How was it that Jesus “condemned sin in the flesh”?
One thing is for certain. A lot of clamor about unrelated thoughts and ideas by virtue of having misunderstood those things only sends our thoughts to Sheboygan instead of in the direction of the answers we need.
That really is the basis of what Paul said at 2 Timothy 3:7 “Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
Those mistaken ideas which might otherwise be seen as totally unrelated to our main question or as shedding a different light toward the answer to that question act as padlocks which lock out our ability to see.
How was it that Jesus “condemned sin in the flesh”?
Paul did not always mean the literal fleshly body per say in his use of the word.
Paul presented the picture to us of our choice to be one of two different kinds of persons.
One person whom we can choose to be is the spiritual man. He is the spiritual man in that his mind’s focus is not on self and searching to find good in his own self to satisfy himself. He knows that one is good and that one is God. He knows that James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” And he therefore looks strictly to God to find that which is good, for he insightfully knows that his flesh can only truly be pleased in the goodness that comes of listening to and obeying God.
The other person is a slave to the things pertaining to the physical because that is where his mental focus is and thus he is “in the flesh” meaning in a fleshly (or, carnal) mindset (Romans 8: 7). That is where Adam chose to be so that he would not have to lose Eve. (Though I have no doubt in my mind that if Adam had trusted fully in God’s loves he may have been able to salvage Eve. And I believe that is where we find the principle of one spouse being sanctified in the other originates. 1 Corinthians 7:14 “For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.”)
Jesus was certainly not that slave of self on the cross.
So then, How was it that Jesus “condemned sin in the flesh”?
Could it be by nailing that document that sin used to give it its power to kill to the cross with him?
Romans 7:10-11 "And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me."
Colossians 2:13-14 "And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross..."
Does that mean the Law was bad? No way!!! And God was not going to leave that Law in place for sin to continue to use it in a wrong way which violated God's merciful love that has to be used to temper that Law. God never intended to leave that Law stand in place but added it only as a temporary guardian and tutor to convict of sin in our hearts and thus lead us to see our great need of Christ in a way that we could benefit from Christ.
One thing is for certain. A lot of clamor about unrelated thoughts and ideas by virtue of having misunderstood those things only sends our thoughts to Sheboygan instead of in the direction of the answers we need.
That really is the basis of what Paul said at 2 Timothy 3:7 “Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
Those mistaken ideas which might otherwise be seen as totally unrelated to our main question or as shedding a different light toward the answer to that question act as padlocks which lock out our ability to see.
How was it that Jesus “condemned sin in the flesh”?
Paul did not always mean the literal fleshly body per say in his use of the word.
Paul presented the picture to us of our choice to be one of two different kinds of persons.
One person whom we can choose to be is the spiritual man. He is the spiritual man in that his mind’s focus is not on self and searching to find good in his own self to satisfy himself. He knows that one is good and that one is God. He knows that James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” And he therefore looks strictly to God to find that which is good, for he insightfully knows that his flesh can only truly be pleased in the goodness that comes of listening to and obeying God.
The other person is a slave to the things pertaining to the physical because that is where his mental focus is and thus he is “in the flesh” meaning in a fleshly (or, carnal) mindset (Romans 8: 7). That is where Adam chose to be so that he would not have to lose Eve. (Though I have no doubt in my mind that if Adam had trusted fully in God’s loves he may have been able to salvage Eve. And I believe that is where we find the principle of one spouse being sanctified in the other originates. 1 Corinthians 7:14 “For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.”)
Jesus was certainly not that slave of self on the cross.
So then, How was it that Jesus “condemned sin in the flesh”?
Could it be by nailing that document that sin used to give it its power to kill to the cross with him?
Romans 7:10-11 "And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me."
Colossians 2:13-14 "And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross..."
Does that mean the Law was bad? No way!!! And God was not going to leave that Law in place for sin to continue to use it in a wrong way which violated God's merciful love that has to be used to temper that Law. God never intended to leave that Law stand in place but added it only as a temporary guardian and tutor to convict of sin in our hearts and thus lead us to see our great need of Christ in a way that we could benefit from Christ.