John Piper (theologian) quote: Grace is not simply leniency when we have sinned. Grace is the enabling gift of God not to sin. Grace ...

Grace is not simply leniency when we have sinned. Grace is the enabling gift of God not to sin. Grace is power, not just pardon.

~ John Piper (theologian) ~

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John Piper (theologian)The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God

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