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We belittle God when we go through the outward motions of worship and take no pleasure in His person.

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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Outward
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Pleasure
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