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Blind people don't decide to see. Jesus says, 'See!' and they see.

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
Jesus
People
Decide
Blind
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