Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

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U NDERSTANDING THE P URPOSE AND P OWER OF M EN a book for men and the women who love them

Dr. Myles Munroe Bahamas Faith Ministries International P.O. Box N9583 Nassau, Bahamas e-mail: bfmadmin@bfmmm.com websites: www.bfmmm.com; www.bfmi.tv; www.mylesmunroe.tv

ISBN-13: 978-0-88368-725-3 ISBN-10: 0-88368-725-9 Printed in the United States of America © 2001 by Dr. Myles Munroe

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Munroe, Myles. Understanding the purpose and power of men / by Myles Munroe. p. cm. ISBN 0-88368-725-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Men (Christian theology) 2. Sex role — Religious aspects — Christianity. I. Title.

BT703.5 .M86 2002 261.8'3431 — dc21 2001007727

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