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Mother and Attis, with self-consecration, enthusiasm, and asceticism; Isis and Serapis, with the ideals of communion and purification; Baal, the omnipotent dweller in the far-off heavens; Jehovah, the jealous God of the
The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Franz Cumont
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But in the others it resulted in a self-consecration whose outlook was chiefly upon the next world, and in the present was doubtfully bounded by possible martyrdom and possible evasion or escape.
John Knox A. Taylor Innes
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Kirchen_, vol.i. p. 37, where the idea of self-worth and self-consecration is worked out.
Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics Archibald B. C. Alexander
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Let deeds of charity be consistent one with another, and harmonize with a general deportment, elevated to the true Gospel standard of self-consecration; so that they may exert an influence, not only in relieving the wants of the needy and forlorn, but as examples of heartfelt beneficence, inciting others to the glorious work.
The Faithful Steward Or, Systematic Beneficence an Essential of Christian Character Sereno D. Clark
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On such grounds was justified the transition of a baptism which began as a spontaneous act of [v. 03 p. 0367] self-consecration into an _opus operatum_.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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His life is one unbroken service of God, in active and passive obedience to His holy will -- one grand act of absolute love to God and love to man, of personal self-consecration to the glory of his Heavenly Father and the salvation of a fallen race.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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She was also led to prayer and self-consecration; and her heart, as well as her family arrangements, was in order.
Daughters of the Cross: or Woman's Mission Daniel C. Eddy
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Most profoundly are we impressed by the intensity and thoroughness of conviction, the fulness and frankness of avowal, and the delicate and fervent earnestness of self-consecration, which make these ancient oracles of a human heart fragrant with the odor of true piety.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 Various
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They reveal a self-consecration which is absolute, and yet which is so spontaneous and glad as to be self-sustaining; so that Christ needed no other support in serving the Father than simply the opportunity of such service.
Joy in Service; Forgetting, and Pressing Onward; Until the Day Dawn George Tybout Purves
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This self-consecration was entire, and in his view indispensable.
heartvisions commented on the word self-consecration
Self-consecration means to voluntarily align your thoughts and desires with the Divine Power, sometimes called God.
In a sentence: Stop depending only on religious seminars to increase your spirituality; try self-consecration. Note: American author Mary Baker Eddy uses this word on page 15 of her book Miscellaneous Writings.
June 28, 2009