It was never God’s intention to have members of His Church place so much dependance on the priest that they would put him in a position of infallibility. Indeed, that is a dangerous state to be in as it suggests that whatever the priest tells you to believe is what you must believe. Thus it encourages people to move away from the study of the Bible, as it is assumed that the priest is the only one who can understand it because he is supposedly more connected to God than everyone else is.

It is a shame that so many people have fallen into that snare!

Thanks for putting things into their proper perspective by disclosing that we are all a part of a holy priesthood.

I actually put up a post some time ago addressing the concept of the priesthood of believers to which we are all a part of. Perhaps you will find it to be enlightening. Here’s the link to it: The Priesthood of Believers

Blessings to you…
Chris Esty
The Bible Post

Thanks for the comment. You’re right, categories is a better word than classes.

Unfortunately though you can still have the problem of people thinking that God speaks differently to people in a different category to them – that one category is for people who are more ‘Godly’.

I’m not sure what the answer is except for, as you say, the leaders to keep remembering that they are servants and for them to keep reminding everyone that God loves us all equally and wants us to give Him a chance to communicate with Him directly!