15 Bible Verses about The Surrendered life
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The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it.
and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me, and that [life] I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
And if I parcel out all my possessions, and if I hand over my body in order that I will be burned, but do not have love, it benefits [me] nothing.
If we live by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit.
Yahweh protects him and keeps him alive; he is blessed in the land, and you do not give him into the will of his enemies.
then the end, when he hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when he has abolished all rule and all authority and power.
"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
(I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.) For just as you presented your members [as] slaves to immorality and lawlessness, [leading] to lawlessness, so now present your members [as] slaves to righteousness, [leading] to sanctification.
and live in love, just as also Christ loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant smell.
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down {voluntarily}. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take possession of it again. This commandment I received from my Father."
and do not present your members to sin [as] instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and your members to God [as] instruments of righteousness.
Indeed, [he] who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also, together with him, freely give us all [things]?
Do you not know that to whomever you present yourselves [as] slaves for obedience, you are slaves to whomever you obey, whether sin, [leading] to death, or obedience, [leading] to righteousness?
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me, this person will save it.
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The Surrendered life » Of Christ to his mission for further treatment of this subject » Dead to sin
Now those {who belong to Christ} have crucified the flesh together with its feelings and its desires.
and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me, and that [life] I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why do you submit [to them] as [if] living in the world?
who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that [we] may die to sins [and] live to righteousness, by whose wounds you were healed.
The saying [is] trustworthy: For if we died with [him], we will also live with [him];
The Surrendered life » Of Christ to his mission for further treatment of this subject » Dying with Christ
knowing this, that our old man was crucified together with [him], in order that the body of sin may be done away with, [that] we may no longer be enslaved to sin.
and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me, and that [life] I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why do you submit [to them] as [if] living in the world?
Just as it is written, "On account of you we are being put to death the whole day [long]; we are considered as sheep for slaughter."
For we who are alive [are] continually being handed over to death because of Jesus, in order that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.
The Surrendered life » Consecration » Examples of personal
and at his side, Amasiah the son of Zicri, who had made a freewill offering to Yahweh, and with him [were] two hundred thousand mighty armed warriors.
he humbled himself [by] becoming obedient to the point of death, that is, death on a cross.
"When long hair hangs loosely in Israel, when the people willingly offer themselves, bless Yahweh!
Then I said, "Look, I come. In [the] scroll of [the] book it is written concerning me:
The Surrendered life » Consecration » Of persons to special religious work
And you will gird Aaron and his sons [with] sashes and wrap headdresses on them. And priesthood will be theirs as a lasting rule, and {you will ordain Aaron and his sons.}
These [are] the names of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, the anointed ones whom {he consecrated as priests}.
Then he poured out {part of} the anointing oil on Aaron's head--thus he anointed him [in order] to consecrate him.
And he placed his hands on him and {commissioned him} just as Yahweh spoke by the hand of Moses.
The Surrendered life » Consecration » A call to personal
Therefore I exhort you, brothers, through the mercies of God, to present your bodies [as] a living sacrifice, holy [and] pleasing to God, [which is] your reasonable service.
And Moses said, "{You are ordained} today for Yahweh, because each [has been] against his son and against his brother and so bringing on you today a blessing."
gold for the golden things and silver for the silver things, for all the work by the hand of skilled craftsmen. Now who will offer willingly, {consecrating himself} today to Yahweh?"
Therefore, if someone cleanses himself from these [things], he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.
The Surrendered life » Resignation in trials, examples of » David
Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of Yahweh which you have spoken [is] good," and he thought, "Is it not that peace and security shall be in my days?"
But now he [is] dead. Why [should I be] fasting? [Am] I able to return him again? I [am] going to him, but he cannot return to me."
But if he says, 'I take no pleasure in you,' then {I am ready}. Let him do to me that which [is] good in his eyes.
The Surrendered life » Entire consecration, examples of » Paul the apostle
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete, blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But whatever [things] were gain to me, these [things] I have considered loss because of Christ. {More than that}, even consider all [things] to be loss because of the surpassing greatness of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom I have suffered the loss of all [things], and consider [them] dung, in order that I may gain Christ
The Surrendered life » Submission to the divine will » Tends to spiritual knowledge
And [because] he would not be persuaded, we remained silent, saying, "The will of the Lord be done."
If anyone wants to do his will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or I am speaking from myself.
And do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may approve what [is] the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.
The Surrendered life » Entire consecration, examples of » Judah under king asa
And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they swore with all their heart. And they sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and Yahweh gave rest to them all around.
The Surrendered life » Submission to the divine will » Whole-hearted required
not {while being watched}, as people pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,
equip you with every good [thing] to do his will, carrying out in us [what is] pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom [be] the glory {forever}. Amen.
The Surrendered life » Entire consecration, examples of » Josiah and his subjects
Then the king stood by the pillar, and he {made} a covenant before Yahweh, to go after Yahweh and to keep his commands and his warnings and his statutes, with all of [his] heart and with his all of his soul, to keep the words of this covenant written on this scroll. Then all of the people {joined} in the covenant.
There was not a king like him before him, who turned to Yahweh with all of his heart and with all of his soul and with all of his might according to the law of Moses, nor did one arise like him afterwards.
The Surrendered life » Submission to the divine will » Prayer essential to
Teach me to do your will, for you [are] my God; your Spirit [is] good. Lead me onto level ground.
The Surrendered life » Submission to the divine will » Christ the perfect example of
I am able to do nothing from myself. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my [own] will, but the will of the one who sent me.
Again for the second time he went away [and] prayed, saying, "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will must be done."
The Surrendered life » Submission to the divine will » The rule of every-day life
And the world is passing away, and its desire, but the one who does the will of God remains {forever}.
The Surrendered life » Resignation in trials, examples of » Christ
And he said, "Abba, Father, all [things] [are] possible for you! Take away this cup from me! Yet not what I will, but what you [will]."
So Jesus said to Peter, "Put the sword into [its] sheath! The cup that the Father has given me--shall I not drink it?"
The Surrendered life » Submission to the divine will » Establishes a divine relationship
For whoever does the will of my Father [who is] in heaven, he is my brother and sister and mother."
The Surrendered life » Resignation in trials, examples of » Eli
So Samuel told him all the words and did not conceal [anything] from him. And he said, "He [is] Yahweh, he will do {what is} good in his {sight}."
The Surrendered life » Entire consecration, examples of » Caleb and joshua
except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, because they followed Yahweh wholly.'
The Surrendered life » Unquestioning service » Elisha
Then he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, "Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will go after you." Then he said, "Go, return, for what I have done to you?"
The Surrendered life » Unquestioning service » Noah
And Noah did according to all that God commanded him; thus he did.
The Surrendered life » Submission to the divine will » The result of inward law
'I delight to do your will, O my God, and your law [is] {deep within me}.'"
The Surrendered life » Resignation in trials, examples of » Paul's friends
And [because] he would not be persuaded, we remained silent, saying, "The will of the Lord be done."
The Surrendered life » Unquestioning service » Isaiah
Then I heard [the] voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "I [am] here! Send me!"
The Surrendered life » Unquestioning service » David
'I delight to do your will, O my God, and your law [is] {deep within me}.'"
The Surrendered life » Unquestioning service » Christ
Jesus said to them, "My food is that I do the will of the one who sent me and complete his work.
The Surrendered life » Resignation in trials, examples of » Job
Then he said, "Naked I came out from my mother's womb, and naked I will return there. Yahweh gives, and Yahweh takes. Let Yahweh's name be blessed."
The Surrendered life » Unquestioning service » Paul
But get up and enter into the city, and it will be told to you {what you must do}."