What does Galatians 3:27 mean by having put on Christ?
Galatians 3:27 means that when the Holy Spirit baptizes a person into the Body of Christ, that person has put on Christ. This takes place through faith in the Gospel, as taught in Paul's writings, and results in becoming a member of the Body of Christ with unity that cannot be taken apart.
Les explains that this truth comes only from Paul's writings and is not taught in the Gospels or the Old Testament. When a person has faith in the Gospel, they become a member of the Body of Christ. Galatians 3:27 adds that if you have been baptized by the Holy Spirit's work into the Body of Christ, then something else has happened: you have put on Christ. Les notes that this may take more faith than the average believer has, and he directs listeners back to Romans, Paul's first book of doctrine, to understand it.
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
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Does Galatians 3:27 say you were baptized into your denomination?
Many people misread Galatians 3:27 as being baptized into your denomination, the way a person says they became a church member, but that is not what the Scripture says.