Likeness of, etc.] Christ took real 'flesh,' i.e. human nature, cp. John 1:14, but without its sinfulness, cp. Hebrews 4:15. For sin] RV 'as an offering for sin.' Condemned sin in the flesh] (1) Christ proved, by a sinless human life, that sin is not necessary to human nature;(2) Christ made expiation for sin on our behalf;(3) Christ made it possible for us to die with Him to sin and rise with Him to newness of life, by union in love with Him, and by the power of the Spirit.

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