http://www.sullymedia.com/2008/02/16/levites-from-libya/ Donut, Coffee, Bible, and a Napkin to Scribble On. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:18:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.sullymedia.com/2008/02/16/levites-from-libya/comment-page-1/#comment-1355 Greg Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:49:07 +0000 http://www.sullymedia.com/2008/02/16/levites-from-libya/#comment-1355 Maybe it would be easier to believe if the church ever started functioning as if the priesthood of all believers was a present reality. We talk it. But, the established order of our organizational structures maintains a very clear distinction between those ordained to work as full time ministers, and well, everybody else. Jesus did call the apostles from among the people of the street. How and why did we reinstate a system of advanced training, credentials, and gatekeepers, separate from all the rest of us? peace Maybe it would be easier to believe if the church ever started functioning as if the priesthood of all believers was a present reality. We talk it. But, the established order of our organizational structures maintains a very clear distinction between those ordained to work as full time ministers, and well, everybody else.
Jesus did call the apostles from among the people of the street. How and why did we reinstate a system of advanced training, credentials, and gatekeepers, separate from all the rest of us?
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