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Isn't it ironic that today people say, 'If you know the love of God, you don't have to worry when you go on in sin.' But the apostle John said, 'If you know the love of God, you won't be able to go on in sin.'

John Piper

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John Piper
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 11
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Non-Fiction Writer
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Chattanooga
Tennessee
John Stephen Piper
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