Romans 8:4 meaning and explanation

so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

Romans 8:4, Berean Standard Bible

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In Romans 8, Paul has just said that God did what the law could not do by sending His Son as an offering for sin. Verse 4 states the purpose of that sending: the law's righteous requirement might be fulfilled in us.

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