2018-06-28 14:11:44 +00:00
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# I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2023-09-25 17:36:38 +00:00
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"Fellow believers, because of the great mercy that God has given you I very much want you to present"
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# to present your bodies a living sacrifice
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2023-09-25 17:36:38 +00:00
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"to offer yourselves completely to God while you are alive as if you were a dead sacrifice on a temple altar"
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# holy, acceptable to God
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2023-09-25 17:36:38 +00:00
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"a sacrifice that you give to God alone and that pleases him" or "acceptable to God because it is morally pure"
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# This is your reasonable service
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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"This is the right way to worship God"
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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