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1 | sinful flesh or flesh? | Rom 8:3 | asken | 116677 | ||
In the (NIV)Romans 8:3 and 4 the 'flesh' is called the 'sinful nature.' What implications does this have theologically? |
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2 | sinful flesh or flesh? | Rom 8:3 | bjh | 116678 | ||
I think it's funny (perhaps a bad word), but the NIV isn't consistent in this. First it's called "sinful nature" and then "sinful man" (and back again). I would almost take bigger issue with "likeness of sinful man". Christ became fully human (yet without sin - John 1:14; Heb 4:15). I don't take too much issue with the NIV, however. From my understanding it wasn't designed to be an exact verbatim translation, it does have the general idea. At the same time, many times the sinful nature is in view when it says flesh (for example Romans 8:9). In 8:9, unless I am beside myself, few would argue that the physical is in view here. It would appear to be the sinful nature that is meant. |
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3 | sinful flesh or flesh? | Rom 8:3 | kalos | 116684 | ||
"likeness of sinful flesh" Romans 8:3 In the Greek literally, "in the likeness of flesh of sin". Jesus was not in the LIKENESS of flesh, but in a body of LITERAL flesh. In Him there was no sin. So He was not in a body of "flesh of sin". Therefore, the Bible describes Him as being in the "LIKENESS of flesh of sin". |
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4 | sinful flesh or flesh? | Rom 8:3 | bjh | 116738 | ||
No arguments here, "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us". (John 1:14) We also read that God the Father "made Him, who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf." 2 Cor 5:21. I do not throw this in as a monkeywrench, because I would argue that this happened at the cross, at the time He was forsaken. (And this would also fit in to the "condemned sin in the flesh," come to think of it.) |
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