What is the clothing of righteousness that Adam and Eve and Isaiah experienced?
The clothing of righteousness is the righteousness of Christ imputed to believers when they believe the Gospel. It becomes a bonafide assurance of eternal life, not merely a hope. The context links this same clothing to Adam and Eve in Genesis, Isaiah in Isaiah 61:10, and Romans 3.
Les explains that through the Spirit, this is not just the hope of righteousness but the bonafide assurance that when we believe the Gospel, the righteousness of Christ was imputed to us. That imputed righteousness literally became the clothing of righteousness that Adam and Eve experienced back in Genesis, that Isaiah experienced in Isaiah 61:10, and that Romans 3 talks about. It is tied to knowing we have eternal life.
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What does God clothe us with according to Isaiah 61:10?
God clothes us with the garments of salvation and covers us with the robe of righteousness (Isaiah 61:10).