2009-10-02T15:44:40-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/sacrifices http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2012:33&version=NIV 2009-10-02T15:44:40-05:00 Jesus says that loving God with all your heart, understanding, strength, and loving your neighbor as yourself is far more important than any burnt offerings or sacrifices. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2051:17&version=NIV 2009-09-28T17:37:13-05:00 God doesn't want flashy sacrifices or fancy public acts of piety. What he truly values is a contrite, repentant heart that earnestly seeks to serve Him. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2012:1&version=KJV 2009-09-27T21:07:08-05:00 What is the reasonable service that God expects of His children? To give their lives over into His service and to honor Him with their actions. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%209:22&version=NIV 2009-09-18T11:52:08-05:00 The author of Hebrews states that without the shedding of blood there can be no forgiveness. Before Christ shed his blood on the cross, the Israelites needed to find forgiveness through animal sacrifice, but the willful death of Christ on the cross changed things forever. http://biblica.com/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=100 2008-01-18T16:15:40-05:00 An offering or gift given to God to remove the guilt of sin. Throughout the Old Testament, God's people brought sacrifices to God.