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We've learned how to lengthen life, but we don't know how to deepen it.

Vance Havner

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Vance Havner
Age: 77 †
Born: 1886
Born: February 16
Died: 1963
Died: May 2
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One of the greatest errors in the church today is the artificial distinction we have created between accepting Christ as Savior and confessing Him as Lord. We have made two experiences of it, but the New Testament makes them one.
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When we are weakest and most despondent, Jesus is most considerate. When there is a break in our progress or we have a spell of depression, he sees the whole of our lives and in the light of that He is longsuffering with discordant details.
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You can't preach it like it is if you don't believe it like it was.
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We have suffered from the preaching of cheap grace. Grace is free, but it is not cheap. People will take anything that is free, but they are not interested in discipleship. They will take Christ as Savior but not as Lord.
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Salvation is a helmet, not a nightcap.
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The middle of the road is a poor place to walk. It is a poor place to drive. It is a poor place to live.
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What gives the Word of God authority is simply the fact that it is the word of God!
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