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Vance Havner was an influential American author and pastor, recognized for his impactful sermons and theological works. Born in 1901, he dedicated much of his life to serving in various churches and theological institutions. Havner's writings focused on the practical application of biblical truths in daily life, and he was renowned for his ability to convey complex theological ideas in a straightforward and relatable manner. He passed away on August 12, 1986.

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“Men love everything but righteousness and fear everything but God.”

Men Christianity Righteousness

Book:Hearts Afire

Source: Hearts Afire

“Sometimes your medicine bottle has on it, "shake well before using." That is what God has to do with some of His people. He has to shake them well before they are ever usable.”

People Wells Sometimes Christianity Adversity Medicine Shakes Bottles Missionary

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“To some Christianity is an argument. To many it is a performance. To a few, it is experience.”

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“To the average professed Christian today, living so far below normal, New Testament Christianity would be a shock.”

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“The real test of your Christianity is not how pious you look at the Lord's table on Sunday, but how you act at the breakfast table at home. If it takes two cups of coffee to make you fit to live with, you had better go to the mourner's bench.”

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“We are suffering today from a species of Christianity as dry as dust, as cold as ice, as pale as a corpse, and as dead as King Tut. We are suffering not from a lack of correct heads but of consumed hearts.”

Heart Today Suffering Christianity Cold Kings Species Dust Ice Dry Pale Consumed Corpses King Tut

Book:It is Time

Source: It is Time

“The devil is not fighting religion. He´s too smart for that. He is producing a counterfeit Christianity, so much like the real one that good Christians are afraid to speak out against it.”

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“A soft and sheltered Christianity, afraid to be lean and lone, unwilling to face the storms and brave the heights, will end up fat and foul in the cages of conformity.”

Ends Faces Christianity Brave Storm Fats Height Conformity Cages Foul Unwilling Lone

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“Salt seasons, purifies, preserves. But somebody ought to remind us that salt also irritates. Real living Christianity rubs this world the wrong way.”

World Way Real Christianity This World Ought Seasons Preserves Salt Wrong Way

Book:Day by Day

Source: Day by Day

“The devil is not fighting religion. He's too smart for that. He is producing a counterfeit Christianity, so much like the real one that good Christians are afraid to speak out against it. We are plainly told in the Scriptures that in the last days men will not endure sound doctrine and will depart from the faith and heap to themselves teachers to tickle their ears. We live in an epidemic of this itch, and popular preachers have developed “ear-tickling” into a fine art.”

“Revival is simply New Testament Christianity, the saints going back to normal.”

Christianity Normal Saint Testament Revival New Testament

Author:Vance Havner

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Born: 1901
Died: August 12, 1986
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