Self-Sacrifice Quotes - 38 quotes

 “What, then, has the Cross of Christ to tell us about the nature and content of Agape-love? It testifies that it is a love that gives itself away, that sacrifices itself, even to the uttermost … Indeed as Paul sees it, Agape can go so far in requiring a man to sacrifice his own spiritual advantages for the advantage of his neighbour, that he even declares himself willing to be accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of his kinsmen according to the flesh, if thereby they might be saved.”

- Anders Nygren

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 “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

- Bible

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 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

- Bible

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 ...God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

- Bible

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 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

- Bible

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 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

- Bible

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 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

- Bible

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 And it came to pass that he rent his coat; and he took a piece thereof, and wrote upon it—In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children—and he fastened it upon the end of a pole.

- Book of Mormon

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 Therefore, let us glory, yea, we will glory in the Lord; yea, we will rejoice, for our joy is full; yea, we will praise our God forever. Behold, who can glory too much in the Lord? Yea, who can say too much of his great power, and of his mercy, and of his long-suffering towards the children of men?

- Book of Mormon

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 “There are spiritual and physical laws to obey if we are to be happy.”

- Boyd K. Packer

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 “Some have gone so far as to say that a man or woman who wishes to be saved in the kingdom of God—who wishes to be a servant or handmaid of the Almighty, must feel that deep contrition of heart, that sound repentance, and such a sense of his or her unworthiness and nothingness, and of the supremacy, glory, and exaltation of that Deity they believe in, as to exclaim before God and their brethren and sisters that they are willing to be damned. To me that is one the heights of nonsense; for if a person is willing to be damned, he cares not to make the efforts necessary to secure salvation.”

- Brigham Young

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 “God, our Heavenly Father, in his religion, does not require men and women to suffer as false religions do. Take the religions of the heathen, and false systems of religion generally and they require sacrifices that the Lord does not require.”

- Brigham Young

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 “The Saints sacrifice everything; but, strictly speaking, there is no [self] sacrifice about it. If you give a penny for a million of gold! A handful of earth for a planet! A temporary worn out tenement for one glorified, that will exist, abide, and continue to increase throughout a never ending eternity, what a [self] sacrifice for sure!”

- Brigham Young

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 “You hear much said by some about their sacrifices. As they use the term it is without meaning to me … Where, then, is the [self] sacrifice this people have ever made? There is no such thing—they have only exchanged a worse condition for a better one.”

- Brigham Young

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 “You hear many talk about having made sacrifices; if I had that word [self-sacrifice] in my vocabulary I would blot it out.”

- Brigham Young

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 “An acceptable sacrifice is when we give up something good for something of far greater worth.”

- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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 And even if they do unto you even as they have done unto me, blessed are ye, for you shall dwell with me in glory.

- Doctrine and Covenants

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 And thus, if ye are faithful ye shall be laden with many sheaves, and crowned with honor, and glory, and immortality, and eternal life.

- Doctrine and Covenants

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 Ye cannot behold with your natural eyes, for the present time, the design of your God concerning those things which shall come hereafter, and the glory which shall follow after much tribulation.

- Doctrine and Covenants

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 They are they into whose hands the Father has given all things—They are they who are priests and kings, who have received of his fulness, and of his glory;

- Doctrine and Covenants

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 And then shall the angels be crowned with the glory of his might, and the saints shall be filled with his glory, and receive their inheritance and be made equal with him.

- Doctrine and Covenants

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 And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there, only it will be coupled with eternal glory, which glory we do not now enjoy.

- Doctrine and Covenants

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 “It is ‘Life and the pursuit of happiness’ that ought to occupy the attention of all intellectual beings … and with those things that we consider will best promote not only our temporal, but our eternal happiness.”

- John Taylor

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 “Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all the commandments of God.”

- Joseph Smith

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 “And as God has designed our happiness—and the happiness of all His creatures, he never has—He never will institute an ordinance or give a commandment to His people that is not calculated in its nature to promote that happiness which He has designed, and which will not end in the greatest amount of good and glory to those who become the recipients of his law and ordinances.”

- Joseph Smith

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 For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.

- Moses

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 “If my separation from You [Jesus],—brings others to You and in their love and company You find joy and pleasure—why Jesus, I am willing with all my heart to suffer all that I suffer—not only now—but for all eternity—if this was possible.”

- Mother Teresa

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 “Our Love for one another will be: selfless, generous, tender, personal, and respectful ... beyond likes and dislikes, friendship and enmity, worthiness and unworthiness, [unconditional] … always inspiring, encouraging, trusting, wholehearted, and [self-] sacrificial unto the death of the cross.”

- Mother Teresa

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 “Love, in order to survive, must be nourished by sacrifices, especially the sacrifice of self. / Charity to be fruitful, must cost us. / This love should flow from self-sacrifice, and it must be felt to the point of hurting. / He wants us to love one another, to give ourselves to each other until it hurts. / Give until it hurts, until you feel the pain.“

- Mother Teresa

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 “Jesus, my own Jesus—I am only Thine—I am so stupid—I do not know what to say—but do with me whatever You wish—as You wish—as long as you wish. I love you not for what you give, but for what You take Jesus—why can’t I be a perfect Loreto Nun—a real victim of Your love.”

- Mother Teresa

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 The Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

- Psalms

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 But wait...Like all people who push self-sacrifice, they cheat and stop before the true logical conclusion. The tree actually can still give more…So here is the story with a properly consistent ending: The stump still had more to give. The boy got cold, but had a wood burning stove. So he ground the stump into pellets … And the wood pellets were happy. And when winter came, the boy burned the pellets. Finally, the tree had nothing more to give, so its days of happiness were over. As to all things that consistently live a destructive philosophy of self-sacrifice, The Tree no longer existed. … REALLY THE END

- Armon Eaton

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 Self-Sacrifice = Giving up a greater value to gain a lesser value. Sacrifice = Giving up a lesser value to gain a greater value.

- Armon Eaton

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 UNDERSHOOTING THE MARK WORLDLINESS DEADLY VICES Death, Sorrow, Misery Unrestrained Self-Gratification Destroy the Wicked Who Are Not religiously Inclined Self-Indulgence…Ruining yourself by giving into every destructive bodily appetite. ---- THE GOSPEL TARGET Law of Sacrifice CHRIST-LIKE PERFECTION Life, Joy, Happiness Calculated Self-Progression The Gospel Target is the "Law of Sacrifice" … Calculated Self-Progression or "Trading Up" ---- OVERSHOOTING THE MARK A Religious Vow of: Self-sacrifice DEADLY VICES Death, Sorrow, Misery Unrestrained Self-Desertion Destroy the Righteous Who Are Religiously Inclined Self-Sacrifice…Destructively giving away all things to others that you need to further your own life and progression.

- Armon Eaton

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 If Christ hadn't done it, would he be receiving dominion over all of us and glory? If the story of Christ ended with the cross, then it would indeed be a story about self-sacrifice. However, Christ’s sacrifice is only but an introduction to the eternal nature of His gospel.

- Armon Eaton

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 What would it mean to your daughter to apply These Three Deadly Virtues On A Date? Imagine the look and horror on the parents face when their teenage daughter joyfully announces to them that she is going to live up to their Heavenly Ideal of Christian Love and go on a 1) selfless, (2) self-sacrificial and (3) unconditional love date That her one all consuming desire is to be a true victim of his love—to satiate his infinite thirst for love and sacrifice and to give of herself to the Hungry One as his tool or instrument to do with as he pleases, blindly, lovingly, trustingly and without counting the cost. Would any sane parent let their daughter out of the house?

- Armon Eaton

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 Here is the recipe for how to corrupt love in 3 simple steps Take the words "I Love You." Eliminate the "I" from "I Love You"…How? Introduce Selflessness…Remove the self from the equation. Now let's Eliminate the "You" from "I love You"…How? Introduce Unconditional Love…Unconditional love has nothing to do with anyone.Now let's eliminate the concept of love itself, turning it into sacrificial, duty laden relationship."…How? Introduce Self-Sacrifice…Love is no longer recognizable as love, because it has now become "I sacrifice myself for you". So all 3 taken together… "I Love You" becomes...This unconditional, selfless, self-sacrificial love becomes an all-powerful god in itself. It becomes a universal "get-out-of-jail-free" card for anyone to do anything and get away with it as long as they claim it is love. It takes over everything it touches, becoming a law unto itself thanks to DUTY ETHICS.…

- Armon Eaton

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 Let's apply the 3 Deadly Virtues to the tulips in an existential proof and see what happens: Starting with Selflessness, you must forget about the patch of earth your life requires. You must selflessly invite others to take up your space. But not just any "others". Your Duty is to invite THE MOST NEEDY others…Dandelions (weeds) to come share your space. Next, with Self-Sacrifice, when the rain comes, you must give it all away (remember "give said the little stream"). Duty requires that you give away NO MATER WHAT or WHO the others are (i.e. weeds). Umbrella over tulip…and the weeds grow. Finally, apply Unconditional Love. John 15:13 "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." (only…they are not your friends) You must love all these poor Dandelion creatures "NO MATTER WHAT", especially to the point of giving up your life for them. The fact that they have taken over your space, and sucked up all of the water, just gives you all the more chance to prove that your unconditional Love. In the end, the Tulip is gone, the garden has become a patch of overgrown weeds...Worthy of being burned. If the three deadly virtues consistently applied will do that to your garden…What will they do to your life?

- Armon Eaton

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