“BOUND, pt 5: Bound to Hope” - By Rev. Troy Benton

Sunday,

April 2, 2017

 

Psalm 130 (CEB)

1I cry out to you from the depths, Lord—2my Lord, listen to my voice!  Let your ears pay close attention to my request for mercy! 3If you kept track of sins, Lord— my Lord, who would stand a chance? 4But forgiveness is with you—that’s why you are honored. 5I hope, Lord. My whole being hopes, and I wait for God’s promise. 6My whole being waits for my Lord—more than the night watch waits or morning; yes, more than the night watch waits for morning! 7Israel, wait for the Lord! Because faithful love is with the Lord; because great redemption is with our God! 8He is the one who will redeem Israel from all its sin.  

 

Romans 8:1-6 (CEB)

1So now there isn’t any condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3God has done what was impossible for the Law, since it was weak because of selfishness. God condemned sin in the body by sending his own Son to deal with sin in the same body as humans, who are controlled by sin.4He did this so that the righteous requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us. Now the way we live is based on the Spirit, not based on selfishness. 5People whose lives are based on selfishness think about selfish things, but people whose lives are based on the Spirit think about things that are related to the Spirit. 6The attitude that comes from selfishness leads to death, but the attitude that comes from the Spirit leads to life and peace.