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If we cannot claim to live sinless lives, then the only thing that can keep us from despairing before a holy God is that we have an Advocate in heaven and He pleads our case not on the basis of our perfection but of His propitiation.

John Piper

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