That rich and royal robe – Thomas Brooks

“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.