Comparative Priesthoods

The Bible speaks of Jesus as the High Priest who brings us to God. This description assumes the presence of a need. It assumes a break, a breech between man and God. And indeed, the scripture is replete with not only the assumption of such a breech, but the plain and simple assertion of it! Any pretense to the contrary is simply impotent humanism which will ultimately destroy all who follow it. We ARE out of fellowship with God in our natural condition, and God is pleased with NO PERSON in their natural state. He does NOT love us AS we are, but loves His own IN SPITE OF how they are. And further, loves them enough that He is fully committed to transforming them into the likeness of His Son Jesus, with whom He is well pleased!