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“And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4. Parents are in a great degree responsible for the meld given to the characters of their children. They should aim... Read More →

“My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with you. Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers, write them on the table of your heart.” Proverbs 7:1-3. The character is formed, to a... Read More →

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6. If correct and virtuous habits are formed in youth, they will generally mark the course of the possessor through life. In most cases, it... Read More →

“And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. And these words, which I command you this day, shall be in your heart: And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall... Read More →

“But you, brothers, be not weary in well doing.” 2 Thessalonians 3: 13. It is in doing the works of Christ, ministering as He did to the suffering and afflicted, that we are to develop Christian character. It is for our good that God has called... Read More →

“Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.” 3 John 2. A noble character is not the result of accident; it is not due to special favors or endowments of Providence. It is the result of... Read More →

“Order my steps in your word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.” Psalm 119:133. Strength of character consists of two things – power of will and power of self-control. Many youth mistake strong, uncontrolled passion for strength of... Read More →

“ With my whole heart have I sought you: O let me not wander from your commandments. Your word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Blessed are you, O LORD: teach me your statutes.” Psalm 119:10-12.  Practical piety will not... Read More →

“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.” Luke 16:10. There are few who realize the influence of the little things of life upon the development of character.... Read More →

“Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Truly I say to you, I know you not.” Matthew 25:11, 12. It is in a crisis that character is revealed. When the earnest voice proclaimed at... Read More →