The Price of Privilege

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The Price of Privilege

• Malachi 21-9

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Noblesse Oblige

• Nobility obliges
• Churchill, The price of greatness is
  responsibility

Luke 1248 From everyone who has been given
much, much will be required and to whom they
entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.
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Three Reminders

• A priests privileges
• A priests responsibilities
• A priests consequences

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A Priests Privileges

• OT Priest v5a
• Numb 187 access status
• Numb 188,19-21 excellent salary

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A Priests Privileges

• How about us?
• Realize that we are priests, too

Revelation 15-6 ... and from Jesus Christ, the
faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and
the ruler of the kings of the earth To Him who
loves us and released us from our sins by His
blood-- and He has made us to be a kingdom,
priests to His God and Father-- ...
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A Priests Privileges

• How about us?
• Realize that we are greatly privileged
• True for all believers
• Intimate access to Gods presence (Heb 1019-20)
• Supernatural understanding of His Word (1 Cor
  212-14)
• Supernatural empowerment to walk in holiness (Gal
  516)

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A Priests Privileges

• How about us?
• Realize that we are greatly privileged
• Additional for GBC believers
• Access to wealth of biblical materials
• Access to unprecedented training opportunities
• Complete freedom to worship and minister
• Vast financial resources

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A Priests Responsibilities

• Foundation Revere God (v5)
• Know the Word (v6a,7a)
• Live the Word (v6b)
• Teach the Word (v7b)

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A Priests Consequences

• Cause greater good or harm to the world
• Great Good v6b
• Or Devastating Harm v8

1 Tim 58 But if anyone does not provide for his
own, and especially for those of his household,
he has denied the faith and is worse than an
unbeliever.
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A Priests Consequences

• Earn greater reward or greater loss

1 Cor 926-27 Therefore I run in such a way, as
not without aim I box in such a way, as not
beating the air but I discipline my body and
make it my slave, so that, after I have preached
to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
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Our Application

• Do I believe I am one of the most privileged
  people on earth?
• Do I live out my responsibilities as one of the
  most privileged people on earth?

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