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It is unbiblical and arrogant to try to worship God for any other reason than the pleasure to be had in Him.

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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Pleasure
Reason
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