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1 | Dying to self | Rom 12:1 | prayon | 108898 | ||
Greetings Cheryl, I really like the way the poem describes being a living sacrifice. It is definitly not an easy thing to do. We can be so "fleshy" at times no matter how hard we try not to be. Being a living sacrifice is something that we need to work on daily. Many people think that giving of their time or money is being a living sacrifice but as the poem states it goes much deeper than that. We must give of ourselves in every aspect of our life. What you are talking of, the speaking out, the taking a stand, etc is part of being a living sacrifice. We are told to come out of our comfort zone and stand for the gospel against the persecution that the bible warns us that will come. Doing that is also being a living sacrifice. We are sacrificing our comfort for the cause of the gospel. prayon |
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2 | Meekness synonymous with sacrifice? | Rom 12:1 | LuckyCharm | 108909 | ||
Thanks, prayon! In a way, the poem seems to be describing someone who is silent and non-confrontational in the face of any circumstance. Someone who is passive, rather than active, in life. Someone who would, for example, eat what is served at a restaurant without complaint, even if it were not what was ordered. Or would accept an unfair law, perhaps, without working strenuously for its repeal. Am I just reading it wrong? I can think of several well-known examples where Jesus Himself didn't just meekly accept whatever came His way.... --Cheryl |
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3 | Meekness synonymous with sacrifice? | Rom 12:1 | prazn | 108912 | ||
Hi Cheryl, During His life in the flesh, Jesus consistently professed and demonstrated His obedience to the will of God, the Father. He never sought to do His own will, but that of the One who sent Him. Jesus became obedient, even to the extreme of death on a cross. Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice. If we worship Jesus Christ, whom we profess as Lord and Savior, we will also want Him to rule and reign in our hearts and minds. When we are thus committed to Jesus' lordship over our lives we will no longer be content to be ruled by our own wants and desires, but by the will of God (as revealed in His word and through a growing relationship with Him). We accept whatever God so wills for us because we know that He loves us and that His plans are to prosper us and not to harm us. God bless you! prazn |
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