The Light of Christ

[_Albion]

Biblical quote please for Timothy receiving the Mechizedec priesthood. Also Biblical reference for evangelist being the same as patriarch...quotes that are specific not assumptions.

[_gdemetz]

Albion, you keep doing it! You state that the New Testament does not mention priesthood! How totally ignorant!!! The New Testament states the:

1- No one should take the priesthood upon himself except the he was called of God as Aaron was called! Does this not tell you the the priesthood was given?!? Wake up, and open those spiritually blind eyes!!!

2- It states specifically that bishop Timothy was given the priesthood by the laying on of hands!!! What difference does it make that it does not state Melchezidek since you are saying that there were no priests!!! The Melchezidek priesthood has the authority to give the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands, but the Aaronic doesn't, for your information. That is why John the Baptist, being an Essene priest (Aaronic) could not perform the laying on of hands. Instead, the apostles had to do that! You are so ignorant, Albion!

3- "priests and kings," Albion, and you are still going to state that the New Testament doesn't have priests?!?!?!? You are the ultimate spiritually blind evangelical!!!!!!!

[_Albion]

One last post before I leave. Contrary to your insulting characterization of me, gdemetz, I am aware that the word priesthood is used in the New Testament. I have never said that it isn't. What I disagree with is the Mormon Church's false use of a priesthood that by "using" they defame the the only person, Jesus, worth of holding it. You are certainly not putting yourself in the same category are you, gedemtz? All believers are a "royal priesthood". You cannot provide one reference in scripture where it says SPECIFICALLY that anyone has been ordained to the priesthood and that that priesthood is either the Melchizadec or the Levitical Priesthood. Being ordained to something is not exclusive to being ordained to a priesthood...even events can be ordained, and the word presbytry doesn't always mean priesthood either as any good dictionary will clearly show. Specific references, please, not mere allusions.

[_gdemetz]

Albion, you are all mixed up, as usual. First of all, the scriptures do state that Christ is the High Priest over us, and therefore their is nothing demeaning to Christ that we claim! Will the priests mentioned in Revelation be demeaning Christ?!? That being said, it is also obvious that there are many other priests as you now finally admit! If there were no priesthood holders in the New Testament after Christ's ministry, then there would have been no purpose for Paul to write that no one should take this Honor, or priesthood, upon himself except he was called of God as Aaron was called!!! How was Aaron called?!? The 28th chapter of Exodus explains that he and his sons were called by prophesy (as a revelation from God to Moses). Moses then conferred the priesthood upon Aaron and his sons! Bishop Timothy received his priesthood in the same manner as Paul clearly stated! Also, the other priests that will be ordained, as Revelation states, will be ordained in the same manner!

Also, it is you who are making wrong evangelical non Biblical assumptions! There is no verse in the Bible that ever states that all the saints including women have the priesthood as you claim!! That is just more evangelical hogwash!!!