Priesthood of the Believer

 
This is of two orders, answering somewhat to the double character of the High-priesthood. Believers are holy priests to offer up spiritual sacrifices, herein resembling the Aaronic order, and are also royal priests to show forth the virtues of Him who has called them out of darkness into His marvelous light (1 Peter 2), herein resembling the Melchizedek functions, which Christ will exercise hereafter. All believers, men and women, are priests, and are all responsible to offer up sacrifices, which are of three sorts—praise, almsgiving, (Heb. 13:15,1615By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. 16But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. (Hebrews 13:15‑16)), and devotion (Rom. 12:11I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. (Romans 12:1)).