So now there is no condemnation 

for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 

And because you belong to him, 

the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you 

from the power of sin that leads to death. 

The law of Moses was unable to save us 

because of the weakness of our sinful nature. 

So God did what the law could not do. 

He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. 

And in that body 

God declared an end to sin’s control over us 

by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.

Romans 8:1-3