ECT What is the wedding garment?

[ThreeAngels]

Jesus told a parable of a King who had prepared a wedding feast for His Son, Matthew 22:1-14. On inspecting the guests, the King found a man who had not a wedding garment, verses 11, 12. This garment represents the character that all must possess who would enter heaven.

 

[Nick M]

Yep. For the circumcision to enter the kingdom, the door is very narrow.

 

[Jerry Shugart]

Jesus told a parable of a King who had prepared a wedding feast for His Son, Matthew 22:1-14. On inspecting the guests, the King found a man who had not a wedding garment, verses 11, 12. This garment represents the character that all must possess who would enter heaven.

No, the garment represents the "righteousness" which a person must have to enter into the kingdom of God. Here Paul speaks of a "righteousness which is of God" which comes to a person by his "faith":

"And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faithfulness of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith" (Phil.3:9).​

That is the same thing Paul said here when he writes of the grace of God:

"But now the righteousness of God without law is made known, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" (Ro.3:21-24).​

The believer's righteousness is not based on his own works of law but instead he receives the righteousness which is of God.

Here Paul speaks of some who were trying to establish their own righteousness:

"For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of law for righteousness to every one that believeth" (Ro.10:2-4).​

What we must realize is the fact that when we try to establish our own righteousness it always comes up short. That is why our own righteousness is described this way:

"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away" (Isa.64:6).​

 

[Danoh]

No, the garment represents the "righteousness" which a person must have to enter into the kingdom of God. Here Paul speaks of a "righteousness which is of God" which comes to a person by his "faith":

"And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faithfulness of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith" (Phil.3:9).​

That is the same thing Paul said here when he writes of the grace of God:

"But now the righteousness of God without law is made known, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" (Ro.3:21-24).​

The believer's righteousness is not based on his own works of law but instead he receives the righteousness which is of God.

Here Paul speaks of some who were trying to establish their own righteousness:

"For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of law for righteousness to every one that believeth" (Ro.10:2-4).​

What we must realize is the fact that when we try to establish our own righteousness it always comes up short. That is why our own righteousness is described this way:

"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away" (Isa.64:6).​

Hey, Jer; welcome back, bro. Hope you are well

D

 

[Jerry Shugart]

Hey, Jer; welcome back, bro. Hope you are well

Thanks! Doing better than I have been in the last year.

 

[ttruscott]

No, the garment represents the "righteousness" which a person must have to enter into the kingdom of God. Here Paul speaks of a "righteousness which is of God" which comes to a person by his "faith":

"And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faithfulness of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith" (Phil.3:9).​

So you think the righteousness of GOD is enough to marry HIM without the righteousness of Heb 12:5-11, we are painfull trained in due to our continued failures to indulge in the flesh rather than to serve each other in love as believers?? The righteousness of GOD can let a man into the marriage without his own garment, his own righteousness that every legitimate child of GOD is trained in ??? our own righteousness that illegitimate children never gets, aka the true wedding garment: Revelation 19:8 Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God's holy people.)

I contend that the righteousness of GOD / Christ gives us access, while still sinners, into the grace of HIS painful discipline until we are made heaven read, marriage ready, by the training of our newly returned (by our rebirth) free will without which personal righteousness we are naked and blind before HIM, fit only for the outer darkness of eternal damnation.