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  THE TRANSFORMED LIFE
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: Receiving Jesus Christ means a complete and revolutionary
transformation of our lives, leaving no part unaffected, and attaching
ourselves exclusively to His holy person in faith.

Topics: "Discipleship", "Transformation"
Scripture References: Matthew 6:24, Luke 9:23, John 15:5, Romans 12:1, Galatians 2:20

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes that true Christianity is not meant to be easy, as
it requires a radical transformation of life upon receiving Jesus
Christ. He argues that this transformation is comprehensive, affecting
every aspect of a person's life and establishing an exclusive
relationship with Christ that redefines all other relationships. Tozer
highlights that discipleship involves accepting the challenging terms
laid out by Jesus, which some may find harsh but are essential for
genuine faith. The call to follow Christ is a call to a revolutionary
change that prioritizes Him above all else, making Him the center of our
existence.

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Many of the great evangelists who have touched the world for God,
including such men as Jonathan Edwards and Charles Finney, have declared
that the church is being betrayed by those who insist on Christianity
being made "too easy." Jesus laid down the terms of Christian
discipleship and there are some among us who criticize: "Those words of
Jesus sound harsh and cruel." This is where we stand: receiving Jesus
Christ into your life means that you have made an attachment to the
Person of Christ that is revolutionary, in that it reverses the life and
transforms it completely! It is complete in that it leaves no part of
the life unaffected. It exempts no area of the life of the total man.

By faith and through grace, you have now formed an exclusive
relationship with your Savior, Jesus Christ.

All of your other relationships are now conditioned and determined by
your one relationship to your Savior. To receive Jesus Christ, then, is
to attach ourselves in faith to His holy person, to live or die,
forever! He must be first and last and all!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/the-transformed-life/
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