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If we have no zeal for the glory of God our mercy must be superficial, man-centred human improvement with no eternal significance. And if our zeal for the glory of God is not a revelling in his mercy, than our so-called zeal, in spite of all its protests, is our of touch with God and hypocritical.

John Piper

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John Piper
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 11
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Chattanooga
Tennessee
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