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<div class="head">Redi-Answers on Mormon Doctrine</div>
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<div class="subhead">Priesthood</div>
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<P><b>THE CURRENT TEACHING OF THE MORMON CHURCH:</b></P>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><p>Only L.D.S. have authority to baptize, ordain, etc. They have a two-part system of priesthood—Aaronic and Melchizedek.</p></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<div class="center">"Man cannot act legally in the name of the Lord unless he is vested with the priesthood, which is divine authority. No man has the power or the right to take this honor to himself. Unless he is called of God as was Aaron, he has no authority to officiate in any of the ordinances of the gospel: should he do so his act is not valid or recognized in the heavens."<br><br> (Doctrine and Salvation by Joseph F. Smith, Vol.111, Pg. 80.</div>
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<P><b>WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT THE PRIESTHOOD:</b></P>
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<P><B>1. JESUS IS THE GREAT HIGH PRIEST</B></P>
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<TABLE class="centertable">
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<tr><td class="td1">Great high priest, Jesus</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Hbr',4,14);">Hbr 4:14</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td3">High priest who sits on the right hand of the throne</td>
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<td class="td4"><a onClick="return mV('Hbr',8,1,2);">Hbr 8:1-2</a></td></tr>
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</table>
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<P><B>2. JESUS HOLDS THE MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD:</B></P>
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<tr><td class="td1">High priest after the order of Melchizedec</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Hbr',5,9,10);">Hbr 5:9-10</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td3">Unchangeable priesthood.</td>
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<td class="td4"><a onClick="return mV('Hbr',7,24,25);">Hbr 7:24-25</a></td></tr>
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</table>
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<P><B>3. THE MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD IS WITHOUT SUCCESSORS:</B></P>
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<tr><td class="td1">Melchizedek priesthood given to Jesus alone, endless life</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Hbr',7,16,17);">Hbr 7:16-17</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td3">…ever liveth to make intercession for them.</td>
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<td class="td4"><a onClick="return mV('Hbr',7,25);">Hbr 7:25</a></td></tr>
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</table>
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<P><B>4. THE AARONIC PRIESTHOOD, TERMINATED ITS FUNCTION AT THE CROSS.</B></P>
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<tr><td class="td1">Jesus bore, in his own body our sins upon the tree</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('1Pe',2,24);">1Pe 2:24</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td3">At the death, the veil of the Temple was torn in two.</td>
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<td class="td4"><a onClick="return mV('Mat',27,51);">Mat 27:51</a></td></tr>
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</table>
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<P><B>5. CHRIST BECAME BOTH PRIEST AND OFFERING:</B></P>
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<tr><td class="td1">Priesthood changed.</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Hbr',7,12);">Hbr 7:12</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">Christ the end of the law.</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Rom',10,4);">Rom 10:4</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td3">Jesus makes intercession for us.</td>
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<td class="td4"><a onClick="return mV('Hbr',4,'14-16');">Hbr 4:14-16</a></td></tr>
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</table>
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<P><B>6. JESUS MADE US A KINGDOM OF PRIESTS TO SERVE GOD.</B></P>
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<TABLE class="centertable">
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<tr><td class="td1">Made us a kingdom of priests.</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Rev',1,'4-6');">Rev 1:4-6</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td3">Chosen race, the royal priesthood</td>
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<td class="td4"><a onClick="return mV('1Pe',2,9);">1Pe 2:9</a></td></tr>
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</table>
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<P><B>7. WE ARE TO OFFER THE LORD JESUS CHRIST ACCEPTABLE SACRIFICES:</B></P>
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<tr><td class="td1">Praise</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Jer',33,11);">Jer 33:11</a>; <a onClick="return mV('Hbr',13,15);">Hbr 13:15</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td1">Our bodies</td>
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<td class="td2"><a onClick="return mV('Rom',12,1);">Rom 12:1</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="td3">Our prayers</td>
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<td class="td4"><a onClick="return mV('Pro',15,8);">Pro 15:8</a></td></tr>
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</table>
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<div class="cite2"><p class="bibliobox"><strong>Bibliographic Information:</strong><br>Author: Grieshaber, Erich and Jean Grieshaber<br>Title: "Priesthood"<br>Work: <em>Redi-Answers on Mormon Doctrine</em><br>Date Added: 1 Jul 2002</p></div>
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