Jesus is the High Priest for Christians (Hebrews 4:14). Since He is the High Priest, there must be a priesthood. Peter tells us that Christians are the priesthood.
“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” (1 Peter 2:5). God has said that He is holy, and therefore, we should be holy (Leviticus 20:26). Since we are a priesthood, and we are to be holy, we are a holy priesthood.
What do priests do? Under the Mosaic Law, they were the ones who put sacrifices on the Altar. They presented all sacrifices to God. Christians present sacrifices to God as well. Yet, these are not physical sacrifices. These are spiritual sacrifices. It is spiritual sacrifices that God wants now. Further, God the Father accepts only sacrifices made through Jesus. This means one must be a Christian to make sacrifices.
This holy priesthood was prophesied. In Isaiah 61:6, we read, “But ye shall be named the priests of the Lord: men shall call you the ministers of our God…” This demonstrates that the church made up of Christians is the plan God had. The church is not something that God decided to make because His original plan failed. He had His prophet Isaiah tell about it.
Study your Bible. Learn how to be a Christian. Become a holy priest of God. If any of this is hard to understand, ask an adult to help you.
