Posted on 04/14/2016 6:54:09 AM PDT by Salvation
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Priest and Victim Are One and the Same – A Meditation on Offering Our Lives to God as Members of a Royal Priesthood
Monsignor Pope Ping!
Why do they call it “Royal” Priesthood?
Jesus did not come to this earth, sacrifice, die on the cross to establish any “Royalty” among his apostles, let alone the priests that followed.
The church hierarchy is to full of itself.
I am Catholic, went to Catholic schools k thru 16, and still go to church, but the Church has really done everything possible to turn away almost everyone.
As a Christian, I’ve often wondered why roman catholicism does so many of the things it does.
After studying history, I honestly came to feel that, IRONICALLY, after Christians were stopped being persecuted by the Romans 313 AD, when Constantine the Great became the first Roman emperor to become “Christian”, then it seemed that many people became “Christian” for ‘political’ and ‘social acceptance’ reasons, eventually diluting and coming of influence and rising to power of these ‘higher politically motivated’ influence peddlers within the Christian church. Where more ‘earthly’ traditions.
Constantine never became a Christian.
Read the passage in the Bible about Melchizedek. I think it comes from there.
Plus, Christ is King, Prophet and Savior.
I’m sure you learned that.
He was baptized on his deathbed, though possibly by an Arian priest rather than by a Catholic one.
**Plus, Christ is King, Prophet and Savior.**
Plus, Christ is Priest, King, Prophet and Savior.
Because the Bible does: 1 Peter 2:9, quoting Exodus 19:6. ("Royal priesthood" also sometimes translated "kingdom of priests".)
Rev 1:6 and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Constantine was baptized on his deathbed by the Arianizing bishop Eusebius of Nicomedia. He had promised that, if baptized, he would try to reform his life and live as a Christian, but he died very soon thereafter.
Yes, Christ is the “King”....
“My Kingdom is not of this world”
...ALSO.... we are all his ‘subjects’.... we (all of us humans, priests, bishops, cardinals,.... are not “Royalty”!
...ALSO.... we are all his ‘subjects’.... we (all of us humans, priests, bishops, cardinals),.... are not “Royalty”!
Are you saying that you don’t have Christ within you?
Catholicism[edit]
Catholics find the roots of their priesthood in the tradition of Melchizedek. (CCC 1544)[7] In Genesis 14:18, Melchizedek offers a sacrifice of bread and wine. Christ therefore fulfilled the prophecy of Ps 110:4, that he would be a priest “after the order of Melchizedek,” at the Last Supper, when he broke and shared bread with his disciples. Catholics take seriously Christ’s command that the Apostles should “do this in memory of Me”. As such, the Catholic Church continues to offer sacrifices of bread and wine at Mass, as part of the sacrament of the Eucharist.
Oh but we are royalty We have been adopted into the Family and call God Father and Christ Brother. It has pleased God to give us all this through Christ. I don’t think we stop often enough and think about or appreciate all God has given us Mercy grace and salvation are important and the way back to God Once there He has given us all things in Christ If He gave Himself to us and died for our sake, how would He withhold anything else? He gave it all for us and to us. Humbling and awesome!!!!
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