Biblical Role Models

Here is a short list of men and women that God considered worthy to follow - but only as they followed the path of righteousness. Consider the words of the inspired apostle Paul "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ" (1 Cor. 11:1).

• Abigail, woman of tact & poise (1 Sam. 25)
• Abraham, the friend of God (Jas. 2:23)
• Barnabas, the great encourager (Acts 4:36)
• Caleb, mountain climber (Jos. 14:12)
• Deborah, the fearless patriot (Jdg. 4-5)
• Daniel, the lion tamer (Dan. 6:22)
• David, man after God's own heart (Acts 13:22)
• Dorcus, the Christian philanthropist (Acts 9:36-43)
• Elizabeth, the priestly mother (Luke 1:6)
• Enoch, who walked with God (Gen. 5:22)
• Epaphroditus, a man of reputation (Phi. 2:29)
• Esther, the providential princess (Esther 4:14)
• Ezekiel, a man with a strong forehead (Eze. 3:8)
• Haggai, the old man whose time was now (Hag. 1:4)
• Isaiah, the gospel statesman (Isa 53)
• Jeremiah, the languishing over sin (Lam. 1:16; 2:8)
• Jethro, the preeminent father-in-law (Exo. 18)
• Job, the patient patriarch (Jas. 5:11)
• John, the disciple whom Jesus loved (Jho. 21:20)
• Joseph, a lad of dreams (Gen. 37; 41)
• Joseph, a man who obeyed dreams (Mat. 1:24; 2:13-14, 19-21, 22)
• Joshua, a decisive conqueror (Jos. 24:15)
• Lois & Eunice, Christian professors (2 Tim. 1:5; ;3:14-15)
• Lydia, an hospitable business women (Acts 16:12-15, 40)
• Mary, the magnificent (Luke 1:28)
• Moses, the meek Num. 12:3)
• Nehemiah, the builder of God's wall (Neh. 6:15)
• Noah, true grit (2 Pet. 2:5)
• Paul, that passionate apostle (Phi. 3:6; Gal. 1:14)
• Peter, from shifting sand to solid rock (2 Pet. 1:10)
• Timothy, a likeminded young man (Phi. 2:20)

~ rick