CLOTHED

IN
CHRIST

Lesson 13 for June 25, 2011

 OLD GARMENTS, NEW GARMENTS

“That you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old
man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,
and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you
put on the new man which was created according to God, in
true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians, 4: 22-24)
 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OLD AND NEW GARMENTS
OLD GARMENTS (the old man) NEW GARMENTS (the new man)
“Therefore put to death your
“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and
members which are on the
beloved,
earth:
put on tender mercies,
fornication,
kindness, humility,
uncleanness,
meekness, longsuffering;
passion,
bearing with one another,
evil desire
and forgiving one another…
and covetousness, which is
put on love, which is the bond of
idolatry…
perfection.
anger,
And let the peace of God rule in your
wrath,
hearts…
malice,
be thankful.
blasphemy,
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in
filthy language out of your
all wisdom,
mouth.
teaching and admonishing one another,
Do not lie to one another, since
singing…
you have put off the old man
do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
with his deeds”
(Colossians, 3: 5-9) thanks to God the Father through Him”
(Colossians, 3: 12-17)
 WHEN DO WE PUT ON CHRIST?

When we are baptized we die to

ourselves and start living in Christ.
Our sins --the old filthy garments--
are washed off and we put on the
new garments of Christ.
We claim for life, perfection and
Christ’s character with those new
garments.

“For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have

put on Christ” (Galatians, 3: 27)
“The repentant believer, who takes the steps
required in conversion, commemorates in
his baptism the death, burial, and
resurrection of Christ. He goes down into
the water in the likeness of Christ’s death
and burial, and he is raised out of the water
in the likeness of His resurrection—not to
take up the old life of sin, but to live a new
life in Christ Jesus.”

E.G.W. (That I may know Him, March 6)

 HOW IS THE LIFE OF THOSE WE HAVE PUT ON CHRIST?
Those who have put on Christ must live in a different way than they did
before.
There must be a change in us after putting on Christ; that involves:

Obeying divine and human law

(Romans, 13: 1-7)

The reason for everything in our life

must be love to others
(Romans, 13: 8-10)

The proximity of the Second Coming

of Jesus must be the motivation of all
our thoughts and acts (Romans, 13:
11-14)

Those who have put on Christ must walk as He did. They must reflect His character,
imitate His behavior and loving as He did.
 CLOTHED IN IMMORTALITY
Although we are clothed in Christ and we live as He
lived, our end is the same: death.
But the Word of God gives us a promise that goes
beyond that: we will be clothed in immortality.
“In a flash, in the twinkling of an eye,
at the last trumpet. For the trumpet
will sound, the dead will be raised
imperishable, and we will be changed.
For the perishable must clothe itself
with the imperishable, and the mortal
with immortality. When the perishable
has been clothed with the imperishable,
and the mortal with immortality, then
the saying that is written will come
true: "Death has been swallowed up in
victory."”
(1 Corinthians, 15: 52-54 NIV)

When Jesus comes, we will receive a new body that

won’t be under death’s control. It will be immortal
and incorruptible.
 CLOTHED IN OUR “Now we know that if the earthly
tent we live in is destroyed, we
HEAVENLY have a building from God, an
DWELLING eternal house in heaven, not built
by human hands. Meanwhile we
groan, longing to be clothed with
our heavenly dwelling, because
when we are clothed, we will not
be found naked” (2 Corinthians, 5: 1-3 NIV)

A heavenly and everlasting home

Being clothed

Eternal life in Christ

A worldly and temporary home

Paul uses several metaphors to
explain us the hope of being Being naked
clothed in immortal bodies
when Christ comes back. Mortality
“Through the agency of the Holy Spirit, God works a moral change in the lives of
His people, changing them into the likeness of Christ. Then, when the last trumpet
call shall reach the ears of the dead who sleep in Christ, they will come forth to a
new life, clothed with the garments of salvation. They enter in through the gates
into the City of God, welcomed to the happiness and joy of their Lord. Would that
we all could understand and ever keep in mind the joys that await those who keep
their eyes on the pattern Christ Jesus, and in this life seek to form a character like
His”
E.G.W. (The upward look, March 5)