Let The Men Be Men: God's Design for Manhood and Marriage

by Chris Mueller

In 1 Corinthians 16:13, the Apostle Paul gives a clear command to 'act like men.' In our current times that is a difficult target for even Christian young adults to hit. The good news is that, in the book of Titus, God provides us with direct instruction on how to achieve that goal. There, the apostle Paul reveals God's clear design for how young men are to walk worthy of Jesus Christ. In every generation, Christian men and women desperately need a biblical foundation on the roles which God designed, yet few churches give it. This book and its partner, Let the Women be Women, are therefore all the more valuable to meet that need.

Genres: Christian, Christian Living, Theology, Marriage, Faith, Family, Nonfiction

208 pages, Paperback

Published March 15, 2022

Reviews

[Caleb Villa]

It is painfully clear that this was composed by a preacher and not a writer. Haphazard sermon notes stretched to 200 pages through mindless repetition and circularity. And somehow, in the entirety of those 200 pages, Mueller doesn’t even address the central topic of manhood beyond a few traits that the Bible commands men to embody. Yes, men ought to be sober-minded, dignified, and self-controlled, but those things are not manhood itself, or else many godly women are actually men. So what actually is manhood? Mueller is silent. 100% application with skin-deep theology behind it. Maybe thinking is effeminate and doing is masculine?

[Jessica Reeser]

This was a good book on the characteristics of a godly man and I would recommend it to my single friends to know what qualities to look for in a spouse.
I think that a lot of the qualities though are qualities of a godly person. In his other book, Let the Women Be Women, I feel like there was much more application of the qualities of a godly woman, wife, and mother. In this book, I feel like the qualities were more applicable to Christians in general.

[Matthew]

I think one of this biggest issues in the church is the confusion around biblical manhood. This book is a helpful tool to any man to clarify Scriptural characteristics all men should aspire to.

[Michael Burchfield]

A good basic discipleship book for young Christian men, with lessons for older men, based on Titus 2 from the New Testament. I worked through this book with a group of men in a study. We had some good discussion around the contents, but because most of the men were over 50 years old, I wonder how relevant the material was for them. I rated the book a four star book because if that, but idk the group I took through the book had been young men—college aged men, for example—I would have rated it five stars.

[Grant Russell]

Excellent book.

A study of Titus 2 and what it means to be a man.

[Jay Magnant]

This is a book that I will go back to. Not only does it discuss the theological components of biblical manhood clearly, it’s also fairly practical.

[Josh Perez]

1) What does it mean to be a real man? Well this book will answer that question with a dressed up sermon converted into a book. Boring, repetitive, lacking much insight and just very forgettable.