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In an ingenious (though still dishonest) move, leaders of the church posted a new statement on lds.org called “Race and the Priesthood” on December 6, 2013. The statement is a blatant attempt to rewrite LDS history by relegating this doctrine, and the reasons behind it, to nothing but theory. “Today, the Church disavows the theories advanced in the past that black skin is a sign of.
Priesthood, the office of a priest, a ritual expert learned in a special knowledge of the technique of worship and accepted as a religious and spiritual leader. Throughout the long and varied history of religion, the priesthood has been the official institution that has mediated and maintained a.
The words “at the present time” are explained with a quotation from Brigham Young asserting that the priesthood blessings would be granted to blacks “when all the rest of the children have received their blessings in the holy priesthood,” that is, only after people of the other races had finished coming into the church and receiving the priesthood. This official statement endorsed the.
Though they differ from one another in essence and not only in degree, the common priesthood of the faithful and the ministerial or hierarchical priesthood are nonetheless interrelated: each of them in its own special way is a participation in the one priesthood of Christ. (The) the faithful, in virtue of their royal priesthood, join in the offering of the Eucharist. They likewise exercise.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Jeremiah 33:18. Verse Concepts. Sacrifice, Nt Fulfilment Of.
This is an annotated version of the article Race and the Priesthood at lds.org. To display the annotation, click on the note numbers at the end of a paragraph (Note 1, Note 2, etc.). Click again to hide the note. The annotations are not part of the original article. In theology and practice, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints embraces the universal human family. Latter-day Saint.
Last week we began a season of remembering who we are—using 1 st Peter 2:9-10 as a springboard to launch our remembering or understanding, Peter told those dispersed Christians in Asia Minor, who were facing persecution and ridicule, and he tells us: “You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who.