Christ as the Unfulled Cloth and Our New Garment

 

Christ as the Unfulled Cloth and Our New Garment

 

Matthew 9:16 "No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made."

Luke 5:36 "He also told them a parable: 'No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. If he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.'"

 

Aspect	Unfulled Cloth	New Garment
Symbolism	Christ from incarnation to before crucifixion	Christ after the process of crucifixion
Description	Untreated, unfinished new cloth	Finished new garment, our righteousness before God
Example	Christ's living on earth	Crucified and resurrected Christ
Application	Should not merely imitate Christ's earthly life	Accept Christ as our new garment, covering us, making us justified before God
Relevant Detailed Scriptures	Luke 15:22 "But the father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.'" Galatians 3:27 "For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ." 1 Corinthians 1:30 "And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption." Revelation 19:8 "It was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure — for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints." Jeremiah 2:32 "Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number."

 

This table summarizes the symbolic meanings of Christ as the unfulled cloth and new garment, providing related descriptions, examples, applications, and scriptures. It emphasizes that we should not merely imitate Christ's life on earth, but accept the crucified and resurrected Christ as our new garment, making us righteous before God.

 

*Please refer to the 2024 Summer Live Training - Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (1) Message One: Christ as the Great Light, the One with Authority, the Physician, the Bridegroom, the Unfulled Cloth, and the New Wine