverence as a daily habit
Chapter 8
Prophetic Counter-Culturalism
Sanctified distance as the foundation of love
Chapter 9
The Eternal Stance of the Creature
The beatific vision and the eternal vocation
Chapter 10
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