The Priesthood and Sainthood of All Believers

1 Peter 2:4-12

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1. Priesthood of All Believers (v4-9)

Believing and receiving Jesus, makes one a Priest with direct access to God.

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2. Sainthood of All Believers (v9-12)

Believing and receiving Jesus, makes one a Saint of the Church.

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PriesthoodofALLBelievers Theword"priest"isused704timesintheOT. Onlyused158timesintheNT. IntheNT: 136timesoftheoldtestamentpriestlysystem 16timesofJesusChristnow(Hebrews7:24,8:1) 6timesofallbelieversservingaspriests(PeterandRev.) NEVERapersonmediatingbetweenanotherpersonandGod Quote MartinLutherHereyouwillask:"IfallwhoareintheChurcharepriests,whatarethose,whomwe nowcallpriests,tobedistinguishedfromthelaity?"Ireply:Bytheuseofthesewords,"priest,""clergy," "spiritualperson,""ecclesiastic,"aninjusticehasbeendone,sincetheyhavebeentransferredfromthe remainingbodyofChristianstothosefew,whoarenow,byahurtfulcustom,calledecclesiastics.For HolyScripturemakesnodistinctionbetweenthem,exceptthatthose,whoarenowboastfullycalled popes,bishops,andlords,Scripturecallsministers,servants,andstewards,whoaretoservetherestin theministryoftheWord,forteachingthefaithofChristandthelibertyofbelievers. Application 1. It'syouandGod.Nomiddleman.Youareresponsibleforyou. 2. WeallhaveequalaccesstoGodinprayer.Thepastor/eldershavenomagicalpowersmaking theirprayersbetterthanyours. 3. PRAY!Boldlyapproachthethroneofgrace.(Hebrews4:16) 4. Weareallpriests.WerepresentGodtothisworld. 5. Let'sworkourselvesoutofajob!

SainthoodofALLBelievers Theword"saints"isused60timesintheNT. Itisneversingular. Itisneverusedofanindividualperson. Itisusedinterchangeablywith"brothers"(Col1:2,Phil4:21). Itisusedoflivingbelievers(Rom12:13). Itisusedonincompletebelievers(Eph4:12,1Cor1:2). Itisdistinguishedfromleaders(Phil1:1,Heb13:24). ItisusedofYOU(Eph2:19)! Application 1. Godlooksatyouwithfavorandhonor 2. Liveuptotheexpectationsofyou! 3. Youaresetapartfromthisworldandit'sways.Livenobly.