klutedavid said:
↑ Amazing yes. Me royal priest, me work on Sabbath day. Mwhaaaaaaaaaaaa.
HEL-L-LP! Not only that, royal priest, the Sabbath is fulfilled in Christ where we have God's full-time Sabbath rest (God's didn't work ended with the sixth day ) in our full-time rest from working to save ourselves and resting in Jesus' work which saves. (Hebrews 3:7-4:11).
According to the scriptures the Royal Priesthood is to be
holy....
1 Peter 2:5 You also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an
holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a
royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
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The Greek word used here describing the the Royal Priesthood as
Holy is ἅγιος (hágios | G40) and means to be set apart, sinless (without sin) pure, upright and morally blameless,
Romans 7:12 says that
God's 10 commandments are holy (ἅγιος (hágios | G40). Therefore obedience to God's commandments is the standard of holiness and the Royal Priesthood is obedient to God's commandments not disobedient to God's commandments which is the opposite of holy to unholy and unrighteous.
The opposite of holy is unholy which is ἀνόσιος (anósios | G462) which means to be wicked or
disobedient to God's law and Word and those who live this lifestyle receive the reward of the wicked
1 Timothy 1:9 Knowing this, that
the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for murderers,
2 Timothy 3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,
unholy,
Hebrews 10:26-29 [26], For
if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins, [27], But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. [28], He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: [29], Of how much sorer punishment, suppose you, shall he be thought worthy, who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant, with which he was sanctified, an
unholy thing, and has done despite to the Spirit of grace?
Revelation 22:11-15 [11], He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be
holy still. [12], And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. [13], I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. [14],
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. [15], For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and fornicators, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever loves and makes a lie.
According to the scriptures, sin in the scripture is linked to being unholy while to be holy is linked to being obedient to God's law and word. Sin is defined in the scriptures as breaking anyone of Gods' 10 commandments and not believing and following God's Word *Romans 3:20; Romans 7:7; 1 John 3:4 and James 2:10-11.
This is demonstrated further in Revelation 14:12 where the same Greek word for
Holy (ἅγιος (hágios | G40) is used to describe Gods'
saints who keep Gods' commandments where it says that Gods'
saints (ἅγιος (hágios | G40)
keep all the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
Revelation 14:12 [12], Here is the patience of the
saints: (ἅγιος (hágios | G40; Holy)
here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus
Therefore holiness is directly linked to obedience to God's commandments according to the scriptures just the same as the Royal Priesthood.
The duty of the holy Royal Priesthood in the scriptures therefore are to be ministers of righteousness (moral right doing) and holiness in obedience to God's law and His Word. According to the scriptures, God's 10 commandments are the very standard of righteousness to God and man as it is written, "my tongue shall speak of your word all your commandments are righteousness *Psalms 119:172.
So it is God's commandments that are the very standard of moral right doing and holiness for without which no man shall see God *Hebrews 12:14. According to the scripture the Priesthood is defiled if the Priests practice sin and the Priesthood is not in unrighteousness and unholiness. So to claim we are a Royal Priesthood while breaking any one of God's 10 commandments which is both our duty of love to God and our fellow man is a claim that is not biblical.
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God's law is not fulfilled in Christ so that we are now free to break Gods' law. According to the scriptures if we break anyone of God's commandments we stand guilty before God of sin *1 John 3:4; James 2:10-11. There is no scripture that says that Jesus is a Sabbath. According to the scriptures Jesus is the creator of the Sabbath commandment and the Lord of the Sabbath that is made for all mankind *Genesis 2:1-3; Mark 2:27-28. The only definition of Gods' 4th commandment Sabbath of the 10 commandments is found in Exodus 20:10 that says "the seventh day is the Sabbath". Hebrews 3:7 to Hebrews 4:1-11 is a warning therefore not to sin against God and to believe and follow God's Word not to disobey God's commandments and not believe His Word. This is why the people of God did not enter into God's "seventh day" Sabbath rest although it was created from the foundation of the world *Hebrews 3:7-8; 10-13; 18-19; Hebrews 4:1-6; 9-11.
So to try and separate the Royal priesthood from holiness to which the scriptures link it to which is obedience to God's law and His Word and claim that we are Gods Royal Priesthood while being disobedient to God's law and not believing and following God's Word in unholiness and sin it
not biblical according to the scriptures and nothing to laugh about.
Hope this is helpful.
