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    Sacred Persons: What the Bible Says about the Priesthoods
    Sacred Persons: What the Bible Says about the Priesthoods
    Sacred Persons: What the Bible Says about the Priesthoods
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    Sacred Persons: What the Bible Says about the Priesthoods

    By Alfred D. Byrd

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    In I Peter 2:4-5, we read: "To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." From this passage of Scripture, we learn that everyone who believes in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord is a priest. To understand what this teaching means for each of us, we must answer the following questions: (1) What is a priest? (2) How does one become one? (3) What are one's duties and privileges? We can answer these questions (1) by looking at the priesthood's origin, especially in terms of Melchizedek, the first person called a priest in Scripture; (2) by exploring Israel's Levitical priesthood, set up by God through Moses and Aaron; (3) by showing, through teachings of the Book of Hebrews, how Jesus was, is, and will always be the Great High Priest; and (4) by describing the sacrifices that each believer should offer as a priest. Because the words that “holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” (I Peter 1:21) are infinitely important, please read Scriptural references. These are explained by a system of Biblical interpretation called “typology,” in which Biblical persons, objects, and events, though recognized as historical, are understood to represent aspects of God’s eternal plan -- especially His sending His Son into the world to live a sinless life, die a sacrificial death, and rise from the grave with the promise of everlasting life for everyone who turns to Him in repentance and faith.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlfred D. Byrd
    Release dateFeb 19, 2018
    ISBN9781370221783
    Sacred Persons: What the Bible Says about the Priesthoods
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    Alfred D. Byrd

    I'm a graduate of Hazel Park High School, Hazel Park MI, and I've earned a B. S. in Medical Technology at Michigan State University and an M. S. in Microbiology at the University of Kentucky.My interests are Christian theology and history, Civil War history, science fiction, and fantasy. I've published a number of works, in prose or in epic verse, on these subjects.A number of my works are available from Amazon and other major on-line book distributors. I've also sold four short stories or novellas to science fiction or fantasy anthologies.

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