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The wonder of marriage is woven into the wonder of the gospel of the cross of Christ, and the message of the cross is foolishness to the natural man, and so the meaning of marriage is foolishness to the natural man.

John Piper

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