As I pointed out earlier, there is no 'priestly service' in Romans 15:16...
Rom 15:16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
What we have is 'ministering'...
λειτουργός
hierourgeō
hee-er-oorg-eh'-o
From a compound of G2411 and the base of G2041; to be a temple worker, that is, officiate as a priest (figuratively): - minister.
That is, officiate as a priest, FIGURATIVELY...
And to be more specific,
Rom 15:25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.
λειτουργέω
leitourgeō
li-toorg-eh'-o
From G3011; to be a public servant, that is, (by analogy) to perform religious or charitable functions (worship, obey, relieve): - minister.
Rom 15:8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
διάκονος
diakonos
dee-ak'-on-os
Probably from διάκω diakō (obsolete, to run on errands; compare G1377); an attendant, that is, (generally) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specifically a Christian teacher and pastor (technically a deacon or deaconess): - deacon, minister, servant.
When we get down to the brass tacks, your priestly service, which is to be a minister and to minister is a far, far cry from being a priest...
As we know, priests provide sacrifices...In the case of the 'church' God provided the REAL sacrifice, His Son...ONCE, FOR ALL and for all time...
In the mean time, we have MINISTERS, servants...
No priests...
We didn't have to go thru this little exercise to understand what the scripture says...But sometimes we have to use the Greek to show you guys not only that you are wrong, but to prove Sola Scripture by posting the 'Greek'...
You say 'priest', one who sacrifices for the people...Scripture says 'minister', one who serves the people...
Your tradition is in disagreement with the scripture, again...We have to go with scripture alone, again...
Thanks cool man ... excellent post