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

No flesh will be justified before God by works of the law. Knowledge of sin comes from the law.

When we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were through the law, worked in our members to bring forth fruit to death.

Through him all who believe are justified from all things. You could not be justified through the Law of Moses.

Is the Law then against the promises of God? God forbid! If a law had been given which could impart life, righteousness would have been from the Law.

The former commandment was set aside because it was weak and useless.

The Law is a shadow of the good things to come. It is not the actual things. The continual yearly sacrifices can never make those who worship perfect.

For sin

He made the one who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf. That way we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. It is written; Cursed is everyone who is hung on a stake.

Condemned

We know this that our old self was impaled with him that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we should no longer be in bondage to sin.

He bore our sins in his body upon the stake, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed because of his wounds (stripes).

Since Christ suffered physically for us, you too must strengthen yourselves with the same way of thinking that he had. Whoever suffers physically has ceased from sin.

General references

Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tabernacle, and have them take a ritual bath.

The priest will also sacrifice the offering for sin to make peace with Jehovah for the one who is being cleansed from his impurity. After that, he will slaughter the burnt offering.

He will take two male goats from the congregation of Israel as an offering for sin and a ram as a burnt offering.

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