Romans 12:1 (ESV Strong's)
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
In the Old Testament, Israel would worship God through the sacrifice of animals in place of their own, a sacrifice of death. It is an atonement of the dead to the living God.
In the New Testament, the body of Christ worships God through the sacrifice of our own bodies, a living sacrifice that celebrates the life of the living God.
We must pass through death of self to reach the life of God. It is the work of the Spirit.
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