GOD'S PEOPLE ARE TO BE A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD?

LoveGodsWord · Aug 12, 2021

Bro.T said:
I agree with the scriptures of being Holy keeping the commandments of God and so forth. When it comes to the priesthood that goes back to the days of Moses.
Let us take a look through the scriptures at the children of Israel and see for what purpose they became the chosen people of God. We'll start our search through the scriptures at (Genesis 25:19-26) with the birth of Jacob who is the father of the children of Israel.

Born unto Isaac, (the son of Abraham) were twin boys. The eldest named Esau, who is to serve the younger named Jacob. Also, we see where these boys are two nations, and two manner of people. (Reasoning will let us know that the boys were fraternal twins, not identical). (Continue at Genesis 32:28) We'll see where Jacob's name was changed to Israel, thus making his seed after him the children of Israel. Twelve sons were born unto Israel; (Genesis 35:22-26) Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad and Asher; thus we have the Twelve Tribes of Israel, whose seed is the chosen people of God.

"Hear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, you only have I known of all the families of the earth: Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities." (Amos 3:1-2)

For what purpose did the Lord choose the children of Israel? (Exodus 19: 1-6) Let's look at the 5th & 6th vs.; "Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: (6th vs.) and ye shall be unto me a Kingdom of Priest, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel."

Take a look at what Peter was telling the Jews, quoting Moses in 1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

What is the covenant that the Lord made with his people? (Deuteronomy 29: 10-15) "Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel, (11th vs.) your little ones, your wives and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water: (12th vs.) That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day: (13th vs.) That he may establish thee this day for a people unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. (14th verse) Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath; (15th vs.) but with him that standeth here with us this day before the Lord our God, and also with him that is not with us this day:

What is the law that the people of God are to observe? (Exodus 20: 1-23) The Ten Commandments, God descended from heaven and spoke his commandments face to face with his people.

Is this law for the children of Israel only? No. (Leviticus 24: 22) "Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: For I am the Lord your God."

How can one who is not of the lineage of Israel, become partakers of the covenant of God? (Ephesians 2:11-22) Let's look at the 11th through 13th verses. "Wherefore remember, that ye being in the time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that which is called the circumcision in the flesh made by hands; (12th vs.) That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenant of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: (13th vs.) But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ."

Paul says in Romans 3: 1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? 2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

Let's take another look at something else Paul says in Romans 11: 1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, 3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. 4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

The lord have not changed his ways. For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed (Malachi 3:6) or Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

So when dealing with the Priesthood that goes to Israel, the Lord's priest. Jesus is the High Priest now, sitting on the right hand of God. Israel job was and still is to teach the rest of the son's of Adam the word of God. It's much more to the story but I wanted to touch on the topic a little.

Excellent post Bro T! Thanks for sharing this and well said. Do you think we as the majority of God's people understand where God is calling us or are we today simply following in the footsteps of Israel in the flesh of the old testament scriptures?

narnia59 · Aug 12, 2021

LoveGodsWord said:
Hi narnia, thanks for sharing your view here but what do you think it means from the scriptures?

I think the Scriptures teach us that the role of a priest is to offer sacrifice to God. Leviticus is full of those references.

That is why Peter tells us that as a royal priesthood we are to offer spiritual sacrifices to God (1 Peter 2:4-5). We can only do this because we are united to Christ and his offering to the Father on our behalf.

St. Paul writes similarly in Colossians 1:24 when he says that "Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church." I would not interpret that to mean there is something materially lacking in Christ's sacrifice -- there is not. But Christ leaves "room" in his own offering to the Father for us to participate.

It's why we are told we must take up our cross and follow Christ (Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:24,Mark 8:34, Mark 9:23). We are told by Christ we must deny ourselves. When we do that, we are offering spiritual sacrifices joined to Christ's sacrifice.

Later in the same passage where Peter refers to us a royal priesthood, he says that "For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps." (1 Peter 2:21). Throughout Scripture we are taught that we are to suffer along with Christ. "It is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, vand if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him." (Romans 8:16-17). "that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that if possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead." (Philipians 3:10-11)

Christ's suffering for us on the cross was the offering which saves us. Through our suffering we unite ourselves to Christ and so offer our lives as a sacrifice. This is what it means to be a royal priesthood. And it doesn't have to be heroic suffering like martyrdom, although some are called to that. It can be the small things in our everyday lives if we make the decision to offer them with love.

Leaf473 · Aug 12, 2021

LoveGodsWord said:
Hi Leaf, long time no see? How are you? Good comments. Can we keep the Spirit of the law without keeping the letter of the law though? What is the difference between the "shadow laws" of the old covenant and Gods' eternal laws of the new covenant that give us the knowledge of good (moral right doing) and evil (moral wrong doing); sin (moral wrong doing) and righteousness (moral right doing) *Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4; Psalms 119:172?

I'm doing fine, thanks for asking.

Following out your train of thought, I think that No, we can't keep the spirit of the law without keeping the letter of the law; and God's eternal laws remain forever and still need to be kept while the shadow laws were fulfilled at the cross and no longer need to be kept.

Following that out, then, it looks like the letters of the Fringes commandment are still to be kept today.

Does it look different to you?

LoveGodsWord · Aug 12, 2021

Leaf473 said:
I'm doing fine, thanks for asking.

Following out your train of thought, I think that No, we can't keep the spirit of the law without keeping the letter of the law; and God's eternal laws remain forever and still need to be kept while the shadow laws were fulfilled at the cross and no longer need to be kept.

Following that out, then, it looks like the letters of the Fringes commandment are still to be kept today.

Does it look different to you?

Funny that you say that as I know of some groups of people that do this but for me, no as Numbers 15:37-41; Deuteronomy 22:12 are old covenant requirements for God's people to remember God's 10 commandments where as in the new covenant we have God's law written on the heart through God's new covenant promise to which these things pointed to (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Ezekiel 36:24-27; Hebrews 8:10-12). If God's 10 commandments are written in the heart then we are already remembering Gods' 10 commandments which are our duty of love to God and man.

Hope this is helpful.

LoveGodsWord · Aug 12, 2021

narnia59 said:
I think the Scriptures teach us that the role of a priest is to offer sacrifice to God. Leviticus is full of those references.

That is why Peter tells us that as a royal priesthood we are to offer spiritual sacrifices to God (1 Peter 2:4-5). We can only do this because we are united to Christ and his offering to the Father on our behalf.

St. Paul writes similarly in Colossians 1:24 when he says that "Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church." I would not interpret that to mean there is something materially lacking in Christ's sacrifice -- there is not. But Christ leaves "room" in his own offering to the Father for us to participate.

It's why we are told we must take up our cross and follow Christ (Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:24,Mark 8:34, Mark 9:23). We are told by Christ we must deny ourselves. When we do that, we are offering spiritual sacrifices joined to Christ's sacrifice.

Later in the same passage where Peter refers to us a royal priesthood, he says that "For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps." (1 Peter 2:21). Throughout Scripture we are taught that we are to suffer along with Christ. "It is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, vand if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him." (Romans 8:16-17). "that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that if possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead." (Philipians 3:10-11)

Christ's suffering for us on the cross was the offering which saves us. Through our suffering we unite ourselves to Christ and so offer our lives as a sacrifice. This is what it means to be a royal priesthood. And it doesn't have to be heroic suffering like martyrdom, although some are called to that. It can be the small things in our everyday lives if we make the decision to offer them with love.

Hi N59, thanks for your well considered post. It is true that the Royal Priesthood which God says we are no longer makes sacrifices of the Levitical Priesthood. This role is fulfilled and continued in Christ once for all *Hebrews 10:10. What do you think the spiritual sacrifices are that is being referred to in the scriptures?

narnia59 · Aug 12, 2021

LoveGodsWord said:
Hi N59, thanks for your well considered post. It is true that the Royal Priesthood which God says we are no longer makes sacrifices of the Levitical Priesthood. This role is fulfilled and continued in Christ once for all *Hebrews 10:10. What do you think the spiritual sacrifices are that is being referred to in the scriptures?

Our perfect sacrifice that we offer is Christ, and it requires a ministerial priest to make our offering acceptable and we participate in that offering by joining our lives to His.

I think those sacrifices are what the Catechism of the Catholic Church identifies -- "For all their works, prayers, and apostolic undertakings, family and married life, daily work, relaxation of mind and body, if they are accomplished in the Spirit - indeed even the hardships of life if patiently born - all these become spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. In the celebration of the Eucharist these may most fittingly be offered to the Father along with the body of the Lord. And so, worshipping everywhere by their holy actions, the laity consecrate the world itself to God, everywhere offering worship by the holiness of their lives."

Leaf473 · Aug 13, 2021

LoveGodsWord said:
Funny that you say that as I know of some groups of people that do this but for me, no as Numbers 15:37-41; Deuteronomy 22:12 are old covenant requirements for God's people to remember God's 10 commandments where as in the new covenant we have God's law written on the heart through God's new covenant promise to which these things pointed to (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Ezekiel 36:24-27; Hebrews 8:10-12). If God's 10 commandments are written in the heart then we are already remembering Gods' 10 commandments which are our duty of love to God and man.

Hope this is helpful.

Out of all the commandments from Genesis to Deuteronomy, is it only the ten commandments that you believe are for us in the New covenant?

I thought in the past you also talked about dietary laws and tithing laws?

Leaf473 · Aug 13, 2021

LoveGodsWord said:
Funny that you say that as I know of some groups of people that do this but for me, no as Numbers 15:37-41; Deuteronomy 22:12 are old covenant requirements for God's people to remember God's 10 commandments where as in the new covenant we have God's law written on the heart through God's new covenant promise to which these things pointed to (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Ezekiel 36:24-27; Hebrews 8:10-12). If God's 10 commandments are written in the heart then we are already remembering Gods' 10 commandments which are our duty of love to God and man.

Hope this is helpful.

If the fringes commandment is about remembering the other commandments, and we do that by the holy spirit in the new covenant, then that would point be keeping the spirit of the commandment, but not the letter.

Or did you mean that the fringes commandment was not one of God's eternal laws?

LoveGodsWord · Aug 13, 2021

Leaf473 said:
Out of all the commandments from Genesis to Deuteronomy, is it only the ten commandments that you believe are for us in the New covenant? I thought in the past you also talked about dietary laws and tithing laws?

As posted somewhere else. Most of the laws besides the 10 commandments and God's dietary and health laws and subsidiary moral laws are laws for the remission of sins that are "shadow laws" of the old covenant that include around 60-70% of old testament laws that are now fulfilled and continued in Christ to who they pointed to. These include all the Levitical Priesthood laws, all the Sanctuary laws, all the laws for animal sacrifices and sin offerings, all the laws in the annual Feast days as well as the laws of circumcision etc. We are in the new covenant now Leaf not the old covenant. God's 10 commandments however are Gods' eternal laws that have the same role they always had and that is to give us the knowledge of good (moral right doing) and evil (moral wrong doing); sin (moral wrong doing) and righteousness (moral right doing) *see Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4; Psalms 119:172 and according to James if we brake anyone of them we stand guilty before God of sin *James 2:10-11. Of course this includes Gods 4th commandment which is one of God's 10 commandments that give us the knowledge of what sin is according to the scriptures.

LoveGodsWord · Aug 13, 2021

Leaf473 said:
If the fringes commandment is about remembering the other commandments, and we do that by the holy spirit in the new covenant, then that would point be keeping the spirit of the commandment, but not the letter.Or did you mean that the fringes commandment was not one of God's eternal laws?

As posted earlier the scriptures here say nothing about remembering the other commandments. It is all law that includes God's 10 commandments. See post and scriptures supplied above. We are in the new covenant now not the old. God's laws are written in our heart by faith to love and love is expressed in obedience to Gods' eternal laws while Gods "shadow laws" are now fulfilled and continued in Christ to who they pointed to.

Leaf473 · Aug 14, 2021

LoveGodsWord said:
As posted somewhere else. Most of the laws besides the 10 commandments and God's dietary and health laws and subsidiary moral laws are laws for the remission of sins that are "shadow laws" of the old covenant that include around 60-70% of old testament laws that are now fulfilled and continued in Christ to who they pointed to. These include all the Levitical Priesthood laws, all the Sanctuary laws, all the laws for animal sacrifices and sin offerings, all the laws in the annual Feast days as well as the laws of circumcision etc. We are in the new covenant now Leaf not the old covenant. God's 10 commandments however are Gods' eternal laws that have the same role they always had and that is to give us the knowledge of good (moral right doing) and evil (moral wrong doing); sin (moral wrong doing) and righteousness (moral right doing) *see Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4; Psalms 119:172 and according to James if we brake anyone of them we stand guilty before God of sin *James 2:10-11. Of course this includes Gods 4th commandment which is one of God's 10 commandments that give us the knowledge of what sin is according to the scriptures.

LoveGodsWord said:
As posted earlier the scriptures here say nothing about remembering the other commandments. It is all law that includes God's 10 commandments. See post and scriptures supplied above. We are in the new covenant now not the old. God's laws are written in our heart by faith to love and love is expressed in obedience to Gods' eternal laws while Gods "shadow laws" are now fulfilled and continued in Christ to who they pointed to.

Thank you for the nice two messages. I agree that we are in the new covenant.

But I don't understand whether you're saying the fringes commandment is one of God's eternal laws or a shadow law.

I follow what you are saying here,
"These include all the Levitical Priesthood laws, all the Sanctuary laws, all the laws for animal sacrifices and sin offerings, all the laws in the annual Feast days as well as the laws of circumcision etc."

However, the fringes law doesn't look to me like it is a Levitical Priesthood law, a Sanctuary law, a law for animal sacrifice or sin offering, a law in the annual Feast days or a law of circumcision. Does it look like it is one of those laws to you?

I'm not sure what laws are included in "etc." Is the fringes commandment one of the "etc." laws?

LoveGodsWord · Aug 14, 2021

Leaf473 said:
Thank you for the nice two messages. I agree that we are in the new covenant.

But I don't understand whether you're saying the fringes commandment is one of God's eternal laws or a shadow law.

I follow what you are saying here,
"These include all the Levitical Priesthood laws, all the Sanctuary laws, all the laws for animal sacrifices and sin offerings, all the laws in the annual Feast days as well as the laws of circumcision etc."

However, the fringes law doesn't look to me like it is a Levitical Priesthood law, a Sanctuary law, a law for animal sacrifice or sin offering, a law in the annual Feast days or a law of circumcision. Does it look like it is one of those laws to you?

I'm not sure what laws are included in "etc." Is the fringes commandment one of the "etc." laws?

In the old covenant Gods people followed the letter of the law. The law includes more than just the 10 commandments but all laws that are applicable to God under the covenants. In the old covenant the law was by the letter and in the new covenant the law is by the Spirit written on the heart through love that works through the letter by faith (Romans 3:31). The heart here is the mind made up of the thoughts and feelings. So the tassels and zit zits was a like many of the other shadow laws and that were a physical sign of an inward experience (e.g. circumcision was a sign of a new heart by faith under the new covenant promise). For example tassels and zit zits were to remind Gods' people of the law in the old covenant so that God's law is in the heart (thoughts and feeling where as the new covenant God promises to write the law in the heart (Jeremiah 31:31-34; see also Romans 7:25 and Hebrews 8:10-12) through Christ. Today in the new covenant I do not need things to remind me of God's law as God has written His law in my heart as I believe His Word. If you feel convicted to wear tassels and zit zits of course that is between you and God.

Leaf473 · Aug 14, 2021

LoveGodsWord said:
In the old covenant Gods people followed the letter of the law. The law includes more than just the 10 commandments but all laws that are applicable to God under the covenants. In the old covenant the law was by the letter and in the new covenant the law is by the Spirit written on the heart through love that works through the letter by faith (Romans 3:31). The heart here is the mind made up of the thoughts and feelings. So the tassels and zit zits was a like many of the other shadow laws and that were a physical sign of an inward experience (e.g. circumcision was a sign of a new heart by faith under the new covenant promise). For example tassels and zit zits were to remind Gods' people of the law in the old covenant so that God's law is in the heart (thoughts and feeling where as the new covenant God promises to write the law in the heart (Jeremiah 31:31-34; see also Romans 7:25 and Hebrews 8:10-12) through Christ. Today in the new covenant I do not need things to remind me of God's law as God has written His law in my heart as I believe His Word. If you feel convicted to wear tassels and zit zits of course that is between you and God.

So the fringes commandment is a shadow law because it is an outward sign of an inward experience?

Am I understanding you correctly?

Leaf473 · Aug 16, 2021

LoveGodsWord said:
In the old covenant Gods people followed the letter of the law. The law includes more than just the 10 commandments but all laws that are applicable to God under the covenants. In the old covenant the law was by the letter and in the new covenant the law is by the Spirit written on the heart through love that works through the letter by faith (Romans 3:31). The heart here is the mind made up of the thoughts and feelings. So the tassels and zit zits was a like many of the other shadow laws and that were a physical sign of an inward experience (e.g. circumcision was a sign of a new heart by faith under the new covenant promise). For example tassels and zit zits were to remind Gods' people of the law in the old covenant so that God's law is in the heart (thoughts and feeling where as the new covenant God promises to write the law in the heart (Jeremiah 31:31-34; see also Romans 7:25 and Hebrews 8:10-12) through Christ. Today in the new covenant I do not need things to remind me of God's law as God has written His law in my heart as I believe His Word. If you feel convicted to wear tassels and zit zits of course that is between you and God.

LoveGodsWord said:
Today in the new covenant I do not need things to remind me of God's law as God has written His law in my heart as I believe His Word.

Or do you mean a law is a shadow law if we don't need it anymore?

I'm attempting to understand what you're saying.

Bro.T · Aug 16, 2021

LoveGodsWord said:
Excellent post Bro T! Thanks for sharing this and well said. Do you think we as the majority of God's people understand where God is calling us or are we today simply following in the footsteps of Israel in the flesh of the old testament scriptures?

Well, if we a take a look at what was going on when Jesus step on seen, then we understand that there was three tribes, the southern tribes, Levite, Judah, and Benjamin. They called them self Pharisee and sadducees. Out of these tree tribes Jesus grab twelve and create apostles. Which later on where called Christians. The same thing Jesus was doing then is the same thing that suppose to be happen now. Now, there is a reason why Jesus was pulling from the Pharisee and sadducees. Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. (Matthew 16: 6-12)

Also something else Jesus says in John 10: 14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. 15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. So Jesus came and open the door to all the son of Adam, who want salvation to hear the word of God. Being a Israelite is just a blood line, being a Israelite Christian is like being an apostle, or some people may say servant of God. Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; in hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; (Titus 1: 1,2).

Root of Jesse · Aug 18, 2021

pescador said:
So what? Those are human-created offices within the church. Scripture clearly says: "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." 1 Peter 2:9

Actually, no. The ministerial priesthood is what came from one tribe. We are all called to priesthood, but ministerial priesthood is a different thing.

LoveGodsWord · Aug 25, 2021

narnia59 said:
I think the Scriptures teach us that the role of a priest is to offer sacrifice to God. Leviticus is full of those references.

That is why Peter tells us that as a royal priesthood we are to offer spiritual sacrifices to God (1 Peter 2:4-5). We can only do this because we are united to Christ and his offering to the Father on our behalf.

St. Paul writes similarly in Colossians 1:24 when he says that "Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church." I would not interpret that to mean there is something materially lacking in Christ's sacrifice -- there is not. But Christ leaves "room" in his own offering to the Father for us to participate.

It's why we are told we must take up our cross and follow Christ (Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:24,Mark 8:34, Mark 9:23). We are told by Christ we must deny ourselves. When we do that, we are offering spiritual sacrifices joined to Christ's sacrifice.

Later in the same passage where Peter refers to us a royal priesthood, he says that "For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps." (1 Peter 2:21). Throughout Scripture we are taught that we are to suffer along with Christ. "It is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, vand if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him." (Romans 8:16-17). "that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that if possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead." (Philipians 3:10-11)

Christ's suffering for us on the cross was the offering which saves us. Through our suffering we unite ourselves to Christ and so offer our lives as a sacrifice. This is what it means to be a royal priesthood. And it doesn't have to be heroic suffering like martyrdom, although some are called to that. It can be the small things in our everyday lives if we make the decision to offer them with love.

So what does it mean for us to be of the Royal Priesthood?

LoveGodsWord · Aug 25, 2021

Leaf473 said:
So the fringes commandment is a shadow law because it is an outward sign of an inward experience? Am I understanding you correctly?

Sorry for the slow reply. Just getting back to this now. Correct, just like the physical sign of "circumcision" was pointing to God's new covenant promise of a new heart through faith.

narnia59 · Aug 25, 2021

LoveGodsWord said:
So what does it mean for us to be of the Royal Priesthood?

Answered in the post you quoted.

LoveGodsWord · Aug 25, 2021

narnia59 said:
Answered in the post you quoted.

Sorry narnia perhaps my question was not very clear. Your saying that to be a Royal Priest according to the scriptures means to suffer with Christ. Doesn't it means to follow Christs example and do what Christ did by following what Gods' Word says?

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