Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
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In parallel withHebrews 13:15-16
The living sacrifice continues as a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.
“Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name. But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
In parallel withPsalms 51:17
The sacrifice God has always wanted: a broken and contrite heart, now offered with the whole body.
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.”
The same threadMicah 6:8
The daily shape of the living sacrifice: act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God.
“He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”