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The Gospel is not how people get to heaven. The Gospel is how people get to God.

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
Gospel
Heaven
People

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God created us for this: to live our lives in a way that makes him look more like the greatness and the beauty and the infinite worth that he really is. This is what it means to be created in the image of God.
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When GOD is our deepest pleasure we display Him as our highest treasure.
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You never outgrow your need to preach to yourself the gospel.
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