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  IT MIGHTILY ALTERS AND CHANGES A MAN
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: Gospel-obedience is a transforming power that brings about a
profound change in a person's life, from sin to righteousness and from
earthly-mindedness to heavenly-mindedness.

Topics: "Transformation", "Gospel Obedience"
Scripture References: John 8:36, Romans 6:17, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 5:22-23, Ephesians 4:22-24, Philippians 2:13, Colossians 3:1-2, James 1:22, 1 Peter 1:14-16, 1 John 1:9

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the transformative power of gospel-obedience,
which leads to a profound change in a person's character and actions. He
explains that true obedience, rooted in saving faith, alters individuals
from sin to sanctity and from pride to humility, aligning them with
God's holy will. Brooks warns that those who have not experienced this
saving change remain trapped in sin and bitterness, highlighting the
necessity of genuine transformation in the life of a believer.

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"Thanks be to God that, though you used to be

slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the

form of teaching to which you were entrusted."

Romans 6:17

Certainly, gospel-obedience is a grace of much

worth, and of great force upon the whole man;

for when it is once wrought in the heart, it works

a conformity to all God's holy will.

That obedience which springs from saving faith

is a transforming obedience. It mightily alters

and changes a man:

from impurity to purity,

from sin to sanctity,

from unrighteousness to righteousness,

from earthly-mindedness to heavenly-mindedness,

from pride to humility,

from hypocrisy to sincerity, etc.

Those who are not savingly changed, are still

in the gall of bitterness, and bond of iniquity.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/it-mightily-alters-and-changes-a-man/
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