The last couple of posts have started to explore the implications of all of us who are believers being priests. In the last post we observed that we are to be engaged in the Word of God, intentionally, consistently, with a commitment to apply it to our lives.
Priests also proclaimed the Word of God to the people. So it would seem reasonable to assume that as priests we are to do the same. That seems to be the thrust of Matthew 28:18 – 20 (here @ Bible Gateway), 2 Timothy 2:2 (here @ Bible Gateway); 2 Timothy 4:1 – 2 (here @ Bible Gateway), and other passages.
We are not only to emulate Ezra, as suggested in the last post, but we are to share, proclaim to those in our family, our workplace, and our community that which we have discovered in the Word of God.
This is a key concept. It is so important that we will expand it in the next post.
Priests also proclaimed the Word of God to the people. So it would seem reasonable to assume that as priests we are to do the same. That seems to be the thrust of Matthew 28:18 – 20 (here @ Bible Gateway), 2 Timothy 2:2 (here @ Bible Gateway); 2 Timothy 4:1 – 2 (here @ Bible Gateway), and other passages.
We are not only to emulate Ezra, as suggested in the last post, but we are to share, proclaim to those in our family, our workplace, and our community that which we have discovered in the Word of God.
This is a key concept. It is so important that we will expand it in the next post.
Always good to be reminded. Yesterday having a toilet replaced i had the chance to talk to the young (compared to me, anyway) man who I sense is a true believer but was struggling in his experiences with churches and in his marriage. We had a good chance to consider some Scripture, especially on marriage. I hope this will result in more opportunities to consider the Biblical teaching on both, but starting with marriage first = a critical immediate need.
ReplyDeleteOpportunities to live out my priestly function abound around me if I have wisdom to respond.
What a great illustration. I would be interested and it would, perhaps, be instructive, how you got the conversation from the toilet to his struggles with the church and his marriage.
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