Jesus offered Himself as the sacrifice for sin, through the Holy Spirit. You have offered yourself through the Spirit as a living sacrifice.

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Encouraging Devotionals

Jesus offered Himself as the sacrifice for sin, through the Holy Spirit. You have offered yourself through the Spirit as a living sacrifice.

Jesus offered Himself as the sacrifice for sin, through the Holy Spirit. You have offered yourself through the Spirit as a living sacrifice.

“how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God” (Heb 9:14)

“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” (Lk 9:23)

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies [oiktirmos] of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” (Rom 12:1)

“knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with [katargeo], that we should no longer be slaves [douleuo] of sin.” (Rom 6:6)

“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” (Matt 16:24)

“Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” (Mk 8:34)

“One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.” (Mk 10:21)

“And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.” (LK 14:27)

“For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” (Rom 8:13)

“Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.” (Col 3:5)

“And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions [pathema] and desires [epithumia].” (Gal 5:24)

“Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Rom 6:11)

“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” (Gal 2:20)

“Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” (Rom 6:4)

Reading: Heb 9-11; Matt 24