Darkened Glass Reflections

Tag: oblation

  • The Body Prepared: An Oblation of Obedience (Hebrews 10:5-7)

    The Body Prepared: An Oblation of Obedience (Hebrews 10:5-7)

    Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired,     but a body have you prepared for me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings     you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God,     as it is written of me in the scroll…

  • Living Sacrifices and Living Stones (1 Peter 2:4-5)

    Living Sacrifices and Living Stones (1 Peter 2:4-5)

    “As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:4-5).

  • Oblation: Glorifying God (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

    Oblation: Glorifying God (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

    “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

  • Prayer of Oblation: Offering Ourselves to God

    Prayer of Oblation: Offering Ourselves to God

    “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. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable…