YAHWEH, THE GOD OF ISRAEL, IS WITH US!

“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins ...”
[ Isaiah 58: 1 ]

Animal Sacrifices
Animal Sacrifices

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7. Spiritual Sacrifices for Today

Does all this mean Christians need do nothing but believe in Christ? That no offerings or sacrifices are necessary in this day and age? Obviously not. Believers confessing faith in Christ are expected to make many sacrifices: but they are sacrifices of a different kind: sacrifices which call for self-discipline, good communications, generosity, praise, thanksgiving, obedience and holiness. These sacrifices are often harder to make than people imagine. The Most High is now calling upon His people to make these sacrifices.

The following passages will explain this fact more fully:

What do these texts mean? They mean, believers living in this generation do not need to offer animal sacrifices for redemption, pardon, cleansing or sanctification. The destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, the missing records of Aaron's line and the sacrifice and blood of Jesus Christ, all mean the sacrificing of animals is not only obsolete, but illegal. Instead, new covenant believers are expected to surrender and offer the Almighty the following spiritual sacrifices:

  • Our love of Luxury
  • Faith
  • Thanksgiving
  • Meekness
  • Hospitality
  • Mercy
  • Obedience
  • Our spare Time
  • Praise
  • Brotherly-love
  • Generosity
  • Kindness
  • Purity
  • Holiness etc.

These are the living sacrifices the Almighty is looking for: because they alone prove our love for Him is genuine and our faith alive. And, strange as it may seem, it is only by the power of the Blood of Christ that we can ever hope to present such sacrifices and win the Almighty's favor. The blood of bulls, rams, goats, lambs and birds can never in a million years do this. Are you dear reader able to grasp the enormity of this truth?

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Author: Elder: David B. Loughran - Stewarton Bible School - Stewarton Scotland
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First published 1979 / Placed on the Internet 1996 / Updated: 2009