Why is the third Person of the Trinity called the Spirit of truth?
He is called 'the Spirit of truth' because what He does in us, He does through the truth - the Word of God. He guides us into all truth, and Jesus said plainly, 'Your word is truth.'
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Source: The Basics The Basics, Unit 1, Lesson 1-4 - The Power-The Holy Spirit (pp. 31-40) · Read this lesson in the book →
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