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[Rom 8:3 NKJV] (3) For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God [did] by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh,
[Rom 8:3 MGNT] (3) τὸ γὰρ ἀδύνατον τοῦ νόμου ἐν ᾧ ἠσθένει διὰ τῆς σαρκός ὁ θεὸς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ υἱὸν πέμψας ἐν ὁμοιώματι σαρκὸς ἁμαρτίας καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας κατέκρινεν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐν τῇ σαρκί
I’m particularly interested in knowing the extent of "in the likeness of sinful flesh". How similar was that to us and what was different?
I get that Jesus became human and was vulnerable to sin (except that he did not sin) and that "likeness" might point to the idea that it’s not exactly like us (one of the differences is that Jesus did not have an earthly father).
Troy Day
Jewish history, we look back to September 25th, 275 AD, when Marcus Claudius Tacitus was appointed Roman emperor. Though his reign was brief, lasting only six months, he’s notable for his connection to the famous first-century Roman historian, also named Tacitus. Unfortunately, the historian Tacitus was not one for factual accuracy when it came to Jews. He propagated harmful myths, claiming ancient Israelites were plague-infested Egyptians driven into the desert, and famously described Jewish customs as “vile and disgusting,” setting a disturbing precedent for anti-Semitism for centuries to come.