Saturday, April 19, 2025

The Priesthood

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
- 1 Peter 2:9

Martin Luther believed that the priesthood is for all believers and not just for the religious elite.

Many years ago, the church system gave priests sole authority as the people’s only door to salvation, forgiveness for sins, access to the Word of God or to even be heard by God in prayer. Everything started and ended with priests.

Today, many Christians do not know that they are called to be priests unto God. They do not know that God’s Word has established the matter, so they look to man to intercede and intervene on their behalf when they should look only to Christ.

Calvary provided access for all believers to come boldly to the throne of grace in our times of need. There is nothing that we have to pay or do in order to get forgiveness from God except to ask (1 John 1:9). It’s that simple.

Remember you are part of God’s royal priesthood—you have been made sacred to God.

Further Reading

• Hebrews 4:16
• 1 Peter 2:5
• Exodus 19:6