How to put on Christ

[Behold]

Reader,

In Romans 13:14 we read where Paul said/wrote: """'Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.""

This verse is not saying....>If you put on the Lord, you are then to also not make provision for the flesh..
No.
The verse is teaching that the putting on of the Lord Jesus The Christ = is HOW you "make no provision for the flesh".

So.....Make sure you understand that, as its very important for you to know.

1.) Ok, so, how do you do that?

Well, you start by actually being born again. and water baptism can't do that for you.
Being SAVED..... means that God has to forgive all your sin and then give your spirit a "quickening", which is the literal reconnection of your spirit INTO God's Holy Spirit. This is what it means to be "Born......again".

To be born again, means that you have been reestablished spiritually with God, exactly as Adam was before He sinned and lost this spiritual union.
God became one of us to restore spiritual union for everyone who will "Believe on Jesus" and be born again.
Being born again, is God restoring ETERNAL spiritual union with you.
The reason that its eternal, is because God became a Virgin born man 2000 yrs ago, and created an eternal blood atonement that is Christ on the Cross, the New Covenant... = that is an ETERNAL Redemption paid for by the blood of Jesus...., and you have it if you are born again and not just water baptized and religious.

Reader......God the Holy Spirit births your spirit into His, by His Holy Spirit. = BORN.... again.

And reader, that's not your body and its not your mind.

So, when you read that the born again are "in Christ', "one with God" "seated in heavenly places", and have become "as JESUS IS...so are the born again in this world"..... = Then you must realize that your body is not included and your mind is not included.
This is why Paul says we are to renew our mind so that its no longer worldly, carnal, or double.

2.) Now, just forget your body, as its going to be replaced, and lets simply understand what is LEFT.... that you have to deal with.. which is your soul realm that is your mind, your thinking.<, as this is where we "put on Christ".
So,
Again.
The born again SPIRIT.. is the "Son/Daughter of God".....and that is not your body or your mind.

3.) Now, lets get to the "put on Christ" reality.
How to do it...

Its very simple... you have to take your mind and your faith and let it become and always remain God's perspective of who you have become as a BORN AGAIN Spirit.
As THIS is the : CHRISTian....
This is the "SON/Daughter" of God.
When you do that, when you stay there in your Mind of FAITH you have "worked out your salvation".

So, you have to no longer think of yourself as your body and your emotions, and your thinking.... as all of that is just a part of what is not joined to God.
See, this is why you can be thinking about Jesus, and 10 seconds later you are thinking about Pizza or Netflix, or your bank account.
See that? That is your natural mind and its not connected to God.. Its connected to your lust, your desire, your feelings, and its going to be controlled by them, and this is often based on what this world wants you to see and do, next.

Reader....When your Bible tells you to be in the world but not OF IT, its talking about how this world will control your MIND...Thinking....and BELIEF system.

So, to get away from all that, is to "put on Christ" and then you wont make provision to do carnal deeds or live like the world directs..., and that is because your carnal mind is not running your life and.... ruining your faith... when you have "put on Christ".

4.) Here is what it means to "put on Christ".

"Having the Mind of Christ", and that is, to """ put on the HELMET of Salvation"""" that is a part of """ the Armor of God."""
Go and study all that out., as you have to do some study, Reader., as in that place is where God will open the scriptures for you.
"Study to show yourself approved"... to GOD.

Now..
See that Helmet of SALVATION? ?? And Jesus is Salvation..
See that?
That is "put on Christ"......as that is the Helmet. That UNDERSTANDING.
And when you understand that Jesus is Salvation, and not you doing anything like trying to stay saved......then this change in your mind that is REAL FAITH will cause you to never again see yourself as anything but a born again Spirit, living in God, and that is God's mind, reader.
That is how God sees all the born again.
And you have to get that mind, and then KEEP IT, as the Devil will try to get you out of that mind and back into the wrong one.
He will come to you, with cults, with commentaries, with Forum deceivers, and He will try to take this seed, this revelation from you.
So, YOU have to get the revelation and then YOU have to maintain it.

5.) See that?
That is real faith in operation as the renewed mind that is God's perspective.
You have to start to see yourself as "one with God", already, as you are there already, if you are born again.

See, God is "up there"..... and He sees you, if you are really born again = as always "in Christ" and "one with God".

YOU see you, as down here, in a body, with feelings and moods and so forth, but that is not how God sees you.
So you have to get HIS MIND and let it become your continual perspective of who you are as "one with God" "In Christ".

Here is how God sees you...
He sees you as spiritually joined to Him...already in the Kingdom of God.... Born again.....sinless, made righteous, and waiting to get your new body and exist in it.

SEE THAT?

Put on that revelation of who you have become as "one with God".
Get that Mind, and watch how your Christianity becomes a living breathing manifestation of God's Grace.
Learn, LEARN the discipline of always seeing yourself as God sees you, as that is your HELMET of Salvation, that will protect your mind from deceivers, deception, the devil's "fiery darts" (lies and temptation)..... and this MIND of Real FAITH will cause your sin consciousness, to fade, fade........fade.

Where to start putting on Christ?

A.) Go directly to Hebrews 13:9 and do what the verse says to do with your HEART, and never let that depart.

 

[MatthewG]

Being born again, is the very first step of faith, coming into a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Trusting him to help you and lead you to walk on the waters (walk on top of the world and its issues), learning of the heavenly ways.

It's so important, it comes at a rate of reading the Gospels, and not only that but taking another step of faith and learning of his Father in the beginning and learning so many different spiritual principles.

Good word, behold, praise be to Yahava, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

It's all about a heart that truly believes - even though you may question, you may have some doubts, go and seek to fortify your faith to stay deeply rooted in Christ Yeshua.

 

[bro.tan]

Let's go into details on how to put on Christ, because Pauls says in (Rom. 13:7-10) (v.7) Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. (v.8) Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. That’s the biblical definition of love, the keeping of God’s law. (v.9) For this, THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, THOU SHALT NOT KILL, THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, THOU SHALT NOT COVET; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR AS THYSELF. (v.10) Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

And that is what God’s holy commandments are all about; the first four tells you how to love God and the last six tells you how to love your neighbor. If you love your God you will not do any thing to offend him, like having other gods before him. You will do as he says like remember the sabbath day to keep it holy on the seventh day of the week. If you love him you will obey him when he tells you not to eat certain meats etc… And the same goes for your fellow man, if you love your neighbor you wouldn’t steal from him, you wouldn’t kill him, you wouldn’t try and sleep with his wife and so on and so forth. (See exodus 20: 1-17)

 

[MatthewG]

That is an awesome verse bro.tan,

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

These are some other great points too:
And that is what God’s holy commandments are all about; the first four tells you how to love God and the last six tells you how to love your neighbor. If you love your God you will not do any thing to offend him, like having other gods before him. You will do as he says like remember the sabbath day to keep it holy on the seventh day of the week. If you love him you will obey him when he tells you not to eat certain meats etc… And the same goes for your fellow man, if you love your neighbor you wouldn’t steal from him, you wouldn’t kill him, you wouldn’t try and sleep with his wife and so on and so forth. (See exodus 20: 1-17)

 

[Behold]

Let's go into details on how to put on Christ, because Pauls says in (Rom. 13:7-10) (v.7) Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. (v.8

You posted that to put on Christ is to recognize Tax money owed to the Romans.
Then, you continue and state that putting on Christ is to keep commandments.
Finally you state that taking communion is how we put on The Lord Jesus The Christ.

So, if we pay taxes and keep Moses 10 commandments, and take communion, we have put on Christ, according to your Church.

Let me show you a problem with your Church's teaching, tho i could show you a dozen.......but let us just go here...for now..

Its this...

An UNBELIEVER, can do all that, an in fact, millions who are not born again, are trying to keep the law, the commandments, and not lie about their Taxes and they take communion, and most of them are also water baptized.
Yet, because they are not born again, they will die, and go directly to Hell, as thousand of them did this very day, and yesterday, and will tomorrow.

So, do you see the issue with your church's teaching?

You need to take a good look, bro.tan., as i just showed these other readers what you have not seen, yet.

 

[bro.tan]

You posted that to put on Christ is to recognize Tax money owed to the Romans.
Then, you continue and state that putting on Christ is to keep commandments.
Finally you state that taking communion is how we put on The Lord Jesus The Christ.

So, if we pay taxes and keep Moses 10 commandments, and take communion, we have put on Christ, according to your Church.

Let me show you a problem with your Church's teaching, tho i could show you a dozen.......but let us just go here...for now..

Its this...

An UNBELIEVER, can do all that, an in fact, millions who are not born again, are trying to keep the law, the commandments, and not lie about their Taxes and they take communion, and most of them are also water baptized.
Yet, because they are not born again, they will die, and go directly to Hell, as thousand of them did this very day, and yesterday, and will tomorrow.

So, do you see the issue with your church's teaching?

You need to take a good look, bro.tan., as i just showed these other readers what you have not seen, yet.

Hi.....what I did was post Paul in Roman 13:7-10, now if you are a true Christian you will not have a problem with God's word among the apostles, who are teaching us. The last thing you want to be is a stiff neck individual going against the word of God. It's ok to ask for help to understand the word of God. All Paul is showing is doing is showing us how to love God and people. This is regardless if a person is in the word or not. Jesus says in Matthew 5: 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

God’s definition of love and it is perfect in its ways. The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned: And in keeping of them there is great reward. (Psalm 19: 7-11)

 

[Behold]

Hi.....what I did was post Paul in Roman 13:7-10,

Here is what you posted.

"""""Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law."""


And as i told you yesterday, "paying taxes" and "keeping Old Testament Law", has nothing to do with "Putting on Christ".

= Zero.

 

[MatthewG]

Nice to see you behold

 

[Behold]

Nice to see you behold

Hey Matthew.

1 John 2:10

 

[MatthewG]

Right on, Jesus is the light of all mankind, the way, the truth, and the life.

 

[Behold]

Right on, Jesus is the light of all mankind, the way, the truth, and the life.

Something interesting......


"God exists in LIGHT"

"Jesus is the LIGHT of the World"

Jesus is the "LIGHT that/who shines out of the darkness"

God SAID, "Let there be LIGHT" ..... and Jesus is the WORD made flesh who dwelt among us"

All the born again are "Children of The Light"

All the born again are "Translated from darkness.... TO LIGHT".... = This particular Light is the KOG and its also THE Truth.

The Bible is "Light for Life"

"""The Devil blinds the mind of the unbeliever lest the LIGHT of the Glorious Gospel would shine into them""

When you tell someone that Jesus is Savior, that Jesus died for their sins, you are bringing them into the LIGHT of God's Salvation.

When a person believes on Jesus, they have SEEN THE LIGHT.

 

[DJT_47]

Very simple answer. When you're baptized into Christ.

Galatians 3:26-29 KJV​

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

 

[Behold]

Very simple answer. When you're baptized into Christ.

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When Paul is talking to the born again about "putting on Christ" they are already born again...(Baptized into Christ).

So, the "Putting on" is subsequent to Salvation.
Its a revelation that is related to putting on "the Helmet of Salvation".

Its simply to understand that God's perspective of the BORN AGAIN Spirit, is to be our understanding of who we have become as "one with God" and "in Christ".

This has nothing to do with commandments or commandment keeping , water baptism, self effort, taking the sacraments, or lifestyle.

So, if your understanding of "being saved" is..."get in the water and let the water wash away your sin" then you have been deceived by a "water cult" that has substituted water baptism for the Blood Atonement/New Covenant.

 

[DJT_47]

When Paul is talking to the born again about "putting on Christ" they are already born again...(Baptized into Christ).

So, the "Putting on" is subsequent to Salvation.
Its a revelation that is related to putting on "the Helmet of Salvation".

Its simply to understand that God's perspective of the BORN AGAIN Spirit, is to be our understanding of who we have become as "one with God" and "in Christ".

This has nothing to do with commandments or commandment keeping , water baptism, self effort, taking the sacraments, or lifestyle.

So, if your understanding of "being saved" is..."get in the water and let the water wash away your sin" then you have been deceived by a "water cult" that has substituted water baptism for the Blood Atonement.

Not true. Unfortunately you're the one deceived as the scriptures are crystal clear as is the one I've posted. The words say what THEY say and mean what THEY mean. It's not my words but those of the inspired scriptures. You wanna' argue with someone, go argue with the ones that wrote the below and the previous one posted.

1 Peter 3:21

21The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

Acts 22:16

16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

 

[Behold]

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21The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us

Your verse, if you actually read it, says... water baptism is a "FIGURE".....

This means its SYMBOLIC.

This is why Paul said..>"Christ sent me not to WATER Baptize.""

Why?
Because WATER gets you wet, and nothing more.
Its SYMBOLOIC of the Spiritual that is the literal salvation.

Salvation is JESUS, not the city water supply, DJT_47.


Listen, if water could wash away your sins, the we'd all be sinless every time we took a shower.

Listen, if water was salvation, as the "water cult's" teach, then why did Jesus have to DIE on the Cross.


You have to think.

 

[DJT_47]

Your verse, if you actually read it, says... water baptism is a "FIGURE".....

This means its SYMBOLIC.

This is why Paul said..>"Christ sent me not to WATER Baptize.""

Why?
Because WATER gets you wet, and nothing more.
Its SYMBOLOIC of the Spiritual that is the literal salvation.

Salvation is JESUS, not the city water supply, DJT_47.


Listen, if water could wash away your sins, the we'd all be sinless every time we took a shower.

Listen, if water was salvation, as the "water cult's" teach, then why did Jesus have to DIE on the Cross.


You have to think.

No. I don't have to think. I've thought, studied, and believed the very simple and clear words of scripture. And YOUR lack of understanding is exemplified by your comment about Paul's statement from 1 Cor 1:17

Your verse, if you actually read it, says... water baptism is a "FIGURE".....

This means its SYMBOLIC.

This is why Paul said..>"Christ sent me not to WATER Baptize.""

Why?
Because WATER gets you wet, and nothing more.
Its SYMBOLOIC of the Spiritual that is the literal salvation.

Salvation is JESUS, not the city water supply, DJT_47.


Listen, if water could wash away your sins, the we'd all be sinless every time we took a shower.

Listen, if water was salvation, as the "water cult's" teach, then why did Jesus have to DIE on the Cross.


You have to think.

No, I've already thought, studied, and believed the simple, straightforward words of scripture. Your lack of understanding is made clear by the words of Paul you cited taken from 1 Cor 1:17 below. To understand this, you must read a bit further to 1 Cor 3:6-7 also below. Paul was the speaker, the one who convinced; Apollos did most of the baptizing as Paul said he baptized only Crispus and Gaius.

1 Cor1:17

"17For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect."

1 Cor 3:6-7

"6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase."

 

[Behold]

"17For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect."

1 Cor 3:6-7

"6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

Right, Paul was sent "not to baptize".... that is water.
Why not?
Because the Gospel of the Grace of God, is "the power of God unto Salvation"

"Faith is counted as righteousness"
"Justification by Faith".

In other words...God takes us, as His own, because Jesus's sacrifice has made us accepted.

NOT WATER.


Your other verse, is talking about God's word being the seed, and God's Holy Spirit causing this seed of the word to produce spiritual fruit.

Once again, noting about getting wet.
Nothing,

 

[DJT_47]

Right, Paul was sent "not to baptize".... that is water.
Why not?
Because the Gospel of the Grace of God, is "the power of God unto Salvation"

"Faith is counted as righteousness"
"Justification by Faith".

In other words...God takes us, as His own, because Jesus's sacrifice has made us accepted.

NOT WATER.


Your other verse, is talking about God's word being the seed, and God's Holy Spirit causing this seed of the word to produce spiritual fruit.

Once again, noting about getting wet.
Nothing,

Yes, God's word is the seed that Paul preached, and Apollos did the baptizing of those who believed, and the Lord gave the increase as similarly stated he did in Acts 2:47 "And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved."

There are many scriptures regarding "getting wet", the command to do so as well as the irrefutable benefits, such as remission of sin, being added to the body of Christ which is his church, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, being buried with Christ, etc.. you can dismiss them all if you like, your call, but I see no reason to debate this with you since it's clear and irrefutable. Goodbye

 

[bro.tan]

Here is what you posted.

"""""Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law."""


And as i told you yesterday, "paying taxes" and "keeping Old Testament Law", has nothing to do with "Putting on Christ".

= Zero.

I didn't use those words you using, I use the book KJV, I use the apostle Paul words. I'll take mine chances with writing of Paul, because he have a crown waiting for him, and I know Jesus taught him and he's teaching me how to put on Christ and get eternal life. So you can have your zero, I'll take heed to Paul so I can have crown as well. Also Paul said in (Gal. 6 (v.3) For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. (v.4) But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

The book says let every man prove his own work, and if your work is good then you will rejoice in it. (v.5) For every man shall bear his own burden. That’s right; every man must bear his own burden. You mean you thought that all you had to do was confess the name of Jesus and that was it? Brothers and sisters you must work to get salvation. (v.7) Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. God is not to be played with. Whatsoever you plant, that’s what you are going to reap. Be it good works unto eternal life, or evil works unto eternal damnation. The choice is yours, and your works belong to you.

 

[mailmandan]

Very simple answer. When you're baptized into Christ.

Galatians 3:26-29 KJV​

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Galatians 3:26 - For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus (Period.) *Not through faith and water baptism. Also read John 1:12 - But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name. *Received Him, given the right to become children of God, through believing in His name, not through water baptism.

Galatians 3:27 - For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on/clothed yourself with Christ. The Greek word for "put on" is "enduo" and means to enclose oneself in, as when one "puts on" clothes or armor or some other item. Involved in this is the idea of "imitation" and "identification." Just as 1 Corinthians 10:2 says that all (the Israelites) were "baptized into Moses" in the cloud and in the sea, but this does not mean they were literally water baptized into the body of Moses.

So how does one "put on" Christ in baptism? Is it because one becomes a "child of God" through water baptism? NO. "Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armor of light...put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof." (Romans 13:12,14) This exhortation is written to Christians (those already saved). Evidently then, baptism is not the only way to "put on" Christ. To "put on" Christ is to conform to Him, imitate Him. So it is in baptism; we "put on" Christ, conforming to Him in the ordinance that declares Him to be our Savior. So, if "put on" Christ means saved through water baptism, apparently, we are not saved yet. We must also "put on" Christ by making no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts in order to be saved as well. (Romans 13:14) Right? NO. Let's be consistent. This exhortation is to those ALREADY SAVED.

"Put off," wrote Paul, "the old man," and "put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness"(Ephesians 4:22,24); And "put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." (Ephesians 6:11) The allusion is putting off old clothes and putting on new ones, to enclosing oneself in armor, etc. When a soldier puts on armor, he is imitating his superiors and is revealing himself to be a soldier. One does not put on a uniform in order to become a soldier. Simply putting on a soldier's uniform does not make one become a soldier. Once one is made a soldier one is then able to put on and wear the uniform that distinguishes or marks them as a soldier.

So too with being water baptized, the Christian puts on robes for which they have previously been qualified to wear. The putting on of Christ is not what makes one become a Christian, but one which becomes a token of it, as in Romans 13:14. If one puts on the clothes of a Christian, in water baptism, without first becoming a Christian (child of God through faith), then one becomes an imposter, and is declaring, in baptism, to be what they are not.