But that means we can all then offer the elements if we have Christ within us...it is not reserved for appointed Priests alone or that in them doing so elevates them above the partaker or any other Christian.
The Bible also says we have the mind of Christ.
Yes, that is what every one of us should strive for as a believer.
But we don't all have the same gifts.
1 Corinthians 12:28-29 (New International Version)
"And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles,
second prophets,
third teachers,
then workers of miracles,
also those having gifts of healing,
those able to help others,
those with gifts of administration,
and those speaking in different kinds of tongues.
"Are all apostles?
Are all prophets?
Are all teachers?
Do all work miracles?"