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title: "6 Christian Thinking Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Christian Thinking quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Christian Thinking sayings and thoughts."
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> [Just when I get my church all sorted out, sheep from the goats, saved from the damned, hopeless from the hopeful, somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-willimon/just-when-i-get-my-church-all-sorted-out-sheep-from-the-goats-saved/)

[William Henry Willimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-willimon/)

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> [ “Looking back to \[Christendom's\] youth, we recall the emotional stirrings, the deep sense of Christian purpose, when a temple, say, challenged the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-blamires/looking-back-to-christendom-s-youth-we-recall-the-emotional-stirrings/)

[Harry Blamires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-blamires/)

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> [There is a clear intent to keep Christian thinking out of the mainstream of the media and the nation's political life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-w-lutzer/there-is-a-clear-intent-to-keep-christian-thinking-out-of-the/)

[Erwin W. Lutzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erwin-w-lutzer/)

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> [“The Christian mind is the prerequisite of Christian thinking, and Christian thinking is the prerequisite for Christian action.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-blamires/the-christian-mind-is-the-prerequisite-of-christian-thinking-and/)

[Harry Blamires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-blamires/)

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> [A near-hit bolt of lightning can create a lot more Christian thinking than a long-winded sermon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duane-dewel/a-near-hit-bolt-of-lightning-can-create-a-lot-more-christian-thinking/)

[Duane Dewel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duane-dewel/)

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> [The difference between Christian thinking and the non-Christian philosopher has always been at this point. The non-Christian philosopher has always said that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/the-difference-between-christian-thinking-and-the-non-christian/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

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