What happens when God changes you, but people still see the person you used to be?

In this episode of Faith Walk with Bishop Litman, he opens the book of Philemon and explores one of the most powerful realites of grace: grace doesn't simply forgive our past-it changes who we are becoming.

Onesimus had a history. He had made mistakes. There were legitimate issues that needed to be addressed. But when paul encountered him again, something was different.

He wasn't who he was.

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Through Philemon 1-11, "I'm Not Who I Was" challenges us to consider what genuine transformation looks like-and whether we are willing to allow grace to change the way we see ourselvesand other people.

In this episode, you'll discover why your history doesn't have to become your permanent identity, why real transformation produces evidence, and why we must be careful not to freeze people in chapters that God has already begun rewriting.

This is Part 1 of the three-part series When Grace Changes the Relationship:

Part 1- I'm Not Who I Was

Part 2- See Me Differently

Part 3- Put It on My Account

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