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Bad theology will eventually hurt people and dishonor God in proportion to its badness.

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
Theology
Proportion
Eventually
Hurt
People
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