Eating of any manner of fat was forbidden(Lev 7:20). This refers to the glory of the gift. It is not good to take too much pride in ones gift or service to God. Christ talked of the pharisees who enlarged their phylacteries, and choice the public places to pray so that people could see how religious they were. He said, they had gotten their reward. Their reward was the short lived glory and praise of the people, and fleshly pride. It is either God gets the glory and it becomes an acceptable sacrifice, or you get the glory and the sacrifice becomes an abomination to God. When giving, let not the right hand know what the left is giving, and give as to God, not to men.
Peace offerings were to be delivered to the temple personally(Lev 7:29,30). Then, these included vows, and voluntary offerings. In our new temple, herein falls all sacrifices after one accepts Christ. It includes all the gifts of God that we give back in offerings(Like love, joy, fellowship, etc). This principle calls for a close relationship with God. Relationship cannot be built through a proxy. It has to be cultivated, with time as an investment too.
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