All Christians are designated “one who offers a sacrifice” now.
Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
The concept of the CC office of “priest” is nothing more than an attempt to replace Christ on earth and dwelling in us. All believers are called a “royal priesthood” with Christ as our High Priest. When the veil was torn at Christ’s death all believers obtained access to the Throne of God no longer needing a priest as they did before.
Romans 12:1-2 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
The concept of the CC office of “priest” is nothing more than an attempt to replace Christ on earth and dwelling in us.
>>Your interpretation. There is one royal priesthood, but not all are equal within that “royal priesthood.”
St. Peter’s “royal priesthood” parallels Exodus 19:6:
“And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.”
All believers are called a “royal priesthood” with Christ as our High Priest. When the veil was torn at Christ’s death all believers obtained access to the Throne of God no longer needing a priest as they did before.
>>The Catholic/Orthodox priesthood is not a priesthood in the same sense as the Levitical priesthood, and every Mass/Divine Liturgy is a participation in the one sacrifice on Calvary.
Every time the priest offers the oblation, it is Christ acting through the priest, not the other way around.
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But the Nominalist philosophy that undergirds the Protestant interpretation of scripture obfuscates this truth, which was obvious to most Early Christian writers.