Is Obedience Better than Sacrifice? Are they the same?

[J-Roc]

Dan, one thing to consider also is that a personal sacrifice could be something one wishes to do unto the LORD not because it is an act of obedience as if God expects it, but rather as an offering of praise and worship. However, the man who makes a personal sacrifice (you fill in the blanks as to what that sacrifice may be) then turns to his neighbor and blasts him because he does not make the same sacrifice is clearly acting out from a self-righteous heart...