Muscular Christianity Quotes

“If we read the Bible aright, we read a book which teaches us to go forth and do the work of the Lord; to do the work of the Lord in the world as we find it; to try to make things better in this world, even if only a little better, because we have lived in it. That kind of work can be done only by the man who is neither a weakling nor a coward; by the man who in the fullest sense of the word is a true Christian.5”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“As explained in the first chapter, human beings are physically hardwired to constantly move about and exercise. Every day, we build up a lot of stress, and physical exercise provides an outlet to get this out of our system so we can stay healthy. In the modern world, our stress is exacerbated by our incessant consumption of negative news and by rapid changes in our culture and norms. Negativity and confusion add stress to the body. Exercise will help manage this by releasing neurotransmitters, called endorphins, into our body to manage our response. Exercise temporarily mimics the fight-or-flight response that you may feel when you are stressed. But in the long run, it will help calm and de-stress you. Endorphins help calm your responses and ultimately result in removing the built-up stresses from our lives. Studies have shown that people experience positive changes after just one or two cardio sessions. Exercise will also help you sleep, which is directly correlated with lower stress and anxiety.3 Exercise”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“Man shall not live on bread alone, it doesn’t have enough protein.”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“Exemplars of virtue move us more than the ethical maxims of philosophy.”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“There is a pure light of virtue that passes through a prism and refracts the colors of masculinity and femininity. Masculinity and femininity are like two instruments playing the same note. Even when they do the same thing, they sound different.”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“We use meekness to harnesses the passion of anger unto the good of reason. Just as Jesus did.”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“When conflict is temporarily avoided, it becomes delayed and magnified.”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“Being assertive, using harsh words in the face of wicked evil, showing anger at sin, and turning tables are not un-Christlike. In fact, they are precisely Christlike.”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“Meekness is strength contained and controlled. It is carrying a sword and keeping it sheathed. It is having a feral ferocity capable of overwhelming anyone—yet having the self-control to refrain from using an iota more than necessary.”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“Nobody received creatine through the placenta; nobody was breastfed whey protein; you can always work out and become stronger than you currently are.”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“Doing smaller things consistently will reap more results than doing big things spontaneously.”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“Laws, when properly placed, clarify the way to maximally flourish.”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“God’s glory is like an iridescent crystal with infinite sides. When you first lift the crystal, you look at it from one angle and are made privy to His infinite majesty. Then you turn the crystal around ever so slightly to see another angle. This angle highlights another side of God’s infinite glory, yet this side looks nothing like the previous side. It captures a part of God’s glory from a completely different perspective. You turn the crystal again and you see a third side of God in an entirely new perspective. Completely different in kind from the first two sides. And you can continue doing this an infinite number of times.”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“Truly, if there were a drug that did everything exercise did with no repercussions, it would be the most valuable item on the planet. So why isn’t everyone “lining up” to “buy” this “drug?”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“Humans do not develop without strain. The mind develops greater endurance, moral fiber, understanding, and depth through the stress of trials and struggles in life. The mind that never endures any discomfort or trouble will, in all likelihood, crumble when real, prolonged stress is applied.”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“To reject God is to untether the Earth from its orbit around the sun. To drift aimlessly in the hollow void of endless space.”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness

“The cross you bear is the most difficult for you precisely because you are the one who has the most to gain from it.”
― Paul Uponi, Muscular Christianity: A Case for Spiritual and Physical Fitness