Faith & spirituality: Clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. Romans 13:14

The letter to the Romans is an epistle addressed to the Church of that city, and was probably written before his arrest in Jerusalem after his third missionary journey. At the beginning of his letter, the apostle expressed his fervent desire to visit that Christian community, since he considered his mission in Asia and Greece to be complete. Many of the themes in his letter are a conclusion of themes he addressed in earlier letters, such as the Epistle to the Galatians or to the Thessalonians. Although the Epistle to the Romans reflects a more mature theological thought. And because of the topics covered, this epistle is ultimately a true manual of Christian faith and spirituality.
In this letter, the apostle did not express concern about the problem of heresies, but rather expressed his concern for the Jews converted to Christianity, teaching about the situation of Israel in God's new plan and the relationship between the faith and the law of Moses.
Among some of the spiritual themes highlighted in the letter are the justification by faith, the call to new life through the sacrament of baptism, the law of the spirit, and the opposition between the flesh and the spirit.
And the apostle Paul, to make clear in his letter about the importance of baptism, wrote about that new life to which all Christians are called with a beautiful metaphor: "Clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh" Romans 13:14. And here the apostle Paul referred in his epistle to something very simple: every Christian should imitate Christ in all his actions, words, and deeds. And this is essentially something that the Gospel of Saint Matthew already taught: the righteous life: "Do to others what you would have them do to you" Matthew 7:12.
To clothe ourselves in Christ, then, is to always act according to ethical principles, and it is in this way that faith in Jesus acquires its true form, a faith united with the spiritual knowledge, and not with ignorance, as was the case with the pagans in Paul's time. And this is so for another reason: in the life of God's grace, error is not a habit but the exception, as Paul wisely taught. To clothe ourselves in Christ with faith is therefore to enter into the culture of excellence.

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