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Believers are a royal priesthood. Christ ordained no other, and why would He? The sacrifices were done away with. the curtain was ripped away. As a royal and holy priesthood all believers, men and women are to do as Paul said:

Romans12:1

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Christ ordained no other That is NOT the story that the Gospels tell. He singled out men (and women) and he sent them on a mission. To all Israel he said: I am He; make your decision, for me or against me. Some did not ; some did. "To whom shall we go, thou hast the words of everlasting life? Like it or not, The Lord appointed particular persons and vested in them the powers they required.

You folks who claim to know Scripture should actually try reading it and make sure you don't rely on an abridged heavily edited version of the original either when you're attempting to make an argument. You're inability to understand that there is a distinct difference between the Ministerial Priesthood and the common presthood is quite telling.

"For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:" Titus 1:5

"And when they had ordained to them priests in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed." Acts 14:22

"For every high priest taken from among men, is ordained for men in the things that appertain to God, that he may offer up gifts and sacrifices for sins:" Hebrews 5:1

"Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which was given thee by prophesy, with imposition of the hands of the priesthood." 1 Timothy 4:14

"And indeed they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is to say, of their brethren: though they themselves also came out of the loins of Abraham." Hebrews 7:5

"Is any man sick among you? Let him bring in the priests of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord." James 5:14

"Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 2:5

" Take heed to yourselves, and to the whole flock, wherein the Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood" Acts 20:28

"Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ; to all the saints in Christ Jesus, who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons." Philippians 1:1

"A faithful saying: if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work." 1 Timothy 3:3

"Deacons in like manner chaste, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre:" 1 Timothy 3:8