1 Peter 2:4-6

So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,  you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.  For it says in scripture, “Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.”

In Christ the sacrifices asked of us are spiritual sacrifices: offering our lives in worship to God, prayer, inviting the Holy Spirit and choosing to change upon conviction. As we partner with the Holy Spirit and continue to be sanctified, we open our hearts to be used by God more and more. Jesus, the cornerstone of Zion, became our atonement once an for all for sin. By grace through faith in Christ, we stand firm a holy priesthood carrying the message of the gospel to all. What we offer to God is acceptable only because of the work of Jesus.