Quotes about Sacrifice

Jesus did not die just to give us peace and a purpose in life; he died to save us from the wrath of God.

The pain of sacrificing our old selves is nothing compared to the joy of Christ living in us in our transformed lives.

Quit praying about yourself and spend your life for the sake of others as the bondservant of Jesus. That is the true meaning of being broken bread and poured-out wine in real life.

Whatever you want in life, you've got to give away first.

Never have I risked my life, or even my comfort, in the service of mankind. Shame on me.

But how can we effectively represent Christ, who in sacrificial love gave his life for others, if we don't deeply care about those he died for? And since "God is love" (1 John 4:8), doesn't it follow that the one great distinguishing characteristic of Christians everywhere should be a self-sacrificing love for people? Doctrine, apologetics, spiritual gifts, and prophecy charts are all great, but God is love. Without love, everything becomes meaningless (1 Cor. 13).

Whatever God approves of comes first. Whatever grieves him has to go.

Everyone must choose one of two pains: The pain of discipline or the pain of regret.

For every promise, there is price to pay.

According to Gandhi, the seven sins are wealth without works, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, and politics without principle. Well, Hubert Humphrey may have sinned in the eyes of God, as we all do, but according to those definitions of Gandhis, it was Hubert Humphrey without sin.

God's purpose for us is not to make us healthy, happy, prosperous, and problem-free. His ultimate purpose is to conform us to the image of His own dear Son, that we might bear much fruit to His glory.12 And sometimes, in fulfilling that purpose, He allows us to be hurt.

Yet it was the LORD'S will to crush him and cause him to suffer.