Clothed in Christ
Posted by Pastor Pat on February 2, 2009
The word “clothed” in the text before us is used of putting on a garment such as John the Baptist being “clothed with camel’s hair” (Mark 1:6) or the father clothing the prodigal son with his “best robe” (Luke 15:22) or of Herod being “arrayed in royal apparel” (Acts 12:21). Throughout the Gospels and Acts it is used almost exclusively in this way of putting on a physical garment.
Paul, however, uses it to describe the Christian life. In fact apart from Revelation 1:13; 15:6 and 19:14 Paul is the only writer to use the word once we leave the Gospels and Acts. I have listed each of the occurrences by its grammatical description. Once you look at the grammatical description certain elements become evident.
Aorist Middle Imperative
Romans 13:14 “Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.”
Ephesians 6:11 “Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.”
