You do not know my Lord and Savior. The Christ of Mormonism is not the same Christ.
The universal priesthood or the priesthood of all believers, as it would come to be known in the present day, is a Christian doctrine believed to be derived from several passages of the New Testament.
The Bible passage considered to be the basis of this belief is the First Epistle of Peter, 2:9:
But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
Other relevant Scripture passages include Exodus 19:5-6, First Peter 2:4-8, Revelation 1:4-6, 5:6-10, and many passages in the Epistle to the Hebrews.
Which is it Watson? Do you have faith in the Savior, or do you have faith in the ordinances and covenants you perform in the big white building. Be careful with your answer - eternity hinges upon it.
Mormons worship the same Jesus Christ of the New Testament and the particularly the synoptic Gospels just as you do. To claim otherwise is ignorant. Christ is the Savior of all mankind. That's all you need to believe in order to be a follower and disciple of Christ. True Christians are generous and large in spirit, not denying others of their relationship with God and Christ just because there are differences in how you relate to them. It is utterly crappy and childish to claim Christ all to yourself and others who think like you and to deny him to anyone else. That is NEVER anything Christ taught nor is it Christian. This is all I will have to say on the matter because I hate wasting time on such ugliness of soul which is antithetical to the love of Christ.
Tell me Edward - will your wives be with you? Or will they spend eternity with their parents - or will your children be with you? or with their spouses. How exactly does that eternal marriage work?
How do you know my Christ is not the same Christ who came to earth 2000, who died on the cross and rose from the dead?
Such arrogance! Such hubris.
Can you give a million dollars if you don’t have it? Can you give the flu to someone if you don’t have it? What then makes you think you can force God to accept your status as valid just on your say so?
One cannot give what one doesn’t have.
Also, just look at that distortion of the Scripture. Using “royal priests” to mean one does NOT need to receive ordinances from a person who holds the genuine priesthood.
Who was Peter addressing? Christians of his time who were baptised and ordained by people who received the authority from Christ himself. Was he talking to you in the 21st century? No. Why then are you arrogantly claiming YOU are one of the “royal priests”? Were you baptised by someone who received his authority straight from Christ?
Did you time travel from the first century to now?
Typical.