Covenant Reformed News – July 2023 • Volume XIX, Issue 15
This article explores the doctrine of being "clothed with Christ" through Galatian 3:27, examining how believers are spiritually united to Christ and how this union covers their sinfulness. Drawing on Calvin's interpretation, the piece contrasts God's provision of Christ as our spiritual clothing with human attempts at self-justification through works, and addresses the believer's proper response to this transformative theological reality.
Clothed With Christ (2) The wonderful truth is that we are clothed with the Lord Jesus, as we saw in the last issue of the News, for all of God’s elect, redeemed and regenerated people “have put on Christ” (Gal. 3:27). Here is John Calvin commenting on this text: “The greater and loftier the privilege is of being the children of God, the farther is it removed from our senses, and the more difficult to obtain belief. He [i.e., Paul] therefore explains, in a few words, what is implied in our...