But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. (Romans 13:14)
Meaning
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. (Romans 13:14)
Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, Follow Jesus in all of his precepts and commandments and be filled with his Spirit. Brethren N.T Commentary
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, That is, be conformable to his doctrine and holy life. St. Chrysostom says, that this was a common phrase to signify one person being an imitator of another. Compare Eph 4:24. Dr. Whitby. The expression evidently imports that Christ should be our pattern; that his sobriety and gravity, his meekness, and moderation, and great charity, and all the virtues and graces so conspicuous in Him, should be as familiar to us, as inseparable from us, as evident a distinction of our quality, as the apparel, which we constantly wear, is to our bodies. Dean Stanhope.
Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ; clothe yourselves with his character and spirit. In order to do the most in their power to remove all existing evils, and promote the greatest good, Christians should possess, and in all things manifest, the spirit of Christ, labor to make known his character and will to all people, and set before them the motives which he has revealed, to lead them to believe on and obey him. All should look upward to Him who has the residue of the Spirit, that his heavenly influence may descend in copious effusions, and the evils of sin become as the frosts of winter on the approach of spring, and vanish as darkness before the light of day. Family Bible Notes
Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ; he exhorted, Ro 13:12, to put on the armour of light; now, to put on Jesus Christ. This is necessary, for though grace may help to defend, yet it is Christ and his righteousness only that can cover us (as a garment doth our nakedness) in the sight of God. To put on Christ, is to receive him and rest upon him by faith; as also to profess and imitate him. You have the same phrase, Ga 3:27. Matthew Poole’s Commentary
Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Be habitually clothed in the likeness of Christ (compare Ga 3:27 and do not indulge the desires of your own corrupt nature. As love is the motive (10), so the Lord Jesus is the pattern of all goodness. Annotated Bible Notes
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ-Herein is contained the whole of our salvation. It is a strong and beautiful expression for the most intimate union with him, and being clothed with all the graces which were in him. The apostle does not say, Put on purity and sobriety, peacefulness and benevolence; but he says all this and a thousand times more at once, in saying, Put on Christ. John Wesley