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  THAT RICH AND ROYAL ROBE
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: Thomas Brooks emphasizes the importance of desiring to be found
in Christ's blameless and spotless righteousness, rather than relying on
our own imperfect righteousness.

Topics: "Righteousness", "Faith in Christ"
Scripture References: Isaiah 64:6, Romans 1:17, Romans 3:22, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Galatians 2:16, Ephesians 5:27, Philippians 3:9, Hebrews 10:14, 1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 19:8

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the importance of being found in Christ,
rejecting self-righteousness as mere 'filthy rags' and instead embracing
the perfect righteousness that comes through faith in Him. He
illustrates that legal righteousness is inadequate, likening it to a
beggar's coat, while Christ's righteousness is described as pure,
spotless, and glorious. Brooks encourages believers to focus on this
royal robe of righteousness, which allows them to stand before God
without blemish, highlighting the transformative power of faith in
Christ.

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"I desire to be found in Christ, not having a righteousness

of my own that comes from the law, but that which is

through faith in Christ--the righteousness that comes

from God and is by faith." Phil. 3:9

Paul would not be found in a legal righteousness, for he

knew all his legal righteousness was but as "filthy rags."

All his legal righteousness, sewed together, would but

make up a coat of patches, a beggar's coat, which is good

for nothing but to be cast away; therefore he desired to be

found in the righteousness of Christ by faith. He knew that

Christ's righteousness was . . .

a pure righteousness,

a spotless righteousness,

a matchless righteousness,

a complete righteousness,

a perfect righteousness,

an absolute righteousness,

a glorious righteousness.

Faith loves to fix her eye upon that rich and royal robe,

that blameless and spotless righteousness of Christ, with

which the soul stands gloriously clothed before God, as

being all beauteous, as being without spot or wrinkle in

the divine account.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/that-rich-and-royal-robe/
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