Once the average believer like you and me begins to grasp the extent of our priestly work, we can feel a bit out of our depth and wonder what we are taking on. As George Bernard Shaw observed, “Liberty means responsibility. That is […]
“But What of our Traditions?” You may be finding you have some strong internal reactions as you work through these issues, especially if you’ve been raised in “traditional” churches, where the priesthood has been strictly limited to the man in […]
Sacraments are the sacred acts or ceremonies that we are all to perform as priests. We’ve just seen that the Law’s sacrament of burning incense foreshadowed the call of every believer in Jesus to prayer, and the burnt offerings foreshadowed dedicating […]
Definition As we have seen, the history of the word “priest” is chequered. Derived from the Greek word “presbyter”, or elder, it is taken by most professing Christians today to mean: (i) the man in charge of a congregation, (ii) […]
Let’s be absolutely clear – for Christians, “kings” here is a generic term for the majesty of men and women, both made in the image and likeness of God. Here are five Biblical kingly essentials: 1. Kings Choose Freely As we saw […]
Some time ago I heard a preacher speaking on God making us “kings and priests”. He explained the difference between a king and a priest and the tension between the two roles. Kings, he said, are to function in the […]
Consider your true calling, brothers and sisters in Christ: You are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR GOD’S OWN POSSESSION When Peter first wrote these words to the Early Church, the Jews amongst them […]
One of the hall-marks of Early Church Structure, as described in the Book of Acts and Paul’s letters, is an extraordinary simplicity. Today, however, instead of one church like a body with many diverse members, as described in 1 Corinthians […]
