Spiritual Sacrifices

• Church
• Righteous

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 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.

• Repentant
• Heart

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

• Disobedient
• Character
• Church

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. Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. read more But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: show less

• Prayer
• Sacrifices
• Thankfulness

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

• Typified
• Atonement
• Atonement

For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:

• Pillars
• House

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

• CHRIST
• Gospel

That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.