It is faithfulness to a complex tradition that forestalls being overtaken by majoritarianism or convention. |
Immediately we turn to expressions of hope and faith, of God's history of faithfulness, before turning to words of abjection and humility. |
The subtle shade of meaning can no doubt be explained by the degree of faithfulness of the pictures in question with regard to the originals. |
Yet, despite such constancy and faithfulness on God's part, humanity has not responded with the same love toward him. |
By experience we discover the Lord's mercies to be new every morning, and his faithfulness to be sure and dependable even when ours is weak. |
Again, the goal is metaphysical austerity and faithfulness to our epistemic position. |