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  I AM NOT THE MAN THAT I WAS!
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: True holiness is the immediate fruit of genuine union with
Christ, transforming us from our old selves to new creatures in Christ.

Topics: "Transformation in Christ", "Holiness"
Scripture References: John 3:3, Romans 6:4, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 2:20, Ephesians 4:24, Colossians 3:10, Titus 3:5, 1 Peter 1:23, 1 John 3:9

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes that true holiness stems from a genuine union
with Christ, transforming believers into new creations. He illustrates
this transformation by stating that those in Christ experience a
complete renewal of their identity, including a new head, heart, and
spirit. Brooks powerfully conveys that holiness changes one's nature,
turning a lion into a lamb and a wolf into a sheep, highlighting the
profound impact of Christ's sanctification in a believer's life.

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All true holiness is the immediate fruit of genuine union with Christ.
Christ is made not only wisdom, righteousness, and redemption--but He is
also made sanctification to us, 1 Cor. 1:30. He who is in Christ is a
new creature. He has . . . a new head, a new heart, a new lip, a new
life, a new spirit, new principles, new ends. He can truly say, "I am
not the man that I was! I was a lion--yet holiness has made me a lamb! I
was a wolf--yet holiness has made me a sheep! I was a raven--yet
holiness has made me a dove!"

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/i-am-not-the-man-that-i-was/
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