Edwin Louis Cole, also known as Ed Cole, was the founder of the Christian Men’s Network, an American religious organization devoted to helping Christian men and fathers. He published many books and preached numerous sermons relating to men and religion. These Edwin Louis Cole Quotes will motivate you.
Best Edwin Louis Cole Quotes
- “Being a male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of choice.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Maturity comes not with age but with the acceptance of responsibility. You are only young once but immaturity can last a lifetime!” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Winners are not those who never fail, but those who never quit.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Men are limited by the knowledge of their minds, the worth of their characters and the principles upon which they are building their lives.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Knowledge is the acquiring of facts, understanding is the interpreting of facts, wisdom the application.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Temptation can be tormenting, but remember: The torment of temptation to sin is nothing to compare with the torment of the consequences of sin. Remorse and regret cannot compensate for sin….though sins can be forgiven immediately – the consequences can last a lifetime” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “You seek the heights of manhood when you seek the depths of God.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “God never ends anything on a negative; God always ends on a positive.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “A ton of prayer will never produce what an ounce of obedience will.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “You don’t drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
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“You can tell the nature of the man by the words he chooses.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “A man who honors God privately will show it by making good decisions publicly.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Your best friend and worst enemy are both in this room right now. It’s not your neighbor right or left – and it’s not God or the devil – it’s you.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Character is more important than talent.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “The man who seeks to please God is the man who people are pleased with. The man who seeks to please others won’t satisfy anyone.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “The difference between men who succeed or fail is their ability to handle the pressure.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Boundaries are to protect life, not to limit pleasures.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “The pleasures of sin exist. We cannot deny them. But we also dare not deny what follows in their wake: a voracious appetite, inflamed with eroticism, demanding more indulgence more often until a degenerative spiral captures the soul and drags us on a never-ending descent into deeper patterns of immorality and illicit behavior… Lust goes beyond the sexual. Lust can show itself in a variety of forms: covetousness, gluttony, drunkenness, power hunger, or unbridled ambition, to name a few” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “You cannot compensate by sacrifice what you lose through disobedience” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Greatness comes through serving. The more you serve, the greater you become” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
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“The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “There are dreamers and there are planners; the planners make their dreams come true.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “All sin is a form of insanity. Satan is the most insane being of all because he still believes he can defeat God” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “There is a high cost for low living.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Obedience is an act of faith; disobedience is the result of unbelief.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Men cannot make Scripture conform to their lifestyle; they must make their lifestyle conform to Scripture.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “The more you build your life on principle and less on personality – yours or others – the straighter will be your course.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Successful people recognize crisis as a time for change – from lesser to greater, smaller to bigger.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
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“Remember, you are only committed to what you confess.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Knowledge of God’s Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Your faithfulness makes you trustworthy to God.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Marriage may be the closest thing to Heaven or Hell any of us will know on this earth.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
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“Sin is still sin – no matter how you spell it.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “God is the Creator; Satan is the counterfeiter.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “When the pressure comes, preferences give way while convictions hold firm.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Failing is not the worst thing in the world; quitting is” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Fear attracts attack.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Sin is basically a denial of God’s right of possession.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Our Lord never condemned the fig tree because it brought forth so much fruit that some fell to the ground and spoiled. He only cursed it when it was barren.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
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“Men and women have strengths that complement each other.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “All wrong conduct is based on wrong believing” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Confidentiality is a virtue of the loyal, as loyalty is the virtue of faithfulness.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Attitude determines the altitude of life.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “To him who knows to prosper and does it not, to him it is sin.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “There are no small churches, just small people.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Prayer in private results in boldness in public.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole Quotes
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“Illusions of grandeur are not the same as visions of greatness.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Reading is an art form, and every man can be an artist.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “There is a price to pay for accomplishment.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “The counterfeit trinity is me, myself, and I.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Inconsistencies in men are generally testimony to their immaturity.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Truth cannot be defeated.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Faith is the ticket to the feast, not the feast.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
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“Have faith in God; God has faith in you.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Believing in evolution is believing in the unproved while believing in Christ is believing in the proven.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Peace is the umpire for doing the will of God.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “The Ten Commandments have never been replaced as the moral basis upon which society rests.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “The discipline of daily devotion to God undergirds decisions.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “The yoke you wear determines the burden you bear.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “Trust funds can never be a substitute for a fund of trust.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “What you believe about God has the greatest potential for good or harm in your life.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole
- “God will lead you into a deliverance where the means that delivers you will be those who would destroy you.” ~ Edwin Louis Cole