Christian Manhood and Moral Courage

Here is a compilation of powerful principles for a men's ministry, focusing on the high calling of Christian manhoodST June 17, 1886, par. 5. It is a wonderful pursuit to guide men into a deeper understanding of their God-given purpose and strength.

God has set an elevated standard for the human family, and He calls men to put away childish and vain things, standing erect in the dignity of their manhood with true moral couragePM 62.3+1. It requires painstaking effort to reach God's standard of true manhood, but through the merits of Christ, men can put away the old man and become conquerors over their own will Ephesians 4:22-24T26 127.1+1. Young men should be trained to stand firm for the right amid prevailing iniquity, doing all in their power to arrest the progress of vice and promote virtue, purity, and true manlinessST November 3, 1881, par. 16. Intellect alone does not create a true man; if great intellect is used to minister to vice, it becomes a curse rather than a blessingRH July 11, 1907, par. 3.

Men must carefully consider what character they will present before the world, choosing to stand with moral courage to resist the temptations of appetite and self-indulgence4MR 206.1. The soul-temple is often defiled by sinful indulgences that trample reason and conscience, but God calls men to arouse and strive with all their might to win back their sacrificed God-given manhoodPH100 12.2. A man who consecrates all his powers to God and intelligently obeys the laws of nature stands in his God-given manhood and is recorded in the books of heaven as a man4MR 349.2. Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, men will learn to hate and shun sin not merely from fear of punishment, but because they realize it degrades their God-given powers and places a stain upon their Godlike manhoodPP 601.4. Ultimately, he who is true to his God-given manhood will bless humanity, promote the happiness of his fellow creatures in this life, and aid them in securing an eternal reward in the life to comeST June 17, 1886, par. 5.

...s of infinite value and demands the utmost attention. Every man who fears God in that office should put away childish and vain things, and, with true moral courage, stand erect in the dignity of his manhood, shunning low familiarity, yet binding heart to heart in the bond of Christian interest and love.&m...— PM 62.3 (1983)

...led, sanctified through it. It will require much painstaking effort to reach God's standard of true manhood. The irregular stones hewed from the quarry must be chiseled, their rough sides must be polished. T...— 5T 500.2 (1889)

...right amid the prevailing iniquity, to do all in their power to arrest the progress of vice, and to promote virtue, purity, and true manliness. The impressions made upon the mind and character in early life are deep and abiding. Injudicious t...— ST November 3, 1881, par. 16 (1874)

Intellect is mightier than wealth or physical power. If sanctified and controlled by the Spirit of God, it exerts a strong influence for good...— RH July 11, 1907, par. 3 (1851)

...ain with wine and indulgence of perverted appetite? Or will you stand before God and the world with moral courage to resist temptation upon the point of appetite, standing forth in your Godlike manhood free from the slavery of every pernicious habit of self-indulgence? You can be whichever you choose— 4MR 206.1 (1990)

...n them to arouse, and strive with all their might to win back the God-given manhood which has been sacrificed through sinful indulgence— PH100 12.2 (1879)

...s to God, seeking intelligently to obey the laws of nature, stands in his God-given manhood, and is recorded in the books of heaven as a man—Letter 139, 1898, p. 16. (To Elder A. T. Jones, December 16, 1898.— 4MR 349.2 (1990)

...rom a sense of its inherent baseness, because it would be a degrading of their God-given powers, a stain upon their Godlike manhood— PP 601.4 (1890)

...th will continue throughout eternity. God has set before the human family an elevated standard, and he who is true to his God-given manhood, will not only promote the happiness of his fellow-creatures in this life, but will aid them to secure an eternal reward in the life to come— ST June 17, 1886, par. 5 (1874)