Let the Peace of Christ Rule in Your Hearts

Through the fig-leaf garments Adam and Eve wore after eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and the garments of skin God clothed them with, this passage explains human sin and God's plan of salvation. It makes clear that what is made by human will is ultimately futile, and that only Christ's sacrifice on the cross becomes true forgiveness and a garment of righteousness.

Believers must put on this garment of righteousness and clothe themselves with compassion and kindness, humility and gentleness, and patience. Leaving behind the world's comparisons and pride, they should approach life with God at the centre and show thankfulness and endurance even in suffering. In the home especially, husbands must love their wives as Christ does, wives must serve their husbands as helping partners, and children must honour their parents.

The sermon asks what believers are clothed with as they live, looking not to people's eyes but to God's gaze, so that the peace of Christ may rule in their hearts.