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

Romans 3:28

Bible References

For what

because, by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the law is the knowledge of sin.

For, when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were through the law, were working in our members to bring forth fruit to death.

and in Him every one who believes 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? It could not be! For, if a law had been given, which was able to make alive, truly righteousness would have been by law;

For there is verily an annulling of a previous commandment, on account of its weakness and unprofitableness

For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very likeness of the things, can never, with the same sacrifices, which they offer year by year continually, perfect those who come to them;

For sin

Him Who knew no sin He made to be sin on our behalf, that we may become God's righteousness in Him.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; because it has been written, "Cursed is every one who is hung upon a tree";

Condemned

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be brought to nought, that we should no more be in bondage to sin;

Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by Whose bruise ye were healed.

Christ, therefore, having suffered in flesh, do ye also arm yourselves with the same mind; because he who suffered in flesh has ceased from sin;

General references

For we reckon that a man is justified by faith, apart from works of law.