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John Piper, When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy Quotes: The only freedom that lasts comes from pursuing what we want when we want what we ought.
         

The only freedom that lasts comes from pursuing what we want when we want what we ought.


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The only freedom that lasts comes from pursuing what we want when we want what we ought.
         



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Desire for and delight in God's Word are inseparable.



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