Romans 8:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

For what

For sin

2 Corinthians 5:21

Galatians 3:13

Condemned

Romans 6:6

1 Peter 2:24

1 Peter 4:1

General references

Bible References

For what

because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were through the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could make alive, verily righteousness would have been of the law.

For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness

For the law having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect them that draw nigh.

For sin

Him who knew no sin he made to be'sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

Condemned

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him , that the body of sin might be done away, that so we should no longer be in bondage to sin;

who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.

Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

General references

And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.

And the priest shall offer the sin-offering, and make atonement for him that is to be cleansed because of his uncleanness: and afterward he shall kill the burnt-offering;

And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two he-goats for a sin-offering, and one ram for a burnt-offering.

We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.