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

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which you 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 have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

For there is verily an annulment of the previous commandment because of the weakness and uselessness thereof.

For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the ones approaching perfect.

For sin

For he has made him, who knew no sin, to be sin for us; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:

Condemned

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we should no longer serve sin.

Who his own self bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes you were healed.

Since therefore Christ has suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin;

General references

And you shall bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and wash them with water.

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

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

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.