[RR] Holiness for Boys

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      HOLINESS for BOYS
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      When the Apostle Paul wrote his Epistle to Titus about
      his responsibility as a minister, he mentioned young men
      as a group requiring particular attention. After
      speaking of older men and older women, and young women,
      he adds this advice, "Encourage the young men to be
      self-controlled" (Titus 2:6). I am going to follow the
      Apostle's advice. I propose to offer a few words of
      friendly exhortation to young men.
 
      I am growing old myself, but there are few things that
      I can remember so well as the days of my youth. I have
      a most distinct recollection of the joys and the
      sorrows, the hopes and the fears, the temptations and
      the difficulties, the mistaken judgments and the
      misplaced affections, the errors and the aspiration,
      which surround and accompany a young man's life. If I can
      only say something to keep some young man walking in the
      right way, and preserve him from faults and sins, which
      may hurt his prospects both for time and eternity, I
      shall be very thankful.
 
      -- From the Introduction to
         THOUGHTS FOR YOUNG MEN, J.C. Ryle
 
      Dear Friends:
 
      If it was difficult to be a young man in the days of the nineteenth 
century when Ryle penned THOUGHTS FOR YOUNG MEN, it is all the more difficult to 
be a young man in the twenty-first century world of image-overload, radical 
individualism, and rampant sensuality. Thanks be to God, the answers available 
for the boys of Ryle's day remain every bit as potent today. The reason, of 
course, is that these truths spring from an eternal font of life -- the Word of 
God -- which knows no historical boundaries.
 
      There is more good news: It is wonderful to be a young man. 
Notwithstanding the many temptations and challenges which face every young man, there 
is 
a world of tremendous possibilities in Jesus Christ. Young men are brimming 
with potential, in part because they have yet to be jaded by the cynicism and 
compromise which often cloud the thinking of adults. For this reason, we must 
never brush aside young men. We must invest in their lives, listen to their 
dreams, and encourage them to have a big vision for Jesus Christ.
 
      There is great urgency that we raise strong, courageous men of faith. 
The twenty-first century, with its terrorism, its changing cultural and social 
climate, and its technological and ethical challenges, demands a new type of 
Christian boy -- a hearty, ferociously principled, chivalrous, Christ-loving 
boy who is willing to stand alone. Without such boys, our culture is doomed. It 
is these boys who will be the fathers of the next generation, but a fatherless 
society cannot stand. That is why THOUGHTS FOR YOUNG MEN could also be viewed 
as purity training for future fathers.
 
      THOUGHTS FOR YOUNG MEN addresses the four great temptations that plague 
most young men: sloth, lust, love of pleasure, and peer pressure. J.C. Ryle, 
the last of the great Puritans, tackles each of these subjects with a 
tenderness and tact which is unsurpassed. First written toward the end of the 
nineteenth century, it remains to this day the most relevant and helpful book on the 
subject in print.
 
 
      A VERY SPECIAL OFFER -- SAVE UP to 60%
      PASS THEM OUT LIKE TRACTS to the MEN
      in YOUR LIFE and LOCAL CHURCH
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      One of our great joys is to receive reports from parents and pastors 
who have given this magnificent book to the young men in their lives. Because of 
our desire to make these resources available to families and to see young men 
grow spiritually, we are pleased to make THOUGHTS FOR YOUNG MEN available at 
reduced, bulk-rate price so that it can be purchased in large quantities and 
passed out like a tract to the men in your life and local church.
 
      Now through March 31, you can save up to 60% when you purchase bulk 
quantities of THOUGHTS FOR YOUNG MEN. Whether you are ordering online or by 
phone, these are the exceptional discounts that you will enjoy, based on the number 
of copies purchased:
 
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      NUMBER of BOOKS     DISCOUNT
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      1-9                 $7 each
      10-49               $4.20 each (Save 40%)
      50+                 $2.80 each (Save 60%)
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      Shop online now and simply adjust the quantity for the books in your 
cart to receive the discounted rate. This offer ends March 31. Foreword by Doug 
Phillips. Paperback. 101 pgs. Click here to purchase online:
 
      <http://www.visionforum.com/redirect.asp?number=52014&sc=y3212>
 
 
      Blessings,
      Doug Phillips
      President, The Vision Forum, Inc.
 
 
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all online orders totaling $60 or more for the remainder of March! Click here to 
purchase THOUGHTS FOR YOUNG MEN now:
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Holiness for Boys
 
When the Apostle Paul wrote his Epistle to Titus about his responsibility as a minister, he mentioned young men as a group requiring particular attention. After speaking of older men and older women, and young women, he adds this advice, “Encourage the young men to be self-controlled” (Titus 2:6). I am going to follow the Apostle’s advice. I propose to offer a few words of friendly exhortation to young men.
I am growing old myself, but there are few things that I can remember so well as the days of my youth. I have a most distinct recollection of the joys and the sorrows, the hopes and the fears, the temptations and the difficulties, the mistaken judgments and the misplaced affections, the errors and the aspiration, which surround and accompany a young man’s life. If I can only say something to keep some young man walking in the right way, and preserve him from faults and sins, which may hurt his prospects both for time and eternity, I shall be very thankful.

— From the Introduction to Thoughts for Young Men, J.C. Ryle

Dear Friends:

If it was difficult to be a young man in the days of the nineteenth century when Ryle penned Thoughts for Young Men, it is all the more difficult to be a young man in the twenty-first century world of image-overload, radical individualism, and rampant sensuality. Thanks be to God, the answers available for the boys of Ryle’s day remain every bit as potent today. The reason, of course, is that these truths spring from an eternal font of life — the Word of God — which knows no historical boundaries.

There is more good news: It is wonderful to be a young man. Notwithstanding the many temptations and challenges which face every young man, there is a world of tremendous possibilities in Jesus Christ. Young men are brimming with potential, in part because they have yet to be jaded by the cynicism and compromise which often cloud the thinking of adults. For this reason, we must never brush aside young men. We must invest in their lives, listen to their dreams, and encourage them to have a big vision for Jesus Christ.

There is great urgency that we raise strong, courageous men of faith. The twenty-first century, with its terrorism, its changing cultural and social climate, and its technological and ethical challenges, demands a new type of Christian boy — a hearty, ferociously principled, chivalrous, Christ-loving boy who is willing to stand alone. Without such boys, our culture is doomed. It is these boys who will be the fathers of the next generation, but a fatherless society cannot stand. That is why Thoughts for Young Men could also be viewed as purity training for future fathers.

Thoughts for Young Men addresses the four great temptations that plague most young men: sloth, lust, love of pleasure, and peer pressure. J.C. Ryle, the last of the great Puritans, tackles each of these subjects with a tenderness and tact which is unsurpassed. First written toward the end of the nineteenth century, it remains to this day the most relevant and helpful book on the subject in print.

A Very Special Offer — Save Up to 60%
Pass Them Out Like Tracts to the Men in Your Life and Local Church

One of our great joys is to receive reports from parents and pastors who have given this magnificent book to the young men in their lives. Because of our desire to make these resources available to families and to see young men grow spiritually, we are pleased to make Thoughts for Young Men available at reduced, bulk-rate price so that it can be purchased in large quantities and passed out like a tract to the men in your life and local church.

Now through March 31, you can save up to 60% when you purchase bulk quantities of Thoughts for Young Men. Whether you are ordering online or by phone, these are the exceptional discounts that you will enjoy, based on the number of copies purchased:

Number of Books

Discount
 1-9   $7 each 
 10-49   $4.20 each (Save 40%) 
 50+   $2.80 each (Save 60%) 

Shop online now and simply adjust the quantity for the books in your cart to receive the discounted rate. This offer ends March 31. Foreword by Doug Phillips. Paperback. 101 pgs.

Click here to purchase online.

  Blessings,
     
  Doug Phillips
President, The Vision Forum, Inc.

PS: Don’t forget that we are also offering free standard shipping on all online orders totaling $60 or more for the remainder of March! Click here to purchase Thoughts for Young Men now.
 

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