Maximized Manhood

Final Exam

1. What were the five sins that kept Israel out of Canaan?
a. ________________
b. _________________________
c. _________________________
d. _________________________
e. ________________________________________

2. What verses in the New Testament list them? __________________________________

3. What does Canaan Land represent for men today? ____________________________________________

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4. If a man cheats on his taxes and asks God to bless it, what sin is involved? (circle one)
a. selfishness b. tempting Christ c. pride

5. Can a “maximized man” associate with people who murmur? ___ Yes ___ No

6. In the process of psychologizing the Gospel, we eliminate the word _________.

7. Human sorrow for sin is based on being _____________________________________, while godly sorrow
is based on __________________________________________________________________________.

8. If you surround a sinner with love and understanding, will their sin go away naturally?
___ Yes ___ No

9. Contrast human wisdom to godly wisdom. ___________________________________________________

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10. Love centers in the:

a. will b. heart c. mind d. emotions

11. What is the difference between an invitation and a command?

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12. Unconfessed sin is unforgiven sin. ___ True ___ False

13. Truth and reality are __________________________.

14. Give an example of “backwards loving” or “best affections.”

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15. You’ll never know the ________ of graduation until you’ve experienced the __________________ of
studying.

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16. Unforgiveness ____________ you to the sin of the one who has wronged you.

17. What commonly causes sins to pass from generation to generation? __________________________

18. “Maximized men” balance the tender and the tough. ___ True ___ False

19. Manhood and _________________________ are synonymous.

20. What God expects from men is ____________________.

21. Maturity doesn’t come with _______ but with acceptance of ____________________________.

22. No one can be responsible for success until he is willing to accept the responsibility for _______________.

23. God expects fruitfulness in our lives. One of the principles of the kingdom is, if it isn’t producing:
a. get counseling b. call your pastor c. lop it off

24. Prayer produces ____________________.

25. Every woman needs to know she is _______________ to her man.

26. In relation to a wife, what does “appreciation” mean, and what does it produce?
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27. You are ______________________ to what you confess.

28. If you do not treat your wife right, your _________________ will not get ready answers.

29. One of the lowest levels of knowledge is:

a. assumption b. kindergarten c. street smarts

30. Self-justification makes you right in ___________________ eyes by placing ______________________ on

someone else.

31. When something ____________________, it gains in value.

When something ____________________, it loses in value.

32. When a woman is appreciated, she gains value in: (circle as many as apply)
a. your eyes b. her eyes c. her children’s eyes

33. If change doesn’t come from the top, what will come from the bottom?
_________________________

34. _____________________ is always the problem; ______________________ is always the solution.

35. Change isn’t change until it is ________________.

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36. Men often judge others by their ______________, and themselves by their ________________________.

37. An ounce of obedience is worth more than a ton of prayer. ___ True ___ False

38. Some things in life are more important than __________________________.

39. The man is the ___________ of the family.

40. Guilt leads to ___________ which leads to __________________.

41. Whom did Eve blame in the Garden of Eden? ______________________

Whom did Adam blame? __________

42. There are times when silence is ________________, other times it is just plain _______________.

43. To reach your family, God looks to:

a. your wife b. your church c. you

44. The most powerful thing that can be done in life is to create an ______________.

45. The degree of disappointment is found in the difference between the ____________ and the __________.

46. Men’s three-fold responsibility is to _______________, _______________ and _____________________.

47. Above all else, the greatest thing a father can do for his children is:
a. provide them gifts b. love their mother c. save for their future

48. Love is the desire to benefit _______________ even at the expense of ___________ because love desires
to give.

49. Men are head-liners; women are __________________________ people.

50. What hour is one of the most important of a child’s life?

a. dinner hour b. study hour c. video hour

51. One of the greatest thieves of family time is _________________________.

52. The ___________________ father is the curse of our day.

53. _____________ funds can never be a substitute for a ____________ of ________________.

54. Listening is ministry. ___ True ___ False

55. The fine print is part of ________________________. To minister to a woman, you must give her some
________________________.

56. The sin of _____________________ is the basic sin of humanity.

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57. The only reason you do _______________ is because you don’t do right.

58. Communication is the ______________ of life.

59. When communication stops, _______________________ sets in.

60. The ultimate end of abnormality is _____________________________________________.

61. Marriage can be the closest thing on earth to a heaven or hell that men will ever experience.
___ True ___ False

62. It’s harder to ____________________ than it is to _________________.

63. One major reason for so much counseling today is because of:
a. such a stressful society c. so little prayer
b. so much divorce d. the high cost of living

64. Abraham pitched his _________, but built his _____________.

65. When the ___________ wears off, you have nothing but _______________________ left.

66. Short essay: The Bible says, “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”
The sin of omission, not commission, creates the most problems for men. Explain how this can be, using
personal illustrations and examples from the book.
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Telephone a.m. ______________________________ p.m. _________________________________________

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Certificate of Completion after you finish the entire Primary Course. Forge ahead! You’re a third of the way there!

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