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The whole world lives for pleasure. The only difference is theirs is fleeting, while ours is forever in Jesus.

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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