Character is defined as the strength of moral fiber. A. W. Tozer described character as “the excellence of moral being.” As the excellence of gold is its purity and the excellence of art is its beauty, so the excellence of man is his character. Persons of character are noted for their honesty, ethics, and charity.

Descriptions such as “a man of principle” and ”woman of integrity” are assertions of character. A lack of character is a moral deficiency, and persons lacking character tend to behave dishonestly, unethically and uncharitably.

A person’s character is the sum of his or her disposition, thoughts, desires and actions. It is good to remember that character is gauged by general tendencies, not on the basis of a few isolated actions. We must look at the whole life.

For example, King David was a man of good character (1 Sam 13:14), although he sinned on few occasions (2 Sam 11). And although Ahab may have acted nobly once (1 Kgs 22:35), he was still a man of overall bad character (1 Kgs 16:33). Several people in the Bible are described as having noble character: Ruth (Ruth 3:11), Hanani (Neh 7:2), David (Psalm 78:72), Job (Job 2:3). These individuals’ lives were distinguished by persistent moral virtues.

Character is influenced and developed by our choices. Daniel “resolved not to defile himself” in Babylon (Dan 1:, and that godly choice was an important step in formulating an unassailable integrity in the young man’s life. Character, in turn, influences our choices. “The integrity of the upright guides them” (Prov. 11:3a). Character will help us weather the storms of life and keep us from sin (Prov 10:9a).

It is the Lord’s command to develop good character within us. “The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD test the heart” (Prov 17:3). Godly character is the result of the Holy Spirit’s work of sanctification.

A GODLY CHARACTER IN THE BELIEVER IS A CONSISTENT MANIFESTATION OF JESUS IN HIS LIFE.

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