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  SELF DENIAL

  WHOSOEVER BE OF YOU THAT FORSAKETH NOT ALL THAT HE HATH CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE

  (LUKE 14:33)

   

   

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  LUCKY EYIS AMIWERO

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  BIBLE CHAPTERS/VERSE	BIBLE REFERENCE	PRACTICAL APPLICATION
  LUKE 14:3 RELATED CHAPTERS  MATTHEW 19:21  LUKE 18:22  MARK 4:19  LUKE 12:33-34  LUKE 19:8  1 CORINTHIANS 10:33  2 CORINTHIANS 8:9  1 TIMOTHY 6:9  1 JOHN 3:17	33)So likewise whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple	So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsake not all that he hath, in the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple, a believer must pay the ultimate price, he must forsake all, renounce and give up all that he is and has; or else he cannot be My disciple, the believer must be ready and willing to center his life around CHRIST and His mission to reach the a world lost and full of desperate needs, he is to devote his heart a permeated and controlled by CHRIST, his eyes watching what look at, his ears watching what he listen to , his hands watching what he touch and pick, his feet, watching where he goes, his mouth; watching what he eats, drink and says, his desire, watching, controlling, and changing his urge and desire, his energy, committing his strength, initiative and will to CHRIST, his effort and works dedicating and centering all in CHRIST The man must be willing to give everything he has to CHRIST, to really follow CHRIST will cost family being put after CHRIST, friends put after CHRIST, home and all comfort and extravagances, job being centered around CHRIST and being used to earn enough to give to those who don’t have, not being extravagant, so as to have more to give to a needful world
  MATTHEW 16:24	24)Then said JESUS unto His disciples, if any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me	Then said JESUS unto His disciples, if a man will come after Me, that is to be a disciple and follower of Him, no one is forced; either rich or poor, learned or unlearned, young or old, male or female, but if any will be a believer, it must be on the following terms, if a person really wills and deliberately chooses to follow CHRIST, then he has to, let him deny himself, means to disown, disregards, forsake, renounce, reject, refuse, restrain, disclaim, do without, let him subdue to desire one’s self, and one interest, in all things ,deny his own will, the pleasure and profit of this world, let banish all his expectation and notion of an earthly kingdom, and worldly splendor, and do the will of GOD, let him surrender to GOD his will, his affection, his body, and his soul, let him not seek his own happiness as the supreme object, but be willing to renounce all, and lay down his life, if a man follows JESUS, it must be by his own free will, and he must voluntary renounce everything that might hinder his discipleship, denying himself of everything, the pleasure, profit, honors relation , fame anything which keeps us from our obedience to the will of GOD Take up his cross, willingly and cheerfully bear those trials and afflictions, which the providence of GOD brings him, for owning and standing to his faith, all which comes in the name of the cross, which CHRIST suffered Follow Me, in his taking up the cross he shall but  do as I shall do, following My example, humility, zeal, patience and self- denial;
  MATTHEW 19:27-28	27)Then answered Peter and said unto him, behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore 28)And JESUS said unto them, verily I say unto you, that ye which have followed Me, in the regeneration when the son of man shall sit in the throne of His glory ye also shall sit upon twelves thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel	Then answered Peter and he observed what CHRIST said to the young rich ruler, bidding him sell all that he had, and give to the poor, and he should have treasure in heaven, and come and follow Him, said Peter unto CHRIST, behold we have forsaken all and followed thee, becoming your disciples and accepting you as Teacher and LORD, what then will there be for us? though their worldly substance was not so large, probably nothing but their fishing nets, small boats, and cottages, they had no such estates of the rich ruler to sell, nor that to give to the poor, he had; yet all that they had they left for CHRIST’S sake, their parents, wives, children, houses, and worldly employment, their old habits, old association, to which the poor cling as tenaciously ,but if they supports themselves and families and became the disciples and followers of CHRIST, embraced His doctrines, submitted to His commands, imitate Him in exercise of grace, and denying themselves, and suffering many hardship on His account, they reduced themselves to the condition which CHRIST had enjoined What shall we have therefore? What reward for all this? Peter was thinking of worldly advancement and promotion, of success and dignity in an earthly realm VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU Verily I say unto you, JESUS declares to all the disciple represented by Peter , I assure you and most solemnly say to you, the reward which they the disciple would have, they were not to look for it now, but in a future date, he adds the general promise of reward to be given to those who for His sake have sacrificed their worldly interest , that you which followed Me, CHRIST does not deny that they had forsaken all for His sake, nor does He despised it, which includes their faith in Him, their been subjected to Him, in the generation, which means the new birth, TITUS 3:5 or being born again, it denote the great change when the heart is renewed by the Holy Spirit, the Messianic restoration and regeneration of all things, you which have followed Me, the new depensation is called regeneration, and which more manifestly took place after CHRIST’S resurrection and ascension, and the pouring down of the Spirit, shall, as a reward in the great day of forming the new and eternal order of things, the day of judgment, the regeneration, will be honored and blessed When the son of man shall sit in the throne of His glory, glorious throne of splendor, signify great dignity and majesty which will be displayed by CHRIST, that they will be distinguished above others, and be highly honored and rewarded, Jesus will be the Judge of the quick and the dead, He only is qualified for it, and the FATHER hath given all judgment to the Son JOHN 5:22 CHRIST say they were to judge, govern, direct; to administer affairs, supervise, and oversee, the assignment of responsibly on eternal life, eternal life is life that goes on, life shall be perfect.
  MATTHEW 19:29 RELATED CHAPTERS  MATTHEW 6:25- 34  MARK 10:21  JOHN 3:15  JOHN 3:36  JOHN 4:36  JOHN 5:24  JOHN 10:10  JOHN 17:3  2 CORINTHIANS 9:8-9  GALATIANS 6:8  EPHESIAN 3:20  PHILIPPIANS 4:19  2 PETER 1:11	29)And everyone that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My name sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life	And everyone that hath forsaken house, or brethren, or sisters, or father or mother, or wife or children or land for my name sake, the Disciples are not the only ones to be rewarded, in every age and country, every true follower of CHRIST, shall be greatly rewarded, the believer will be rewarded because he has left all; he has given the supreme allegiance to JESUS CHRIST, that the two closest things to a man are named by JESUS; his immediate family, and his possession Honor and lands, these are by far the most difficult things to surrender to CHRIST, no true follower of CHRIST has ever forsaken anyone or anything and been left alone and destitute by CHRIST, He rewards His true followers many times over both human and material The human reward is a real and true fellowship among genuine believers a new family of GOD, the material reward is the meeting of necessities and whatever else GOD want us to have left over so that we can help meet the needs of others, The very reason we seek and seek is because we are basically in secured and have a basic urge to crave more and more, craving greedily for possession , which is clearly pulling us from GOD, when we forsake all, genuinely following CHRIST, He gives us the greatest peace and necessities, we never have to be worry or anxious , there is much more happiness, joy, peace, security, assurance, confidence, satisfaction, completeness and fulfilment in CHRIST than in any amount of possession of wordly goods and friendship, CHRIST promise to reward His followers presently, reward them with unbelievable believer’s community, fellowship , and security the future reward is eternal life
  MATTHEW 20:27-28 RELATED CHAPTERS  MATTHEW 10:42  MATTHEW 18:14  MATTHEW 23:12  LUKE 22:26  JOHN 5:44  JOHN 13:14  2 CORINTHIANS 5:15  2 CORINTHIANS 5:21  GALATIANS 3:13  EPHESIAN 6:7  HEBREWS 7:27  HEBREWS 9:13- 14  HEBREWS 12:28	27)And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant 28)Even as the Son of man came not to be Ministered unto, but to Minister, and to give His life a ransom for many	JESUS called them unto Him, that is, He called all the Disciples to Him, and stated the principles on which they were to act, the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, that is over their subjects you know that such honor are customary among nations, the king of the earth raise their favorites to positions of trust and power they give authority to some over others; but in My kingdom is not so, but My kingdom is established in a different manner, all are to be on a level, the rich, the poor, the learned, the unlearned, the slave and free are all equal And whosoever will be chief, first among you, let him be your servant, greatness is serving others, the great are they who minister, the greatest is the first among all, are they who servant, the first are the slave, greatness is not dominion over people, the disciples still thought that the Messiah’s Kingdom would be the demonstration of Israel as an earthly nation power, the Ten other disciples were indignant because they desire the highest office themselves, they were still concerned about the worlds view of greatness , which is external and is measured by power, fame, recognition, influence, authority, dominion and position , by wealth, buildings, vehicles and ability to work and achieve goal The world seeks, after these things; individuals as well as nations seek after them, most men are caught up in some degree of worldly greatness, seeking recognition, position, influence, fame and wealth The greatest will be the most distinguished that shows most humility, the deepest sense of his unworthiness, and the most earnest desire to promote the welfare of his brethren, to condemn the ambition and pride of His Disciples, He taught them the way of greatness, is humblest, to be low and mean in our own eyes, the way to distinguish CHRIST kingdom from the kingdom of the world, the world kingdom are over men’s bodies, house, fame , material possession , while that of CHRIST is Spiritual, which after the hearts and conscience of men, THE SON OF MAN CAME NOT TO BE MINISTERED UNTO Even as the son of man, meaning Himself , the seed of the woman, the Son of Abraham,, and of David, according to the flesh, the incarnation is the Son of GOD, becoming Man, He came not to be served , but to serve, he going about from place to place to do good, both to the bodies and soul of men, He came forth from the FATHER down from heaven, into this world,, by assumption of human nature ,is treated as the lowest life of man, He took the form of a servant and ever active in Ministering to others wants, going about doing good, healing the sick, cleansing the lepers, casting out demons, aways accessible, sympathetic, merciful ,compassionate , never weary of Preaching and teaching , practiced self-denial on our account, to give His life, but freely laid down by Him; and that as a” Ransom” or redemption price for His people, to deliver them from the evil of sin, the bondage of Satan, from eternal death, CHRIST substituted himself in their legal place, and laid obligation to pay their debts and redeemed all from iniquities and eternal condemnation A ransom for many, the word a ransom means a price paid for the redemption of captives in war, when prisoners are taken by an enemy, the money demanded for their release is called Ransom,, that is it is the means by which they are set free, so anything that releases anyone from a state of punishment, or suffering or sin, is called a ransom, people are by nature captive for sin, they bare under it, they are under condemnation, they are under a curse, they are expose to eternal death, they must have perished unless there had been some way by which they could be rescued , this was done by the death of JESUS CHRIST, by giving His life a ransom, that is, CHRIST died in the place of sinners, and that GOD was willing to accept the pains of His death in the place of the eternal suffering of the redeemed, that GOD had declared that the sinner shall die; that is that He would punish, or show His hatred to all sin, that all people had sinned and, if justice was to take it regular course, all must perish, that man cannot make atonement for His own sin , no man was pure and no angel could make atonement, GOD was pleased, therefore, to appoint His only-begotten Son to make such Ransom
  MARK 8:36 RELATED CHAPTERS  MATTHEW 19:29  MATTHEW 25:43  LUKE 12:19-20  JOHN 3:36  JOHN 12:25  GALATIANS 6:8  2 CORINTHIANS 4:11  PHILIPPIANS 1:29  ISAIAH 55:2  PROVERBS 10:2	36)For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 37)Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul	For what shall it profit a man, in the long run , who by denying JESUS and His gospel, if he shall gain the whole world, all the pleasure , wealth and power and fame are nothing compared to his soul, and lose his own soul, there are reasons why the soul is far superior to the things of this earth: Everything fades and pass away, a person possess something but for a short time, a man may chose money and property instead of helping to meet the needs of the ravaging world,, but money and property can be held only for a short time, a man may chose position and power, instead of giving his life where it would do the most good, but position and power are held only for a short time , a person may chose the world and comfort instead of GOD, but the world and comfort do not satisfy, and they last only for a short time. The human soul is eternal, it never dies, never ceases to exist, it will live forever, either with or apart from GOD, the human soul is of more value than the whole world
  LUKE 5:11	11)And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed Him	And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, the sacrifice was a willing one, but they were not unconscious of its magnitude; they left a couple of small boats and their nets, even all their living, which showed their love of JESUS, and their willingness to deny themselves and give all it requires even all four of them, Peter, Andrew, James and John and followed JESUS, and become His disciples, the men responded immediately , they left everything: their business, their professions, and the biggest catch had ever seen, their relation and friends, and followed JESUS, He was the LORD who had spoken, and they were to be His disciples who obeyed and followed
  LUKE 9:23 RELATED CHAPTERS  JOHN 8:12  JOHN 10:27-29  JOHN 12:26  ROMANS 6:11-13  ROMANS 12:1  ROMANS 13:14  GALATIANS 2:20  GALATIANS 5:16   GALATIANS 5:24  EPHESIANS 5:1-2  EPHESIANS 5  COLOSSIAN 2:6  1 PETER 2:21  1 JOHN 2:6	23)And He said to them all, if any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me	And He said to them all, not only to all disciple, but to the multitude, if any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, a person must deny himself, Man’s tendency is to indulge himself and do exactly what he desire, but the believer is not to indulge himself, his comfort and ease, appetites and urges, thoughts and feelings, deception, and enticements, plots, pride, and boasting, the believer is to deny himself in by discipline and control and by loving and caring, sacrificing and giving, helping and ministering, the believer is to let the mind of CHRIST, the point of humbling Himself to the point of death be in him fill his thought every day, he is to put his will, his ambition,, his desire and wants to death, and to follow CHRIST and to do His will all day long, a person has to act, work,, get to it,, be diligent, consistent and enduring in other to die to self, take up his cross daily and follow Me, the believer reckons or counts himself crucified with CHRIST, he reckons himself dead to sin, but alive to GOD, he does not let sin reign in his body, the believer yields himself to GOD, he yields his body member of righteousness .
  LUKE 14:26-27 RELATED CHAPTER  MARK 10:28  LUKE 5:11  LUKE 5:27  LUKE 18:29-30  PHILIPPIANS 3:8	26)If any man come to Me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters yea and His own life also, he cannot be my disciple 27)And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after Me, cannot be My disciple	If any man come to Me and hate not his father and mother, and wife and children and sister yea and his own life also, JESUS demands that our oyalty to and love for Him be greater than every other attachment, even that of our own family, in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude towards GOD, in a spiritual way, he believes in CHRIST, applies to Him for grace pardon, righteousness, life and salvation; professes to be His and submits to His doctrine, desire to be a disciple of His. He cannot be My disciple, a believer must put CHRIST first, even before his family and himself, CHRIST is to be put first: before family , home, pleasure and self are to be put behind CHRIST and His mission, all must be denied and put behind a believer’s love and devotion to CHRIST and His cause CHRIST was not saying that one’s family and one self were to be literally hated, but the true believer is even to love his enemies LUKE 6:27, CHRIST is to be first in our life: before family, even before self, CHRIST is to be put before family, even if one’s family opposes his decision to follow CHRIST Whoever does not carry his own cross, expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come and follow after Me, believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me, cannot be My disciple
  LUKE 18:22-23 RELATED CHAPTERS  MATTHEW 6:20  LUKE 9:23  LUKE 12:33  LUKE 14:33  1 TIMOTHY 6:17- 19	22)Now when JESUS heard these things He said unto him, yet lackest thou one thing; sell all that thou hast and distribute unto the poor, and thou shall have treasure in heaven and come, follow Me 23)And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful; for he was very rich	Now when JESUS heard these things that he had kept all the commandments , and that ever since he was a child , JESUS, as He gazed on the young heartfelt face, loved him, and proceeded to show him how far removed his life was as yet from perfect life he dreamed of attaining to, CHRIST showed him a moment how selfish, how earthly, were his thoughts and aims: how firmly chained to earth that heart of his, thus revealing to him his own self-deception, shews him that in spite of his spiritual pride he was trying to serve two masters Mammon and GOD MATTHEW 6:24 which he thought only longed for heaven, He said unto him, yet lackest thou one thing; you have not love your neighbor as yourself, if you really want to be perfect, JESUS hit the very nerve of the rich man’s problem,: covering, lusting after money materials goods, possessions and wealth , instead of longing to help the poor and needy of the world, go sell those great possessions you love so much and all that thou hast and distribute unto the poor, those who are starving and diseased, without shelter or clothing, and dying being doom to hell, let no one ever think that the doom of GOD will not fall upon him, who shuts his eyes to the massive needs of the world, who hoards and bank his money. The glorious promise gives all you have to the poor and you shall have treasures in heaven and will be allowed to follow JESUS and come, follow Me, the man rejected JESUS, He had asked too much, the man was unwilling to give all he was and had; he was very sad, sorrowful
  LUKE 19:8	8)And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the LORD; behold, LORD, the half of my goods I gave to the poor; and if I have taken any thing false accusation, I restore him fourfold	And Zaccheus stood, before CHRIST, in respect to HIM and reverence HIM, and in the presence of others, to make a public confession before them, and that they might all hear it, and said unto the LORD JESUS, behold, LORD, Zaccuhaeus directed his speech to CHRIST, being as he was now convinced, the discerner of thoughts, and intents of the heart; who knew the genuineness of his repentance, that it was hearty and real; and sincerity of his expressions that, the half of my goods I gave to the poor; which shows, that the disposition of his mind was altered, and of a covetous oppressor, he was become tender, kind and Liberia, and if Ihave taken any thing false accusation, or by extorting any thing from him; or in any oppressive way, by defrauding and tricking, and by doing him any injury, any form or manner, I restore him fourfold, Zaccheus repented and changed his whole life; he completely turned around from his sinful life to GOD and the way of righteousness, he gave half his possessions to the poor, he did exactly what JESUS had said time after time, and he did exactly what the rich young ruler had refused to do he had heard of the command of giving but a few days before the young ruler, the command from JESUS CHRIST was to sell all he had and immediately distribute to the poor LUKE 18:18-24 He gave back to those whom he had cheated; he gave four times what he had taken, the point of Zacchaus, is that he truly repented, he was serious about following CHRIST and living righteously,
  LUKE 22:27	27)For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? Is not he that sitteth at meat? But I am among you as he that serveth	For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serve? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as the one who serve, JESUS rejected the world’s ‘attitude of greatness, true greatness does not seek to hold authority nor lord it over people; it does not seek position for sake of authority and power, nor to give and help for the sake of being known and called a benefactor,, true greatness is not self- centered and selfish, not wordly minded, the chief person is to serve, the truly great man will serve others just like waiter serves guest on the banquet , the believer must lead as servant, look in helping others to fulfill GOD’S will in their lives, they must never misuse or betray their position by seeking fame, power, wealth or special privilege, the world system of Leadership is very different from Leadership of the Kingdom, wordly leaders are often selfish and arrogant , proud , but believers as leader are to serve the best, CHRIST took upon Himself the form of a servant, and instead of being ministered unto, he minister to others; and had very lately grid himself, and took a basin and towel, and washed and wiped the feet of His disciples, our LORD is an example through out the whole of His conduct, He was meek and lowly and by love served one another
  JOHN 5:30 RELATED CHAPTERS  MATTHEW 16:27  JOHN 5:25  JOHN 6:40  JOHN 11:25  ROMANS 2:6  1 CORINTHIANS 15:22  2 CORINTHAINS 4:15  2 CORINTHAINS 5:10  1 THESSALONIANS 4:16-17  1 PETER 1:17	30)I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the FATHER which hath sent Me	I can of mine own self do nothing: the Messiah, the Mediator, does nothing without the concurrence and the authority of GOD, such is the nature of the union subsisting between them, that He does nothing independently of GOD, I am the Son that can do nothing separated from the FATHER, and contrary to His will, and do the selfsame, have the same honor as the FATHER As I hear I judge, Men who have done good will rise to live, how one lives matters, the man who profess and live for GOD will take part in the resurrection of life, but they who have done evil will be condemned, JOHN 3:17-18 Judgement and condemnation as My FATHER has taught Me, I speak those things, CHRIST refers to His Judgment of pardon and condemnation upon men, positively declaring them to be either right or wrong, he claimed the power to say,, thy sins be forgiven thee, thy faith has made the whole, it is better for this man that he had never been born, Depart from Me I never knew you, these and all His other Judgment on the scribe , and Hypocrite Pharisees are in themselves just judgment, absolutely free from any selfhood they are true expression of the of the Divine will, because of the entire conformity of His will to the Divine will, as The FATHER revealed His will to Him, for administration of mandatory Kingdom in the world, so He Judged; 33and therefore His Judgment is just and true, for being in the bosom of the FATHER and one with Him,, as He sees, and knows all He does, His whole plan of operations, and acts according to them; so He hears, knows, and perfectly acquainted with all the FATHERS counsels, Purposes, rule and Judgment, and never deviates from them The Judgment of CHRIST will be a just judgment, He will Judge, precisely as He hears, exactly as GOD wills, He hear GOD and Execute GOD’S Judgment exactly according to the will of GOD. BECAUSE I SEEK NOT MINE OWN WILL Because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the FATHER which hath sent Me For CHRIST did not seek to gratify His own will, as distinct from the FATHER’S or opposition for He had no private end or separate interest, or advantage to pursue and seeing therefore He acted according to the FATHER’S will, His will is the same with His ; and He being by the FATHER sent into the world to do His will.
  JOHN 12:26	26) If any man serve Me, let him follow Me; and where I am there shall also My servant be; if any man serve Me him will My FATHER honor	If any man serves Me, if anyone is going to be my servant , a believer, let him follow Me, along the line which I am prepared to take, let him imitate Me; do what I do, bear what I bear, and love what I love in life of self- sacrifice, in the way humility, patience, self- denial, and resignation to the will of GOD, and to discharge every duty, walking as He walked, so in a way of suffering, CHRIST Himself has set the example of hating36 one’s life in this world, if we suffer with Him, we shall also be glorified together ROMANS 8:17 WHERE I AM Where I am there shall also My servant be, that is, he shall be in heaven, where the Son of GOD then in His Divine nature, and where He would be as the glorified Messiah If any man serve Me, him will My FATHER honor; for My FATHER, with whom I am one in nature and essence, by accepting his service, affording him His gracious presence here, and by giving him life eternal.
  ROMANS 12:1	1)I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of GOD, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto GOD, which is your reasonable service	I beseech you therefore brethren, I urge you , I implore , I beg you ,by the mercies of GOD, denotes here the reason why they should do it, that so great is the mercies, favor and kindness, justification and adoption, seeing that we as believers have receive great mercies of GOD, it constituted the reason why they should present their bodies that you present your bodies a living sacrifice , that you devote yourself, the sacrifice, the body is to be offered to GOD alone, not to be made self, living as one wishes; doing one own thing, is not to be for something else; houses, lands, property, money, cars, possession, luxury, power, recognition, fame, the body is to be offered to GOD alone, GOD wants the body to be sacrificially living for Him, the believer is to offer his body to be sacrificial, a presentation of themselves in the performance of duties, as spring from a principle of life under the believer is to present his body to GOD, as a living sacrifice, the body is to be offered to GOD alone, not to be made self, living as one wishes; doing one own thing, is not to be for something else; houses, lands, property, money, cars, possession, luxury, power, recognition, fame, the body is to be offered to GOD alone, GOD wants the body to be sacrificially living for Him, the believer is to offer his body to be sacrificial, a presentation of themselves in the performance of duties, as spring from a principle of life under the quickened influences of the Holy Spirit of GOD, with faith and fervency; A living sacrifice is a constant, continuous sacrifice, not just occasional , a believer must dedicates his body to live for GOD and keep on living for GOD, a living sacrifice means that the body sacrifices its own desires and live for GOD, the body lives Holy, righteous, pure, clean, and moral life for GOD, he does not pollute , dirty, nor contaminate itself with the sins and corruption of the world, not the craving of sinful man; nor the boasting of what he has or does, the believers body is dedicated to live as GOD commands, especially who are made a new creatures, and are blessed by Him will all Spiritual blessing in CHRIST, that they should give up themselves to Him, and cheerfully serve Him in their day and generation, a living sacrifice means that the body lives for GOD by serving GOD, it means that the body sacrifices and gives up its own ambition and desires, and serves GOD while upon earth, the body gives itself to the work of proclaiming the love of GOD and Ministering to a world reeling in desperate needs of the poor and needy
  1CORINTHIANS 9:19	9)For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more	For though I be free from all men, as an apostle, being in the highest office, he had none superior to him, that could exercise any power and authority over him no one should have held him subject to his power, I am not bound to, yet have I made myself, give them my labors and at the same time to toil for my support , I enslave myself unto all while preaching the Gospel, reduced himself to the condition of slave, both by serving all men, acting in self-denial, with regards to interest, behaving towards them will all meekness and humility; condescending to their weakness That I might gain the more, converting men to CHRIST was part of his gain, which he proposed to obtain by preaching the Gospel, that is saving more souls to the true religion and salvation.
  1 CORINTHIANS 10:33	33)Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved	Even as I please all men in all things, the believer is to please all men in all things, without breaking the law of or contradicting the Gospel of CHRIST, not seeking mine own profit, wordly profit, riches, wealth, the emoluments of life, ease and pleasure he is not to seek his own profit , that is, his own will, advantage and benefit but the profit and advantage of many, especially in matters that may any way affect them as to their eternal salvation the believer is to seek the advantage of others ,that is the very reason GOD acted on our behalf on behalf of men, that they may be saved Paul followed the example of CHRIST, he neglected his own private advantage, and gratifying of himself.
  1 CORINTHIANS 10:24	24) Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s; wealth	Let no man seek his own, his carnal pleasure the believer is to please all men in all things , let him not gratify his own ,he is not to seek his own profit, that is, his own will, advantage and benefit, But every man another wealth, which pertains to his comfort, usefulness, happiness or salvation, the believer is to seek the advantage and benefit, happiness and salvation of others.
  PHILIPPIANS 2:4	4)Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others	Look not every man on his own things, that be not selfish, do not let you care and attention be wholly absorbed by your own concerns or your family,, ambition, desire, position, wants, believers are to concentrate upon CHRIST and His Ministry ,to people and reaching the world with the glorious Gospel of salvation, the world is too needful and too desperate for believers to focused upon himself, every believer is needed to reach the lost and lonely, the helpless, the hungry and sinful, every genuine believer must also focus on the things of others, it is the duty of every believers to regards with appropriate kindness the welfare of others and strive to do good to them, it is the duty of every believer to strive to do it.

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