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Feb 2023
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The Goal of the Christian Life

LIGONIER MINISTRIES
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What is the goal of the Christian life? Today, R.C. Sproul reminds us that our aim as believers isn’t to pursue spirituality or piety, but something greater.

Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ultimately-with-rc-sproul/the-goal-of-the-christian-life

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