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# Steven J Lawson

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Steven Fred Lawson is an American historian of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. He is an emeritus professor at Rutgers University–New Brunswick.

##  Quotes by Steven J Lawson · Page 2

> [The Bible is shallow enough for a new believer to wade in, but deep enough for a theologian to drown in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-j-lawson/the-bible-is-shallow-enough-for-a-new-believer-to-wade-in-but-deep/)

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[Believer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believer/)

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> [When God calls, it has the intensity of a shout and the authority of a summons. When He calls, He secures His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-j-lawson/when-god-calls-it-has-the-intensity-of-a-shout-and-the-authority-of-a/)

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[Authority](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authority/)

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> [If you are only born once, you will die twice. But if you are born twice, you will only die once.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-j-lawson/if-you-are-only-born-once-you-will-die-twice-but-if-you-are-born/)

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[Born](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born/)

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> [Hell is a real place, more real than the city in which you live, much hotter and more populated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-j-lawson/hell-is-a-real-place-more-real-than-the-city-in-which-you-live-much/)

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[Cities](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cities/)

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> [The greatest work God ever performs was not the creation of the universe out of nothing, but is the new creation of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-j-lawson/the-greatest-work-god-ever-performs-was-not-the-creation-of-the/)

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[Creation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creation/)

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> [Grace has uprooted us from a barren wilderness of sin and transplanted us by streams of living water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-j-lawson/grace-has-uprooted-us-from-a-barren-wilderness-of-sin-and/)

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[Barren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barren/)

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> [Church hoppers are like wandering dogs. If they are not regularly patted on the head, they will go elsewhere until they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-j-lawson/church-hoppers-are-like-wandering-dogs-if-they-are-not-regularly/)

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[Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church/)

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> [With arms outstretched on the cross. Jesus took holy God in one hand and sinful man with the other and brought the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-j-lawson/with-arms-outstretched-on-the-cross-jesus-took-holy-god-in-one-hand/)

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[Arms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arms/)

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> [Some Christians live in such fear, they act as if they believe in the sovereignty of Satan rather than the sovereignty of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-j-lawson/some-christians-live-in-such-fear-they-act-as-if-they-believe-in-the/)

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[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

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> [It would be easier to grow oak trees by planting marbles than for someone to be saved without the seed of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-j-lawson/it-would-be-easier-to-grow-oak-trees-by-planting-marbles-than-for/)

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[Easier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/easier/)

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## Steven J Lawson by topic

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