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So what Paul is saying here is, “Look, Jesus is coming back. The day of the Lord is at hand. Put off works of darkness that belong to your previous life, before you came to faith in Christ-maybe when you were a pagan you did such things. But now put on new clothing.” Just like in the morning, you put on a new piece of clothing, so too now, you need to put on the “armor of light." So what is this armor of light that Paul is talking about here? Kind of a bizarre image there, armor of light. Well, Paul actually identifies it. Obviously in context, he means certain virtues in contrast to these vices. But here, in verse 14, he says something interesting. He says:
...put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh…
Now hold on. I thought Jesus was a person, not a garment. Why does Paul-he’s going to mix his metaphors throughout his letters, it’s fascinating how he’ll do this. He’ll frequently use things in very strange ways. Why does Paul speak about putting on Christ as if Christ were a garment? Well, again, it’s helpful to look at a parallel passage in another of Paul’s letters. This one’s from the letter to the Colossians 3:9. ...
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26 ноя 2019