Ultimately with R.C. Sproul

Why Is He Called the Holy Spirit?

2 min·August 29, 2025
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Why is the third person of the Trinity called the Holy Spirit? Today, R.C. Sproul explains that one reason lies in the Spirit's redemptive work of making us holy in our sanctification.

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