Manly Firmness

In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson and the others pointed out that the King of England was confronted with 'manly firmness' by the Representatives from the American colonies. Here is a quote from that document:

"He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."

Manly firmness in needed in every generation. The men of God must be strong and face the evils of our day with manly firmness!

Think about this quote from Teddy Roosevelt:

One of the prime dangers of civilization has always been its tendency to cause the loss of virile fighting virtues, of the fighting edge. When men get too comfortable and lead too luxurious lives, there is always a danger lest the softness eat like an acid into their manliness of fiber. The barbarian, because of the very conditions of his life, is forced to keep and develop certain hardy qualities which the man of civilization tends to lose. Unless we keep the barbarian virtues, gaining the civilized ones will be of little avail. Oversentimentality, oversoftness, washiness, and mushiness are the great dangers of this age and of this people.

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. (1 Corinthians 16:13)

We don't want 'mushy men'; we need some barbarian virtues to face the evils of our day!

Rise up, oh men of God!