Sentences with phrase «as a living sacrifice»

The virtue of self - discipline features heavily in the New Testament; it's one of the fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5, a key element of Paul's famous athletics metaphor in 1 Corinthians 9, and implicit in the idea of Christians as living sacrifices (Romans 12:1 - 2), «transformed by the renewal of your mind [s]» (ESV).

Romans 12 says «present your bodies DAILY as a living sacrifice...» living on yesterday's truth is like trying to live on yesterday's manna.

What does it mean for me to present my body as a living sacrifice in worship of God?

True worship, according to Romans 12:1 - 2, is precisely that — our whole selves offered to God as living sacrifices.

«Worship» in the sense of ritual and tradition, or in the sense of lives as living sacrifices?

The perfect adoration of God is when we give our body as a living sacrifice, that means when we overcome our selfish nature through Jesus» love which he can give us.

St. Paul said: «Present your bodies as a living sacrifice!»

[57] St Paul says the same: «Present your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.»

«Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.

It is by these mercies of God that we present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God through Christ (Rom.

I appeal to you, brethren, by the mercies of God to present your bodies as living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God which is your spiritual worship.

Old testament practices of worship are some forms of worship Jesus did, and we should worship God in our actions, by giving, singing, etc (but Jesus has obviously replaced the need for burnt offerings, but instead we offer ourselves as a living sacrifice to God).

«Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship.

And how, in truth, do we present our «bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God»?

After baptism you are no longer a slave of your sinful body, but your body becomes a slave of the Spirit (of course, this only takes place, if we daily invite the Spirit to rule our sinful body, which is the real faith, which means to present the body as a living sacrifice).

10:5), to present our minds and bodies as a living sacrifice to Christ (Rom.

Roman 12: 1 - 2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship.

Paul says that offering our bodies as a living sacrifice is a spiritual act of worship, and is holy and pleasing to God (Romans 12:1 - 2).

Your education or lack of it, your tastes and prejudices and fears and status or ambitions, your age or sex or color or height or marital status or income bracket are all things which may be offered to God, after you have presented your bodies as a living sacrifice.

He loves us so much that He gave His son, Jesus, as a living sacrifice.

Romans 12:1 says, «Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship.»

That Paul expressed as «being transformed by the renewing of your minds», in order to know God's good and perfect will, in order to offer ourselves as living sacrifices.

Elsewhere St Paul reveals this more complete understanding of sacrifice when he writes, «I appeal to you therefore, my brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship» (Romans 12:1).

It is the offering of ourselves, of our lives, of our bodies and our souls, «as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God» (Romans 12:1).