Tag: Garments of Grace: Clothing Imagery in the Bible

Leading Question: “What does it mean to put on Christ?” Themes: Being clothed with Christ: Gal 3:23-29 Dying and rising with Christ: Rom 6:1-6 The garment of light; no provision for the flesh: Rom 13:11-14 Clothed with new...

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Leading question: “It’s one thing to be given a robe, but to be harshly punished for not having the a robe? Why?” Theme: Strong salvation, strong punishment Key passages: Matthew 21 – 22 Comment: No one tampered with...

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Leading Question: “Who paid the price for the prodigal’s sin?” Theme: Cross and atonement in light of the Prodigal and his Father: Luke 15:4-32 The question of the meaning of the cross and atonement has already been...

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Leading Question: “In the judgment, who is our accuser: God or Satan?” Theme: Joshua’s new robes, Zechariah 3:1-10 According to Ellen White’s own account, the events described in Zechariah 3:1-10 played a key role in her experience. Potentially, the...

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Leading Question: “Do we need a conscious feeling of cleansing in order to be in God’s presence?” Theme: Transition from evil to righteousness; God’s cleansing power and new garments. Biblical passages: Isa 1-6; Isa 51; Isa 52,...

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Leading Question: “What does it mean to be ‘in the shadow of God’s wings’”? Themes: God’s protecting care (under his wings) David’s sin and repentance (a bath and clean clothes); Biblical Passages: Psa 63:7; 2 Sam...

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Leading Question: “Which prophet’s experience do you find more attractive, that of Elijah or that of Elisha? Biblical Passage: 1 Kings 17 – 2 Kings 13. Themes: Four moments when “Garments” play a key role in the stories...

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Leading Question: “How could a sinner like Aaron become high priest?” Themes: At least three strands of interest can be traced from the story of Aaron’s participation in the Sinai rebellion, followed by his exaltation to...

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Leading Question: “Jacob’s family was a mess: Who’s fault was it?” Theme: Jacob’s disastrous family: deception, polygamy, favoritism, reconciliation Key biblical passage: Genesis 24-50 1. Jacob’s family: Generations of deception. Joseph’s coat could be seen as a...

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Leading Question: “When Adam and Eve sinned in the garden, when did they realize their sin? Immediately? After conversations with God? After they were expelled from Eden? Theme: Garments of light, of leaves, of skins:...

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Leading Question: “Does the Bible tell us why Lucifer, the highest of created beings, fell from his exalted position?” Theme: Vulnerability of created beings, illustrated in the fall of Lucifer Key biblical passages: Isa 14:12-14; Eze 28:12-19;...

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Leading Question: “The garment of Christ’s righteousness: How much does it cost?” Theme: Issues in sanctification and righteousness by faith Key Biblical Passages: Isa 64, Rom 4:1-7; Rom 3:21-31; Rom 6:1-13; Phil 3:3-16 When believers discuss questions of salvation, a...

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