Sacrifice means giving to the Lord whatever He requires of our time, our earthly possessions, and our energies to further His work. God has always ask his children to sacrifice some thing. It started with adam and eve they were told to offer up sacrifices but know not way, later an angel of the lord told them that it was to be similitude of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Thought out the old testament the children of Israel offered up sacrifice of the firstling of the flock. To prepare them for the ultimate sacrifice.
The old testament sacrifice were done to teach the people of Christ sacrifice for sin or atonement. Thought the atonement all mankind can be saved, Alma 34 : 10For it is expedient that there should be a great and last asacrifice; yea, not a bsacrifice of man, neither of beast, neither of any manner of fowl; for it shall not be a human sacrifice; but it must be an cinfinite and deternal esacrifice. ; 12 But the law requireth the alife of him who hath bmurdered; therefore there can be nothing which is short of an infinite atonement which will suffice for the sins of the world. Sacrifice of shedding of blood stoped after Christ atonement for the old was complete the ultimate and infinite sacrifice was give in our behalf.
Today we are ask as taught in Romans 8: 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your abodies a living bsacrifice, holy, cacceptable unto God, which is your reasonable dservice. Our lives should be sacrifices to give our lives to lord. It not as crazy as animal sacrifices but it is harder. We are to sacrifice our sins, habits, natural disers to the lord. We learn in 3 Nephi 9:
19And ye shall offer up unto me ano more the shedding of blood; yea, your sacrifices and your burnt offerings shall be done away, for I will accept none of your sacrifices and your burnt offerings.
20And ye shall offer for a asacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit. And whoso cometh unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, him will I bbaptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost, even as the Lamanites, because of their faith in me at the time of their conversion, were baptized with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and they knew it not.
A broken heart and contrite spirit means to come to Christ with a repentant heart. To put off the sinful things and seek the things of a better.
We must give our time, talents, and resource to building of God kingdom on the earth. Sacrifice is the best thing you can do to put off selfishness and to seek more meaningful things in life. Give up some good things for things are better and best is part of God's plan for us. This brings more fulfillment in life and happiness to see your actions bless the lives of other and to come closer to Christ.
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