Priesthood of All Believers
Every baptized Christian a priest, with direct access to God
The priesthood of all believers holds that all baptized Christians share in Christ's priesthood and have direct access to God. It draws on texts such as 1 Peter 2:9 and Revelation 1:6, and was emphasized by Luther. The principle is affirmed broadly across Christianity, but Protestant traditions press it especially against the idea of a separate sacerdotal caste, whereas Catholic and Orthodox teaching holds it alongside a distinct ministerial priesthood.
How it traveled
- 1 PeterRome · 64explains
- RevelationPatmos · 100explains
- Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic ChurchGeneva · 1564explains
- Seventeen Occasional SermonsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
Key passages(20)
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church · John Calvin
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin
Expositions on the Book of Psalms · Augustine of Hippo
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards
Inquiry Concerning Qualification for Communion · Jonathan Edwards
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards
Seventeen Occasional Sermons · Jonathan Edwards