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Bible Questions Answered:
“...in the service I
hear them say -self sacrifice- what does this mean...”
Nadene/
Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Self Sacrifice:
I Samuel 15:22 KJV
And Samuel said, Hath The
Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in
obeying the voice of The Lord? Behold, to obey is better than
sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
II
Samuel 24:24,25 KJV
24 And the king said unto
Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither
will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth
cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for
fifty shekels of silver.
25 And David built there
an altar unto The Lord
Psalm
51:17 KJV
The
sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart,
O God, thou wilt not despise.
Proverbs
21:3 NLT
The Lord is more pleased
when we do what is right and just than when we offer Him sacrifices.
Micah
6:8 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O
man, what is good; and what doth The Lord require of thee, but to do
justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Matthew
9:13 NLT
Then He added, “Now go
and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy,
not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think
they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
Matthew
10:37-39 KJV
37 He that loveth father
or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me: and he that loveth son or
daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
38 And he that taketh not
his cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me.
39 He that findeth his
life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for My sake shall
find it.
Matthew
12:7 NLT
But you would not have
condemned My innocent disciples if you knew the meaning of this
Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’
Matthew
16:24,25 KJV
24 Then said Jesus unto
His disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow Me.
25 For whosoever will
save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for My
sake shall find it.
Matthew
19:21 KJV (The Rich Young Ruler)
Jesus told him, “If you
want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the
money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come,
follow Me.”
Matthew
22:39 KJV
"...Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as thyself."
Mark
8:34,35 KJV
34 And when He had called
the people unto Him with His disciples also, He said unto them,
Whosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow Me.
35 For whosoever will
save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for My
sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
Mark
10:45 KJV
For even The Son Of Man
came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His Life
a ransom for many.
Luke
5:27,28 NLT
27 Later, as Jesus left
the town, He saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax
collector’s booth. “Follow Me and be My disciple,” Jesus said
to him.
28 So Levi got up, left
everything, and followed Him.
Luke
9:23,24 KJV
23 And He said to them
all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up
his cross daily, and follow Me.
24 For whosoever will
save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for My
sake, the same shall save it.
Luke
14:27,33 KJV
27 And whosoever doth not
bear his cross, and come after Me, cannot be My disciple.
33 So likewise, whosoever
he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be My
disciple.
Luke
17:33 KJV
Whosoever shall seek to
save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall
preserve it.
Luke
22:15,42 KJV
15 And He said unto them,
With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I
suffer:
42 Saying, Father, if
thou be willing, remove this cup from Me: nevertheless not My will,
but thine, be done.
John
3:16 KJV
For God so loved the
world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in Him should not perish, but have everlasting Life.
John
12:24-26 KJV
24 Verily, verily, I say
unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it
abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
25 He that loveth his
life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall
keep it unto Life eternal.
26 If any man serve Me,
let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall also My servant be: if
any man serve Me, him will My Father honor.
John
13:34,35 KJV
34 A new commandment I
give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye
also love one another.
35 By this shall all men
know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another.
John
15:13 KJV
Greater love hath no man
than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John
19:25-30 KJV
25 Now there stood by the
cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of
Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
26 When Jesus therefore
saw His mother, and the disciple standing by, whom He loved, He saith
unto His mother, Woman, behold thy son!
27 Then saith He to the
disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took
her unto His own home.
28 After this, Jesus
knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture
might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
29 Now there was set a
vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and
put it upon hyssop, and put it to His mouth.
30 When Jesus therefore
had received the vinegar, He said, It is finished: and He bowed His
head, and gave up The Ghost.
Acts
2:44,45 KJV
44 And all that believed
were together, and had all things common;
45 And sold their
possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had
need.
Acts
17:10,11 KJV
10 And the brethren
immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming
thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were more noble
than those in Thessalonica, in that they received The Word with all
readiness of mind, and searched The Scriptures daily, whether those
things were so.
Romans
3:25 NLT
For God presented Jesus
as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they
believe that Jesus sacrificed His Life, shedding His blood..."
Romans
6:13 NLT
Do not let any part of
your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give
yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new
Life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for
the glory of God.
Romans
8:3 NLT
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
12:1-21 KJV
1 I beseech you
therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your
bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to
this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that
ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of
God.
3 For I say, through the
grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of
himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly,
according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
4 For as we have many
members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
5 So we, being many, are
one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
6 Having then gifts
differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether
prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
7 Or ministry, let us
wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
8 Or he that exhorteth,
on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he
that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with
cheerfulness.
9 Let love be without
dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is
good.
10 Be kindly affectioned
one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;
11 Not slothful in
business; fervent in spirit; serving The Lord;
12 Rejoicing in hope;
patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
13 Distributing to the
necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
14 Bless them which
persecute you: bless, and curse not.
15 Rejoice with them that
do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
16 Be of the same mind
one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of
low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
17 Recompense to no man
evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18 If it be possible, as
much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
19 Dearly beloved, avenge
not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written,
Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, saith The Lord.
20 Therefore if thine
enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing
thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Be not overcome of
evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans
13:10 NLT
Love does no wrong to
others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law.
Romans
14:21 NLT
It is better not to eat
meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another
believer to stumble.
I
Corinthians 10:24 NLT
Don’t be concerned for
your own good but for the good of others.
I
Corinthians 13:4-7,13 NLT
4 Love is patient and
kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud
5 or rude. It does not
demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of
being wronged.
6 It does not rejoice
about injustice but rejoices whenever The Truth wins out.
7 Love never gives up,
never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every
circumstance.
13 Three things will last
forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
I
Corinthians 15:30,31 KJV
30 And why stand we in
jeopardy every hour?
31 I protest by your
rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
II
Corinthians 4:10,11 KJV
10 Always bearing about
in the body the dying of The Lord Jesus, that the Life also of Jesus
might be made manifest in our body.
11 For we which live are
always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the Life also of
Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
II
Corinthians 5:17 KJV
Therefore if any man be
in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold,
all things are become new.
II
Corinthians 8:1-5 NLT
1 Now I want you to know,
dear brothers and sisters, what God in His kindness has done through
the churches in Macedonia.
2 They are being tested
by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled
with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.
3 For I can testify that
they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did
it of their own free will.
4 They begged us again
and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers
in Jerusalem.
5 They even did more than
we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to The
Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.
II
Corinthians 12:15 KJV
And I will very gladly
spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you,
the less I be loved.
II
Corinthians 11:23-29 KJV
23 Are they ministers of
Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in
stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
24 Of the Jews five times
received I forty stripes save one.
25 Thrice was I beaten
with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night
and a day I have been in the deep;
26 In journeyings often,
in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own
countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in
perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false
brethren;
27 In weariness and
painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings
often, in cold and nakedness.
28 Beside those things
that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all
the churches.
29 Who is weak, and I am
not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
Galatians
2:20 KJV
I am crucified with
Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and
the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of The Son
Of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.
Galatians
5:16,17 KJV
16 This I say then, Walk
in The Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth
against The Spirit, and The Spirit against the flesh: and these are
contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that
ye would.
Galatians
6:9 KJV
And let us not be weary
in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Ephesians
4:13 NLT
This will continue until
we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son
that we will be mature in The Lord, measuring up to the full and
complete standard of Christ.
Ephesians
5:1,2 NLT
1 Be ye therefore
followers of God, as dear children;
2 Live a life filled with
love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered
Himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
Philippians
2:3,5-8,17 KJV
3 Let nothing be done
through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem
other better than themselves.
5 Let this mind be in
you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form
of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made Himself of no
reputation, and took upon Him the form of
A Servant, and was made
in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in
fashion as A Man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death,
even the death of the cross.
17 Yea, and if I be
offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and
rejoice with you all.
Philippians
3:8 KJV
Yea doubtless, and I
count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of
Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all
things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
Colossians
3:14 KJV
And above all these
things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
II
Timothy 2:3,4 KJV
3 Thou therefore endure
hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4 No man that warreth
entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please
Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Titus
2:13,14 KJV
13 Looking for that
blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of
The Great God And Our
Savior Jesus Christ;
14 Who gave Himself for
us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto
Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Hebrews
10:34 KJV
For ye had compassion of
me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing
in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring
substance.
Hebrews
11:24-27;36-38 KJV
24 By faith Moses, when
he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's
daughter;
25 Choosing rather to
suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures
of sin for a season;
26 Esteeming the reproach
of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had
respect unto the recompense of the reward.
27 By faith he forsook
Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing
Him who is invisible.
36 And others had trial
of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and
imprisonment:
37 They were stoned, they
were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they
wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute,
afflicted, tormented;
38 (Of whom the world was
not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens
and caves of the earth.
Hebrews
12:1 KJV
Wherefore seeing we also
are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay
aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and
let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Hebrews
13:15,16 NLT
15 Therefore, let us
offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God,
proclaiming our allegiance to His name.
16 And don’t forget to
do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices
that please God.
I
Peter 2:4,5 KJV
4 To whom coming, as unto
A Living Stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and
precious,
5 Ye also, as lively
stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer
up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
I
Peter 4:8,17 NLT
8 Most important of all,
continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a
multitude of sins.
17 For the time has come
for judgment, and it must begin with God’s household. And if
judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have
never obeyed God’s Good News?
II
Peter 3:18 KJV
But grow in grace, and in
the knowledge of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ. To Him be
glory both now and for ever. Amen.
I
John 2:2 KJV
He himself is The
Sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the
sins of all the world.
I
John 3:16-18 KJV
16 Hereby perceive we the
love of God, because He laid down His Life for us: and we ought to
lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 But whoso hath this
world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his
bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18 My little children,
let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in Truth.
I
John 4:8,17,20 KJV
8 He that loveth not
knoweth not God; for God is love.
17 Herein is our love
made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment:
because as He is, so are we in this world.
20 If a man say, I love
God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his
brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
I
John 5:3 KJV
For this is the love of
God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not
grievous.
II
John 1:6 NLT
Love means doing what God
has commanded us, and He has commanded us to love one another, just
as you heard from the beginning.
Revelation
20:4 KJV
And I saw thrones, and
they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the
souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for
The Word Of God, and which had not worshiped the beast, neither his
image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in
their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Living a
sacrificial life unto The Lord, is His will, for you and me..
John
13:15 KJV
For I have given you an
example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
John
14:21 KJV
He that hath My
commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that
loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will
manifest myself to him.
For the
one who lives his life sacrificially to The Lord, lets pull the
veil back and see what our Lord will tell them one day...
Matthew
25:34,35 NLT
34 “...‘Come, you who
are blessed by My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from
the creation of the world.
35 For I was hungry, and
you fed Me. I was thirsty, and you gave Me a drink. I was a stranger,
and you invited Me into your home.
36 I was naked, and you
gave Me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for Me. I was in prison,
and you visited Me.’
Work
For The Night Is Coming
Work,
for the night is coming
Work
through the morning hours;
Work
while the dew is sparkling
Work
'mid springing flowers;
Work
when the day grows brighter
Work in
the glowing sun;
Work,
for the night is coming
When
man's work is done.
Work,
for the night is coming
Work
through the sunny noon;
Fill
brightest hours with labor
Rest
comes sure and soon.
Give
every flying minute
Something
to keep in store;
Work,
for the night is coming
When man
works no more.
Work,
for the night is coming
Under
the sunset skies;
While
their bright tints are glowing
Work,
for daylight flies.
Work
till the last beam fadeth
Fadeth
to shine no more;
Work,
while the night is darkening
When
man's work is o'er.
Author:
Annie L. Coghill, 1836-1907
Music:
Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
John
9:4 KJV
I must work the works of
Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can
work.
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Prayer:
Psalm
90:17 NLT
And may The Lord our God
show us His approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our
efforts successful!
