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In demanding our praise God is demanding the completion of our pleasure (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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Demanding
Praise
Pleasure

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