A man of character
This article by Joshua Engelsma exhorts young Christian men to cultivate godly character as a spiritual discipline, examining three essential attributes: sobriety, wisdom, and compassion. Drawing from Titus 1:6 and other biblical passages, Engelsma explains how a sober mind—characterized by clarity, discipline, and self-control—is a gracious gift from God that must be carefully developed in the Christian life.
Previous article in this series: October 1, 2018, p. 14 For a young man to be what God calls him to be, he must be a man of high character. The mention of character sounds strange to the modern ear. It makes us think of some long-forgotten, more formal era. The worldly man is not concerned with character, and the examples of men in the media today are the farthest thing from men of character. This makes it all the more urgent that the Christian young man be a man of character. The character...
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