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The greatest cause in the world is joyfully rescuing people from hell, meeting their earthly needs, making them glad in god, and doing it with a kind, serious pleasure that makes christ look like the treasure he is.
-John Piper
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The Greatest Cause In The World Is

John Piper
The greatest cause in the world is joyfully rescuing people from hell, meeting their earthly needs, making them glad in god, and doing it with a kind, serious pleasure that makes christ look like the treasure he is.
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