| Title: | Discussions from a Christian Perspective |
| Notice: | Prostitutes and tax collectors welcome! |
| Moderator: | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE |
| Created: | Mon Sep 17 1990 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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Roman 12:1 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. (KJV) Once again, we're hearing this word sacrifice a lot. What does sacrifice mean to you? Peace, Richard
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| 600.1 | Depends on the Definition | MSBCS::JMARTIN | Fri Feb 19 1993 16:40 | 15 | |
Sacrifice to me is in mimicking the agape love of Christ and foresaking
self.
I will also say that the sacrifice we are being called to must be
prudent and well thought out. Borrow and spend can be just as evil as
tax and spend, granted, and we've done our share of that. However, tax
and spend, which is exactly what government intends to do, has not and
will not solve the problems we face today.
I am being asked to sacrifice in the form of a death wish and I am not
willing to do this. It has to be better thought out!
In Christ,
Jack
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| 600.2 | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Celebrate Diversity | Fri Feb 19 1993 19:24 | 9 | |
Sacrifice, to me, means giving up something vital for the sake of benefitting someone else. Relinquishing the cosmetic and the trivial is unconsequential and meaningless, at least, to me. It means giving from one's substance, rather than from one's abundance or excess. Richard | |||||
| 600.3 | MSBCS::JMARTIN | Mon Feb 22 1993 10:19 | 5 | ||
I agree. You may remember Jesus spoke of this in the parable of the
widow with the two mites. The pharisees gave of their abundance but
she gave all she had!!
Jack
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| 600.4 | The meaning of sacrifice | SPEZKO::ROVER | Mary C. Ford | Tue Feb 23 1993 11:04 | 7 |
"a living sacrifice" to me means that while we are yet ALIVE that
we honor God and Jesus in our bodies by being filled with His Spirit
and forsaking all guile and things displeasing to Him. Once we are
made new through his cleansing blood, we become anew in Him. It is
then "our reasonable service" to honor Him in our bodies by
santification.
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