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The atoning death of Christ is at the heart of His work as High Priest.
Metaphors are used to describe His death on the cross, such as, “ Christ, the Lamb of God, shed His blood on the cross as the sin offering for humankind .” Christ made one sin offering as High Priest in contrast to the Old Testament priests who continually offered sacrifices on behalf of humanity.
Because of the work of Christ on the cross, humanity has the opportunity to have a living relationship with God.
Conversely, the individuals that deny the work of God are described as dead in sin, without God and without hope.
In traditional Christianity ( the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Assyrian Churches ), it is believed that a priest, having received the Sacrament of Holy Orders through the laying on of hands, shares the one priesthood of Christ, and thus it is only priests who can offer the Eucharistic Sacrifice.

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