For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,For what the law couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,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 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:
6 sermons cite this verse
… Because through Christ Jesus, the law of the spirit of life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do and it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin and sinful man in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit. And he goes on to talk about how we have the Spirit of Christ in us. The Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in us. God does not give us a Spirit that makes us a slave again to fear. He gives us a Spirit of sonship by whom we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. And if we're children, that means we're heirs. …
… the law of the spirit of life has set me free from the law of sin and death for the law was powerless to do and it was weakened by the sinful nature God did by sending his own son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering so he condemned sin and sinful man in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the spirit. Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires. Those who live according to the spirit have their minds set on what the spirit desires. The mind of sinful man is death. The mind controlled by the spirit is life and peace. The sinful mind is hostile to God. It doesn't submit to God's law nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the spirit if the spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the spirit of Christ. He doesn't belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, and your spirit is alive because of righteousness. And if the spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, then he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his spirit. Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, but it is not to …
… weakened by the flesh, could not do. by sending his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin. So he's in the likeness of sinful flesh. He's not a sinner. He brings no sin. He condemned sin. Now that's where the no condemnation comes from. This he condemned. God condemned sin in the flesh of Jesus. My sin, his flesh. God condemns my sin in his flesh so that I hear the words, no condemnation, glory. Right? So we get penal substitution. Even N.T. Wright, who I find problems with a lot, says in his big Romans commentary, that's penal substitution in verse 3. Can't get away from it. The father condemned the son in my place. So I hear the words, no condemnation. Jesus heard the words of his father on the cross, damned. remember R.C. Sproul with great passion used to say was the cry of the damned on the cross as heavy and glorious. This is the heart of the gospel, the heart of our faith, the heart of our hope. …
… So what we couldn't do, God did for us. Romans 8, 3, for what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by the sending of his son. Acts 13, verse 39, by him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. Nick, you can't be justified by the law of Moses. You must be born again. You want to see the kingdom of God, Nick? You've got to be born again. You want to see the kingdom of God, whatever your name is, sitting in this place or hearing my voice? You must be born again. Galatians 3.24, the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. You know, I've been set free. I'm going to run around trying to keep the Ten Commandments. You know what Jesus said? are the two commandments. …
… Look at verse 3. It says, for what the law was powerless to do, because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us who do not live according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. In verse three, Paul is talking about the law here. The law was the Old Testament law, the Torah. It was the first five books of the Bible. And the law was set in place to show God's holy standard, his righteous standard. But the problem with the law is that we can never live up to it. It was like a mirror. It could show us what's wrong, show us where we're dirty, but it couldn't do anything to help us get clean. It was the law. So Jesus came in the likeness of sinful flesh and died not just that we might be forgiven, but that we might live according to his righteous standard. …
… It's a law that if I'm in Christ. 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. Look at that. God sent his son in the likeness of sinful flesh. You don't see that. There's a switch there because when God made his first son, Adam, he made his first son, Adam, in the likeness of God. When he sends Jesus, he sends Jesus in the likeness of flesh, of sinful flesh. Just like Adam was created in the likeness of God, Jesus is created in the likeness of sin. So that when he was on the cross, God didn't see Jesus, he saw sin. He said, Eli, Eli, lama sabbathini, why have you forsaken me? Because he was there in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh. He did what you couldn't do, what you don't have enough willpower to do, what you don't have enough fight to do. …