This robe, woven in the loom of heaven, has in it not one thread of human devising. Christ in His humanity wrought out a perfect character, and this character He offers to impart to us. "All our righteousness are as filthy rags." Isa. 64:6. Everything that we of ourselves can do is defiled by sin. But the Son of God "was manifested to take away our sins; and in Him is no sin." Sin is defined to be "the transgression of the law." 1 John 3:5, 4. But 312 Christ was obedient to every requirement of the law. He said of Himself, "I delight to do Thy will, O My God; yea, Thy law is within My heart." Ps. 40:8. When on earth, He said to His disciples, "I have kept My Father's commandments." John 15:10. By His perfect obedience He has made it possible for every human being to obey God's commandments. When we submit ourselves to Christ, the heart is united with His heart, the will is merged in His will, the mind becomes one with His mind, the thoughts are brought into captivity to Him; we live His life. This is what it means to be clothed with the garment of His righteousness. Then as the Lord looks upon us He sees, not the fig-leaf garment, not the nakedness and deformity of sin, but His own robe of righteousness, which is perfect obedience to the law of Jehovah.

I denne klædning, der er vævet på Himmelens væv, findes der ikke én tråd af jordisk oprindelse. Da Kristus levede her på jorden, dannede han en fuldkommen karakter og denne karakter tilbyder han at give os. "Som en tilsølet klædning" er "al vor retfærd." Alt, hvad vi selv kan gøre, er besmittet af synden, men Guds Søn "åbenbaredes, for at han skulle bære synden; og der er ikke synd i ham". Om synden står der at den "er lovbrud", men Kristus var lydig mod alle lovens krav Han sagde om sig selv: "At gøre din vilje, min Gud, er min lyst, og din lov er i mit indre." Da han var på jorden, sagde han til sine disciple: "Jeg har holdt min Faders bud." Med sin fuldkomne lydighed har han gjort det muligt for hvert eneste menneske at adlyde Guds lov Når vi overgiver os til Kristus, bliver vi ét med ham, vor vilje forenes med hans vilje, sindet bliver ét med hans sind, og tankerne tages til fange af ham: vi lever hans liv. Det er hvad det betyder at være iført hans retfærdigheds klædning. Når så Herren betragter os, ser han ikke figenbladsklædningen, ikke syndens nøgenhed og fejl, men sin egen retfærdigheds klædning, som er fuldkommen lydighed mod Guds lov.