What is a Christian?

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What is a Christian?

• The Christian is
• A Priest

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Priests!

• What is a Priest?
• A servant assigned to approach God, usually on
  behalf of others.

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Priests!

• Priest of the Most High God
• Melchizedek Genesis 1418-20Psalm 1104

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Priests!

• The Levitical Priesthood
• Served Israel under the Law of Moses
  AaronEx.281-3, Num. 310
• They offered sacrifices
• Enforced purity laws
• Taught the people Lev. 108-11, cf. Neh. 81-8

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Priests!

• The Priesthood of Jesus
• Patterned after both Melchizedek and the
  Levitical Priesthood
• Hebrews 217, He had to be made like His
  brethren, that He might be a merciful and
  faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God,
  to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

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Priests!

• False priesthoods
• Old Testament gods
• Catholicism 1) no clergy/laity system in
  Bible2)Matt. 235-10 no titles3) Sacraments
  do not require special servants (baptism,
  LS,)4) We receive forgiveness directly through
  Jesus (1 John 19)

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Priests!

• The Christian is a Priest
• Rev. 15-6, 510
• 1 Peter 24-5, being built up a spiritual
  house, a holy priesthood
• 1 Peter 29-10, But you are a chosen generation,
  a royal priesthood
• We serve directly under Jesus

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Our Duties as Priests!

• Enter into our duty
• Be washed, Heb. 1019-22
• Before serving, Levites had to wash themselves
  Ex. 3020, Lev. 86-7
• The temple a type of the church, Ac. 1516, Heb.
  82, 5 1 Cor. 316-17, Eph. 221
• Baptism Acts 238, 47

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Our Duties as Priests!

• Provide a dwelling place for God
• He is within us, 1 Cor. 618-20
• 1 Peter 25
• Purity 1 John 33, 1 Pet. 122
• James 127
• Purity ensures our prayers are not hindered
• Serve Him with a pure conscience
• Makes worship acceptable

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Our Duties as Priests!

• Offer Spiritual sacrifices
• 1 Peter 25
• The Levites offered several types of sacrifices
  Lev. 1-7

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Our Duties as Priests!

• Offer Spiritual sacrifices
• Praising God Heb. 1315
• Good works Heb. 1316, Jas. 127, Titus 214
• Support gospel Phil. 418
• Our living bodies Rom. 121, Gal. 220, Rom.
  612-14
• Our lives Phil. 217, 2 Tim. 46, Rev. 210

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Our Duties as Priests!

• Proclaim His praises
• 1 Peter 29
• We need to know our Law 1 Pet. 315
• Romans 1515-16

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• Are you faithfully serving in His priesthood?