In Galatians 3:23-29, Paul speaks of having been held captive under the law, but being freed by faith, when we put on Christ as our clothing. Pastor Ross Erb pointed out that we tend to make assumptions about people based on what they wear. Haute couture is a French term that means "high sewing" or "high dressmaking", and refers to custom made clothing of very high quality. Surely to put on our "Christ-clothing" is to dress ourselves in haute couture. What could be finer material, or more...
In Galatians 3:23-29, Paul speaks of having been held captive under the law, but being freed by faith, when we put on Christ as our clothing. Pastor Ross Erb pointed out that we tend to make assumptions about people based on what they wear. Haute couture is a French term that means "high sewing" or "high dressmaking", and refers to custom made clothing of very high quality. Surely to put on our "Christ-clothing" is to dress ourselves in haute couture. What could be finer material, or more exquisite craftmanship when it comes to clothing?
If we clothe ourselves with Christ, then Christ will be the first thing that people see when they look at us, and God will be glorified. Any individual differences will fade, and thus there will be neither Jew nor Gentile, slave nor free, male nor female. Being clothed in Christ unifies us, bringing all together under Christ. How do people see Christ when they look at you, at me, at us?
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