Maximized Manhood

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Summary: A Great book!...What a Christian Man should be.
Review: Edwin Louis Cole has done a great job on explaining what a true christian man should be. Dr. Cole is blunt and tells you how a Christian man takes responsibilty for what he says and in his actions, to be a leader in the home, work and in church. You will find a deeper love and respect for Christ. This book is hard to put down. Woman should read this book to learn what to look for in a man. If you read just one Christain book, other than the Bible, this is the one to read.

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Summary: Must Reading for Every Man
Review: This is my second reading of Maximized Manhood, and although it is over twenty years old, it still speaks with a clarion voice to men that manhood and Christlikeness are synonymous. Subtitle A Guide Top Family Survival, Cole rightly discerns that the role of the man, which is under attack from political and cultural left, must conform to his biblical antecedents if the family is going to survive in the future. This book is really apolitical, as Cole does not specially identify the leftist institutions that seek to destroy or redefine the American family and the biblical role of the male, outside of commenting on and condemning the rising tide of feminism and pornography.

Speaking as a man to men, Cole rejects the insipidism of much evangelical thought and practice. He rightly discerns that nowhere in the Scripture are men invited to repent of their sins and accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior; rather, the Bible commands men to repent. The idea of giving an invitation for men to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior is foreign to the New Testament. Cole also attacks the psychologicalization of the Christian faith. The idea of sin has been supplanted by of having problems. Cole points out that if you only have a problem you can get sympathy for it or understating for it, or professional help. Sins, on the other hand, have to be repented, confessed and forsaken.

Yes, the book is somewhat dated. Illustrations often refer to a culture that is over twenty years old. Even the revised version still reflects that old culture. But do not let this get in your way. Cole is a master of setting forth biblical truth in succinct phrases or coleisms such as: You can pitch personality, but you must build character; The greatest thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother; Some things in life are more important than life itself; The Kingdom of God is built on truth, not human sentiment. The list goes on and on.

Is this a great book? Probably not. Will this book change your life? Yes, if you read it and apply its principles. It may not be a great book but Dr. Cole was a great man. Read it and learn what it means to be a man after God's own heart.

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Summary: This book is changing my life
Review: This little book is incredible and it is changing my life. My connection to God is deeper and more intense than it ever has been since I started reading this book and implementing the truths it boldly proclaims. My wife cannot believe the change in me and my little girl has noticed too. GET THIS BOOK AND READ IT! The book starts out a little slow, basically ranting on the feminist movement of the 70's. But get ready for a spiritual slap in the face...it gets better...much better. Edwin Cole plainly lays out what it means to be a man in God's image (Christlikeness). He shows you through scripture how man is meant to be the leader of the family and exactly how to accomplish this by immitating Christ. The message is so clear and so simple, you will wonder why you never saw it this way before.