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The greatest sin today in the church is the man in the pew who is ignorant of the Bible.

J. Vernon McGee

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J. Vernon McGee
Age: 84 †
Born: 1904
Born: June 17
Died: 1988
Died: December 1
Theologian
Hillsboro
Texas
John Vernon McGee
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