The Reformation empowered Christians with an understanding as to who they were; a people liberated by the Great High Priest as they became Kings and Priests of God.

1. THE PROTESTANT PEOPLE
Liberated by the Great High Priest

2. 1st Peter 2:9 - 10
“But ye are a chosen generation,
a royal priesthood, an holy
nation, a peculiar people; that
ye should shew forth the praises
of him who hath called you out
of darkness into his marvellous
light:
Which in time past were not a
people, but are now the people
of God: which had not obtained
mercy, but now have obtained
mercy.”

3. 1: The Reality of the
Christian Priesthood
Exodus 19:5-6
“Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed,
and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a
peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for
all the earth is mine:
And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests,
and an holy nation. These are the words which
thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.”

4. “For we must yet again state that this word
priest should become as common as the
word Christian”

5. 2: The Reason for the
Christian Priesthood
• Chief Corner Stone
• United to Christ by Faith
• Dead in Christ
• Alive in Christ
• Righteous in Christ
• Interceding through Christ
• Reigning with Christ

6. “...every Christian is by faith so exalted above all
things that, in spiritual power, he is completely lord
of all things, so that nothing can do him any hurt;
yea all things are subject to him, and are compelled
to be subservient to his salvation...This is a spiritual
power, which rules in the midst of enemies and is
powerful in the midst of distresses...a spiritual
empire, in which there is nothing so good, nothing
so bad, as not to work together for my good, if only
I believe.”
Kings and Priests

7. 3: The Responsibility of the
Christian Priesthood
• The Church
• Teaching
• Sacrificing
• Interceding