Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
A broken spirit
Bible References
Sacrifices
Mark 12:33
Also, to love him with the whole heart, with the whole understanding, and with the whole strength, and to love one's neighbour as oneself ??that is far more than all holocausts and sacrifices."
Romans 12:1
Well then, my brothers, I appeal to you by all the mercy of God to dedicate your bodies as a living sacrifice, consecrated and acceptable to God; that is your cult, a spiritual rite.
Philippians 4:18
Your debt to me is fully paid and more than paid! I am amply supplied with what you have sent by Epaphroditus, a fragrant perfume, the sort of sacrifice that God approves and welcomes.
Hebrews 13:16
Do not forget beneficence and charity, either; these are the kind of sacrifices that are acceptable to God.
1 Peter 2:5
come and, like living stones yourselves, be built into a spiritual house, to form a consecrated priesthood for the offering of those spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
A broken spirit
Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are those who feel poor in spirit! the Realm of heaven is theirs.
Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood up and prayed by himself as follows; 'I thank thee, O God, I am not like the rest of men, thieves, rogues, and immoral, or even like yon taxgatherer.