1 Samuel 15:22
15:22 Then Samuel said,
“Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as he does in obedience?
Certainly, obedience is better than sacrifice;
paying attention is better than the fat of rams.
Job 5:19
5:19 He will deliver you from six calamities;
yes, in seven no evil will touch you.
Jeremiah 19:5
19:5 They have built places here
for worship of the god Baal so that they could sacrifice their children as burnt offerings to him in the fire. Such sacrifices
are something I never commanded them to make! They are something I never told them to do! Indeed, such a thing never even entered my mind!
Micah 6:6-8
6:6 With what should I enter the Lord’s presence?
With what should I bow before the sovereign God?
Should I enter his presence with burnt offerings,
with year-old calves?
6:7 Will the Lord accept a thousand rams,
or ten thousand streams of olive oil?
Should I give him my firstborn child as payment for my rebellion,
my offspring – my own flesh and blood – for my sin?
6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good,
and what the Lord really wants from you:
He wants you to promote justice, to be faithful,
and to live obediently before your God.
Micah 6:1
The Lord Demands Justice, not Ritual
6:1 Listen to what the Lord says:
“Get up! Defend yourself before the mountains!
Present your case before the hills!”
Colossians 1:13
1:13 He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,
Colossians 1:2
1:2 to the saints, the faithful
brothers and sisters
in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you
from God our Father!
Colossians 1:12
1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share
in the saints’
inheritance in the light.
Hebrews 11:19
11:19 and he reasoned
that God could even raise him from the dead, and in a sense
he received him back from there.