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Oct 2024
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Son of Man

LIGONIER MINISTRIES
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When we ascribe a title to ourselves, we better be sure that we live up to the name. Today, Barry Cooper identifies the significance of the most common designation Jesus applied to Himself.

Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/son-of-man/

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