Disciplines

of a

Godly

Man

Tenth Anniversary Edition

Revised Edition

R. Kent Hughes

CROSSWAY BOOKS

A PUBLISHING MINISTRY OF

GOOD NEWS PUBLISHERS

WHEATON, ILLINOIS

For my sons

Brian Thomas Hoch,

James Jefferson Simpson,

Richard Kent Hughes II

and

William Carey Hughes

10th Anniversary Edition, Revised Edition, copyright  2001 by R. Kent Hughes.

Original edition copyright  1991 by R. Kent Hughes.

Published by Crossway Books, a publishing ministry of
Good News Publishers, 1300 Crescent Street, Wheaton, Illinois 60187.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, except as provided by USA copyright law.

Cover design: Cindy Kiple

Unless otherwise noted, all Bible quotations are taken from Holy Bible:
New International Version, copyright  1978 by the New York
International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hughes, R. Kent.

Disciplines of a godly man / R. Kent Hughes.—Rev. ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978–1-5813–4758-6

ISBN 1–58134-758–8

1. Discipline—Religious aspects—Christianity. 2. Spiritual life—
Christianity. 3. Men—Religious life. I. Title.

BV4647.D58 H84 2001

248.8’42—dc21 2001004098

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Discipline for Godliness

Relationships

2 Discipline of Purity

3 Discipline of Marriage

4 Discipline of Fatherhood

5 Discipline of Friendship

Soul

6 Discipline of Mind

7 Discipline of Devotion

8 Discipline of Prayer

9 Discipline of Worship

Character

10 Discipline of Integrity

11 Discipline of Tongue

12 Discipline of Work

13 Discipline of Perseverance

Ministry

14 Discipline of Church

15 Discipline of Leadership

16 Discipline of Giving

17 Discipline of Witness

18 Discipline of Ministry

Discipline

19 Grace of Discipline

Resources

A The Bible on Audiocassette

B James and Deby Fellowes’s Witness to Their Faith

C Personal Reading Survey

D M’Cheyne’s Calendar for Daily Readings

E Through the Bible

F Topical Guide to Daily Devotional Bible Reading in a Year

G Selected Proverbs Regarding the Tongue

H Hymns for Personal Adoration and Praise

I Choruses and Scripture Songs for Personal Adoration and Praise

J Praise Psalms Especially Appropriate for Personal Worship

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank my secretary, Mrs. Sharon Fritz, for her care and pride of workmanship in typing the multiple revisions of the manuscript; Mr. Herbert Carlburg for weekly proofreading and many suggested improvements; Mr. George Grant for his expert editing though busy in far-off England; Mr. Ted Griffin, Managing Editor of Crossway Books, for his discerning eye which has made clear the incomprehensible and for the preparation of the study questions; and my wife, Barbara, who possesses the gracious wisdom to cut through the ...