SACRIFICES COMPARED In the old sacrifices But for the new sacrifice An altar was required There is no altar Animals were slain The sacrifice lives Sacrifices were cut up The sacrifice is whole Sacrifices were burned up The sacrifice serves It was based on a legal obligation It is based on mercy and gratitude Death was not defeated Eternal life is celebrated By the mercies of God. NKJV Or, literally, “through the compassions [oiktirmon] of God,” refers to all that Paul has already written. Our