The phrase "living sacrifice" means to willingly offer oneself, one's desires, or one's actions for the greater good or for a specific purpose, without expecting anything in return.
Sentences with «living sacrifice»
If children and infants were killed it was quick and better than a life of live sacrifice in red hot arms or growing up blood thirsty and wicked. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
But our offerings are not living sacrifices of praise in union with Christ's offering for us. (religion-online.org)
As Elisabeth Elliot has observed, «The problem with living sacrifices is that they keep creeping off the altar.» (religion-online.org)