SURRENDERED LIFE, THE

SURRENDERED LIFE, THE: (A) CHARACTERISTICS OF (1) Death to Sin Ro 6:2,7,11; Ga 2:20; 5:24; Col 2:20; 3:3; 2Ti 2:11; 1Pe 2:24 (2) Fellowship with Christ's Death Ro 6:6; 8:36; 2Co 4:11; Ga 2:20; Col 2:20; 2Ti 2:11 (3) The Rendering of Unquestioning Service -- Noah Ge 6:22 -- Elisha 1Ki 19:20 -- David Ps 40:8 -- Isaiah Isa 6:8 -- Christ Joh 4:34 -- Paul Ac 9:6 --SEE Obedience (1), OBEDIENCE (4) Resignation in Trial, examples of Eli 1Sa 3:18 David 2Sa 12:23; 15:26; 2Ki 20:19 Job Job 1:21 Christ Mr 14:36; Joh 18:11 Paul's Friends Ac 21:14 --SEE Submission (2), SUBMISSION (5) Submission to the Divine Will The Result of Inward Law Ps 40:8 Prayer Essential to Ps 143:10; Mt 6:10 Establishes a Divine Relationship Mt 12:50 Christ the Perfect Example of Mt 26:42; Joh 5:30 Tends to Spiritual Knowledge Joh 7:17; Ac 21:14; Ro 12:2 Whole-hearted Required Eph 6:6; Heb 13:21 The Rule of Every-day Life Jas 4:15; 1Jo 2:17 --SEE Pleasing God, FAVOUR (B) CONSECRATION (1) A Call to Personal Ex 32:29; 1Ch 29:5; Pr 23:26; Ro 12:1; 2Ti 2:21 --SEE Whole Heart, EARNESTNESS (2) Examples of Personal Jud 5:2; 2Ch 17:16; Ps 40:7; Ac 6:4; 2Co 8:5; Php 2:8 --SEE Self-sacrifice, SELFISHNESS SELFISHNESS Obedience, OBEDIENCE (3) Of Persons to Special Religious Work Ex 29:9; Le 8:12; Nu 3:3; 27:23; Ac 6:6; 13:3 --SEE Anointing, Laying on of Hands, HANDS, LAYING ON OF (4) Entire Consecration, examples of Caleb and Joshua Nu 32:12 Josiah and his Subjects 2Ki 23:3; 23:25 Judah under King Asa 2Ch 15:15; Ps 119:69 Paul the Apostle Php 3:7,8; 1Th 5:23 -- of Christ to his Mission. SEE Christ's Sacrifice, SAVIOUR For further treatment of this subject SEE Self-denial, SELF-DENIAL