This is when I want to hit my head on the wall, get rip-roaring snockered, take my clothes off and run down the street butt-nekkid.
It is only my profound concern for a more beautiful America which restrains me from doing so. I mean, I’m the guy who promised his friends that I would NOT participate in National Wear Your Speedo day. I am all heart and I don’t care who knows it ...
The very thing which you say blows up our notion of priesthood is the very thing, I say, upon which the priesthood is based and from which it draws its being!
Seriously. I think this calls for a drunk. Uh drink. DRINK. I said, “DRINK, darn it”.
The VERY THING! Srsly. HE is THE Priest. There is no other. All. Before him were shadows or imposters. All since are imposters or “in” the priesthood because they are “in” Him.
I think I will now go nutz.
I'm sorry if it offends you, but I do NOT understand how Christ being an everlasting priest of the order of Melchisedec, which is NOT passed to another, as in the Aaronic priesthood, and has made the only true atonement for sins, and is able to save from all sin to the uttermost, in all places, at all time and under all circumstances, has need of a succession of priests, vicars. He is the priest. That is forever. Where did all the others come from? And more importantly, WHY?
All Christians are 'in' Him, and He 'in' us...So can we go around turning bread into flesh...What kind of loaf do I need for fried chicken???
Sorry to hear you went nutz...