The Lord Jesus redeemed us from our sins by His blood and made us a kingdom, priests to our God and Father (Rev. 1:6); the New Testament clearly tells us that all of God’s chosen people, all believers in Christ, are His priests (1 Pet. 2:5, 9; Rev. 5:10). As priests we need to have […]
Being Laboring Priests of the Gospel Offering Saved Sinners to God for His Delight
As believers in Christ we are laboring priests of the gospel of God by serving God in our mingled spirit in the gospel of His Son (Rom. 15:16). We are laboring priests of the good news, the glad tidings, by serving God unceasingly in our spirit and worshiping, enjoying, and being mingled with God in […]
As Holy Priests we Offer to God the Christ we Experienced and a Sacrifice of Praise
In the eyes of God, all believers in Christ are holy priests and royal priests; we are holy and a kingly priesthood, those who are sanctified unto God, saturated with God, filled with God, and who minister God to others. As holy priests, we offer spiritual sacrifices to God; we don’t have to offer physical […]
Holy Priests go to God for People; Royal Priests come from God to Minister God to People
Since all believers are priests to God, we need to know and realize what a priest is according to the Bible, otherwise we are not living and functioning as a priest of God. According to the entire revelation of the Bible, a priest is one who goes to God to spend time with God, be […]
Being Genuine Priests to God by Serving God and Ministering God into God’s People
![The bread and the wine [ministered by Melchizedek to Abraham] signify God as our enjoyment, God being ministered to us to refresh, sustain, support, strengthen, and nourish us that we may grow with all the riches of God. This is the primary task of a priest. In principle, we who serve God today are His priests. As priests, our main responsibility is to minister Him to people. (W. Lee, Life-Study of Hebrews)](https://i0.wp.com/mail.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/The-bread-and-the-wine-ministered-by-Melchizedek-to-Abraham-signify-God-as-our-enjoyment.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1)
These days we have been enjoying the matter of being recovered by the Lord to be priests to God who live and function in a normal way for the building up of the church, the Body of Christ. Many believers love the Lord, read His word, and regularly attend the meetings of the church, but […]
Coming into God’s Light and Walking in it to have God as Light Shining in our Meeting
The service of the priests was to offer sacrifices on behalf of the people, to take care of the tabernacle with all its furnishings, to light the lamps in the Holy Place, and to burn the incense. Many Bible commentaries on the matter of lighting the lamps tell us that we need to be enlightened […]
We Need to be Holy Persons Filled with God to Light the Holy Lamps in the Holy Place
One of the functions of the priests in the Old Testament was the lighting of the lamps in the Holy Place; God ordained that the light has to be on all day and throughout the night, and it was the priests’ responsibility to make sure this happens. The details of this picture are quite interesting, […]