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Marriage. The roots are deep. The covenant is solid. The love is sweet. Life is hard. And God is good.

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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Covenant
Life
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Marriage
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The most dangerous thing in the world is the sin of self-reliance and the stupor of worldliness.
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We cannot know what prayer is for until we know that life is war.
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The whole world lives for pleasure. The only difference is theirs is fleeting, while ours is forever in Jesus.
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