Quotes about Sacrifice

A man's moral conscience is the curse he had to accept from the gods in order to gain from them the right to dream.

Sacrifices are no sacrifices when they are repaid a thousand fold.

The way in which we appropriate the benefits of Christ's atoning death is by faith culminating in baptism

I bless God for this retirement: I never was more thankful for any thing than I have been of late for the necessity I am under of self-denial in many respects.

I have received my all from God. Oh that I could return my all to God

Oh, how sweet it is to be spent and worn out for God!

Oh that I could dedicate my all to God. This is all the return I can make Him.

Saw I was evidently throwing myself into all hardships and distressed in my present undertaking. I thought it would be less difficult to lie down in the grave; but yet I chose to go rather than stay.

I longed to spend and be spent for God.

It is more difficult to find the Creator in a barbecue sandwich than in your favorite Sunday-morning song, but when you do, when you begin to find Him in all the stuff of life, everything starts singing. Every moment breaks into song. Every breath becomes sacrifice, and the songs become sweetness. This is living praise.

Do you know why I believe in the Lord Jesus and what He says? Because He has proved to me that He has my best interests at heart. What could He do that He did not do? He already gave His life for us (Romans 5:8-10; 8:32)

If a commission by an earthly king is considered an honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?