Non-Toxic Masculinity

When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son. “I am about to go the way of all the earth,” he said. “So be strong, act like a man, and observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to Him, and keep His decrees and commands, His laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go and that the Lord may keep His promise to me: ‘If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’” – 1Ki 2:1-4 NIV

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. – 1Cor 16:13-14

  Act like

“So be strong, act like a man, and observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go” – 1Ki 2:2b-3 NIV

When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things – 1Cor 13:11

  Be

If you SEE something, SAY something

  Stand in the faith

The righteous person will flourish like the palm tree, he will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courtyards of our God. – Ps 92:12-13

  Be

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might – Eph 6:10 NKJV

  Do it all in

Let all that you do be done in love – 1Cor 16:14

All scripture is from the New American Standard Bible unless otherwise noted