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It is only the life that is lost for Him that is found in Him.

Vance Havner

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Vance Havner
Age: 77 †
Born: 1886
Born: February 16
Died: 1963
Died: May 2
Clergyman
Literary Critic
Literary Historian
Plainfield
New Jersey
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A true preacher is best measured not by how many bouquets have been pinned on him but by how many brickbats have been pitched at him. Prophets have been on the receiving end of mud more than medals.
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I'm tired of hearing sin called sickness and alcoholism a disease. It is the only disease I know of that we're spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year to spread.
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It is not our responsibility to make it acceptable it is our duty to make it available.
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It is debatable which is causing us more harm - hot-headed ignorance or cold-hearted intellectualism.
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Sin has gotten men into more trouble than science can get him out of.
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The Word of God is either absolute or obsolete.
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The gospel is for lifeboats, not showboats, and a man must make up his mind which boat he is going to operate.
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There are many who say they want to be victorious Christians, but few are willing to endure the discipline necessary to make one a good solider of Jesus Christ. There is a prize to possess, but before we possess it there is a price to be paid, and few will pay it.
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The early Christians condemned false doctrine in a way that sounds almost unchristian today.
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Christmas is based on an exchange of gifts, the gift of God to man - His unspeakable gift of His Son, and the gift of man to God - when we present our bodies a living sacrifice.
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The same church members who yell like Comanche Indians at a ball game on Saturday sit like wooden Indians in church on Sunday.
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Every Christian is a priest, not offering a sacrifice for sins - since that has been done once and for all - but offering his person, praise and possessions.
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The devil's not fighting churches today, he's joining churches.
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There is a trend today that would put a new robe on the prodigal son while he is still feeding hogs. Some would put the ring on his finger while he still in the pigsty. Others would paint the pigsty and advocate bigger and better hog pens.
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Do not so contemplate eternity that you waste today.
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Plenty of church members are shaky about what they believe, while not many are shaken by what they believe.
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