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It has to do with seeing God. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8).

John Piper

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John Piper
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 11
Clergyman
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
Chattanooga
Tennessee
John Stephen Piper
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Matthew
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