Only a living sacrifice is acceptable to God

Good stuff.

Some Scriptures from the New Testament.

Romans 12:1,2
2 Timothy 2:15
Colossians 3:17
Ephesians 5:1,2
1 Corinthians 6:19,20

Actually Chapter 12 of Romans, verses 1 through 21 speak about this I believe.

Yes, these verses you mentioned are good ones to illustrate the truth that we are to see ourselves as "living sacrifices" unto God. Jesus did His sacrifice for us, and it was a tremendous sacrifice! But now, we need to sacrifice ourselves to Him, too - in another way - by giving ourselves wholly to Him - giving HIm full control over our lives and behavior - obeying His Word.

God bless you, too!


Rom 12:1-2
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.

2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
KJV

2 Tim 2:15

15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
KJV

Col 3:17

17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
KJV

Eph 5:1-2
5:1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
KJV

1 Cor 6:19-20

19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
KJV

God requires us to "sacrifice" ourselves to God, and without doing that - we can't be acceptable to Him! This means to wholeheartedly serve Him and to not try to keep back any of the sacrifice!
Hypocritical "sacrifices" unto God, aren't acceptable to Him! He demands sincerity! And if it's sincere - it will be well evident! Here's an example of some - in Old Testament times - whose sacrifices unto God were declared by God to have been unacceptable to Him:
Isa 1:11
11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats
KJV
And David shows in the Psalms - how - wholeheartedly "sacrificing" to God, in the spiritual sense, is something that makes a person acceptable to God.
Ps 51:17-19
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar
KJV

God requires us to "sacrifice" ourselves to God, and without doing that - we can't be acceptable to Him! This means to wholeheartedly serve Him and to not try to keep back any of the sacrifice!
Hypocritical "sacrifices" unto God, aren't acceptable to Him! He demands sincerity! And if it's sincere - it will be well evident! Here's an example of some - in Old Testament times - whose sacrifices unto God were declared by God to have been unacceptable to Him:
Isa 1:11
11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats
KJV
And David shows in the Psalms - how - wholeheartedly "sacrificing" to God, in the spiritual sense, is something that makes a person acceptable to God.
Ps 51:17-19
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar
KJV

Perhaps one may say sacrifice for God when imitating Jesus, Yeshua, however there is no further sacrifice after that of our Savior.

Anything we do after the free gift of salvation is our due, not a sacrifice.

It says to present your bodies a living sacrifice.

But how does the person sacrifice themselves unless GOD first creates their Spirit new?

The person has to first come to HIM In true repentance and then HE creates them new,born again and Then
Romans 12:1-2
King James Version

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.

2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Well, Jesus Himself, said that action is required of a person - before God can save Him. God is the first one to seek people - that's true. But God doesn't make robots. He requires that we make the choice to repent, before He will save us. Think of all the Bible verses that preach salvation as resulting from repentance.

Luke 13:4-5
4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
KJV

2 Cor 7:10

10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
KJV

2 Peter 3:9

9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
KJV
Below passage speaks of turning away from sin as the "washing of water":
John 3:5

5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
KJV
God's Spirit automatically comes to indwell a person after He has sincerely made the decision to accept Him as Lord and Savior of His life:
The below passage shows how declaring Jesus as being lord of one's life is an essential element required for salvation:
Rom 10:9-10

9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
KJV

God requires us to "sacrifice" ourselves to God, and without doing that - we can't be acceptable to Him!
KJV

I responded to you saying

I thought you were saying that before we can repent and receive salvation we have to do works.Forgive me If I misunderstood.

God requires us to "sacrifice" ourselves to God, and without doing that - we can't be acceptable to Him! This means to wholeheartedly serve Him and to not try to keep back any of the sacrifice!
Hypocritical "sacrifices" unto God, aren't acceptable to Him! He demands sincerity! And if it's sincere - it will be well evident! Here's an example of some - in Old Testament times - whose sacrifices unto God were declared by God to have been unacceptable to Him:
Isa 1:11
11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats
KJV
And David shows in the Psalms - how - wholeheartedly "sacrificing" to God, in the spiritual sense, is something that makes a person acceptable to God.
Ps 51:17-19
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar
KJV

Only those in Christ are acceptable to God .

IOWs what Jesus did wasn’t good enough. 😔

Well, Jesus Himself, said that action is required of a person - before God can save Him. God is the first one to seek people - that's true. But God doesn't make robots. He requires that we make the choice to repent, before He will save us. Think of all the Bible verses that preach salvation as resulting from repentance.

Luke 13:4-5
4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
KJV

2 Cor 7:10

10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
KJV

2 Peter 3:9

9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
KJV
Below passage speaks of turning away from sin as the "washing of water":
John 3:5

5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
KJV
God's Spirit automatically comes to indwell a person after He has sincerely made the decision to accept Him as Lord and Savior of His life:
The below passage shows how declaring Jesus as being lord of one's life is an essential element required for salvation:
Rom 10:9-10

9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
KJV