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Spiritual Sacrifice

SPIRITUAL SACRIFICE

pneumatikai thusiai): A figure taken from the victim slain and offered on the altar, as e.g. the paschal lamb; thus signifying the complete and acceptable offering of the self-dedicated spirit. As the temple, priesthood and God Himself are spiritual, so is the sacrifice of the consecrated believer (1 Peter 2:5); compare "living sacrifice" (Romans 12:1); "sacrifice of praise" (Hebrews 13:15, 16). Any self-dedicating act of the inner man; the devout, renewed, consecrated spirit, e.g. Christian benevolence (Philippians 4:18); "to do good and to communicate" (Hebrews 13:16); "mercy" and "knowledge of God," instead of material and outward sacrifice (Hosea 6:6). This is defined and beautifully illustrated in the classic verse on this theme, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit," etc. (Psalm 51:17).

Dwight M. Pratt

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Spiritual Sacrifices
... by religions which had nothing to do with morality, conduct, or spiritual life,
but ... and bald, and with no appeal to sense, no temple, no altar, no sacrifice. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/spiritual sacrifices.htm

A Short Method Of Prayer And Spiritual Torrents
... ON SPIRITUAL DRYNESS ... PRAYER AND SACRIFICE EXPLAINED BY THE SIMILITUDE OF A
PERFUME--OUR ANNIHILATION IN THIS SACRIFICE--SOLIDITY AND FRUITFULNESS OF THIS PRAYER ...
/.../bouvieres/a short method of prayer and spiritual torrents/

Sacrifice, the Foundation of Sanctity.
... "Sacrificate sacrificium, et sperate in Domino." That is to say that the great and
solid foundation of the spiritual life is the sacrifice of oneself to God ...
/.../abandonment to divine providence/section i sacrifice the foundation of.htm

Sacrifice Renewed
... to the most important aspect of Hezekiah's great sacrifice. It sets forth the stages
by which men can approach to God. It is symbolic of spiritual facts, and ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/sacrifice renewed.htm

Spiritual Meaning of the Passover.
... all, another may keep the commandment entirely, offering his sacrifice, and cooking ...
of material, but that material things are typical of spiritual things, and ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of john/13 spiritual meaning of the.htm

The Axe at the Root --A Testimony against Puseyite Idolatry
... laity; we know nothing whatever now of priesthood and of the common people, for
ye are made priests and kings unto God to offer spiritual sacrifice, holy and ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 12 1866/the axe at the roota.htm

Hebrews vii. 14-Nov
... Here what follows sounds a prelude concerning the exceeding greatness of
the spiritual sacrifice and the interval [between them]. ...
/.../homily xiii hebrews vii 14-nov.htm

Discourse on Spiritual Food and True Discipleship. Peter's ...
... the spiritual bread, is assimilated by believing on him. But he was not then perfected
as the bread of life. It was necessary that he should sacrifice himself ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/lxiv discourse on spiritual food.htm

Psalm CXVIII.
... day, who walk "in the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even unto the house of
God." [5127] For if there be there the spiritual sacrifice, the everlasting ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxviii.htm

Of Sacrifices.
... 1205] Thus, accordingly, the spiritual "sacrifices of praise" are pointed to, and
"an heart contribulate" is demonstrated an acceptable sacrifice to God. ...
/.../tertullian/an answer to the jews/chapter v of sacrifices.htm

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