Always Abounding - Fall 2016_3

The Model for Manhood
Dr. W. A. Stanton
Dr. Stanton was the pastor of Shady
Avenue Baptist Church in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, for 23 years (1890-1912).
During the first 14 years of his pastorate
at Shady Avenue, 860 people had been
received into the membership. His church
was noted for its missionary spirit and
“vigorous” Sunday School.
“Unto a perfect man, unto the
measure of the stature of the fullness of
Christ” (Ephesians 4:13). The unit value
for manhood is ‘a man.’ That was Paul’s
idea. The crying need in the world today
is to put manhood above material success
and to keep on doing this until all attain
unto a full-grown man. God put a model
VOICES FROM THE PAST
man on the earth, but never as yet a model
city.
The four ideals of manhood have been
the Roman ideal, presenting the man of
physical power; the Greek ideal, the man
of mental power and intelligence; the
Hebrew ideal, the man of justice; and
the Christian ideal, combining the others
and adding to the man of physical power,
mental development, and just ideas—the
man of Christlikeness. We have in Christ’s
manhood the climax of the manhood of
the ages. This is clearly emphasized in
the New Testament—that we become like
Christ.
Don’t forget about the Preaching, Speech, and Music Competition!
Visit the Empowered Youth website (ey.fairhavenbaptist.org) for registration and competition details.
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