Who?! Me a Priest?

Living Beyond Myself: What?! Me A Priest?

1 Corinthians 12

I Peter 2:9-10 (NAS)
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,
a people for God's own possession, so that you may proclaim
the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into
His marvelous light; for you once were not a people, but now
you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now
you have received mercy.'

The Old Testament priest: A mediator between God and man.

In the New Testament every member is a minister.

In the New Testament every member has a spiritual gift.

I Peter 4:10-11 (NAS)
“As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving
one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances
of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by
the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be
glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory
and dominion forever and ever. Amen.”

Definition: A spiritual gift is a special, supernatural ability God
has given to each of His children so that together they can advance
His purpose in the world.