Vance Havner Quotes

When we love like Jesus does, lives change for the better.

If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.

He who has felt his own ruin will not imagine the case of any to be hopeless; nor will he think them too fallen to be worthy his regard.

Even when we make mistakes, we hope others will love us in spite of our shortcomings - even if we don't deserve it.

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.

Jesus Christ came for me, and he came for each person that is infected with HIV/AIDS. God loves that person. He doesn't hate them. They've made mistakes. We've all made mistakes. But God loves them, God cares for them, and Jesus Christ died for their sins.

We all think people deserve second chances. None of us are perfect.

Who am I to pass judgment? Judgment has been passed on me, but I adhere to, 'Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.'

Mel Gibson doesn't need your judgment, he needs your prayers.

When people realize that they have been forgiven of everything, it becomes a little bit easier for them to forgive others.

I don't think it's an incredibly radical premise to try and have sympathy for someone who has made a mistake.

I am not going to condemn anybody. That's where religion gets a bad name, when people get holier than thou. We are all human. If my children make a mistake, I want them to know it is all right and they should try harder next time.

The Lord is forgiving, but sometimes life is not forgiving.

I believe in giving people a second chance.

Our God is a forgiving God.

I believe in forgiveness.

As long as our heart's beating, there's a chance for us, or whoever that person is in our life, and I don't know how the story turns out, but I do know that no one is out of the reach of God, and that anybody's capable of change.

You don't have to be a believer in Jesus Christ to be a gracious individual and understand that everybody messes up and that most are looking for a second chance.

Jesus didn't hold people accountable; He just held them close - because it works better.

Even if my fellow man has proven faithless time after time, I can at least retain a hope that he will improve, pray for him, and think kindly without frustration and disappointment.

We're all entitled to make mistakes. I'm not one of these guys where if you make a mistake, I'm gonna try to tear your life down and burn it to the ground.

My faith tells me everybody should have second chances.

Honestly, what Jesus was about was laying his life down for the marginalized who didn't have it all together.

God forgives us. ... Who am I not to forgive?

I could forgive the boy, now, if he'd committed a million sins!