Royal Priesthood

The Church is a kingdom of priests. Priests draw near to God to offer sacrifices and they teach
God’s Word – an honored and kingly role. Offering a sacrifice as a priest is a very serious matter, even
more than the time of Nadab & Abihu. We offer praise, prayer, repentance, ministry of spiritual gifts,
giving, generosity and good deeds in general, faith and love, and the souls of men and women. The Old
Testament was a smaller, lesser illustration of us, not vice-versa. This defeats rationalizing sin because
instead of asking “Is this (thing I want to do) OK?” you ask, “Can I offer this to God as worship?”