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利未记生命读经 · 第50篇

为著祭司职任的圣别生活，以及不彀资格尽祭司职任者

The Holy Living for the Priesthood and the Disqualifications from the Priesthood
1读经：利未记二十一章一至二十四节。我非常欣赏利未记这卷书的顺序。十一至十五章暴露我们的光景，十六章向我们陈明遮罪，十七章带我们宝贵基督的身位并祂救赎的工作。接著，十八至二十章论到神圣别子民的圣别生活。这将我们带到二十一章，论到为著祭司职分的圣别生活。
1Scripture Reading: Lev. 21:1-24 I very much appreciate the sequence in the book of Leviticus. In chapters eleven through fifteen our condition is exposed. Then in chapter sixteen propitiation is presented to us. In chapter seventeen we have the matter of treasuring the person of Christ and His redemptive work. Following this, chapters eighteen through twenty deal with the holy living of God’sho ly people. This brings us to Leviticus 21, which covers the holy living for the priesthood
2我们要晓得，每一位神的子民都是祭司，这是很重要的。不仅仅神子民中的一班人是祭司，乃是所有神的子民，都该是祭司。圣别子民的圣别生活乃是为著祭司职任。十八至二十章所启示这圣别的生活，我们已经说过了，现在需要来看，这样的圣别生活乃是为著祭司职任。利未记二十一章有两个段落。第一段，二至十五节，是论到为著祭司职任的圣别生活。第二段，十六至二十四节，是论到不彀资格尽祭司职任者。虽然我们已重生进入圣别的职司职任，我们仍可能在某些方面，甚至在许多方面，不彀格尽祭司职任。
2It is crucial for us to realize that every one of God’sp eople should be a priest. All of God’sp eople, not just a group among the whole of the people, should be priests. The holy living of the holy people is for the priesthood. Having covered this holy living as it is revealed in chapters eighteen through twenty, we now need to see that such a holy living is for the priesthood. Leviticus 21 has two sections. The first section, verses 2 through 15, is on the holy living for the priesthood. The second section, verses 16 through 24, is on the disqualifications from the priesthood. Although we have been regenerated into the holy priesthood, we might still be disqualified from the priesthood in some ways, even in many ways
壹 为著祭司职任的圣别生活
I. THE HOLY LIVING FOR THE PRIESTHOOD
3一祭司不可为民中的死人玷污自己，除非为了至亲
3A. The Priests Not Being Allowed to Defile and Profane Themselves for a Dead Person among
Their People, except for Their Relatives
4利未记二十一章一至四节告诉我们，祭司不可为民中的死人玷污自己，除非为了至亲。这表征我们这些新约的信徒，既是神的祭司，就不该像一般人那样行事为人，玷污自己。
4Leviticus 21:1-4 tells us that the priests were not allowed to defile and profane themselves for a dead person among their people, except for their relatives. This signifies that we, the New Testament believers, being priests of God, should not behave ourselves like the common people to defile and profane ourselves
5我们是为著神圣别祭司职任的圣别子民，我们必须谨慎，不接触任何会玷污我们的事物。受玷污就是使我们成为世俗的，像那些在死亡里的人一样。我们已被圣别，不该受玷污。
5As a holy people for God’sho ly priesthood, we must be careful not to touch anything that would defile us or profane us. To be profaned is to be made common, to be made worldly, to be made like those who are in death. We have been sanctified, made holy, and we should not be profaned.
二 不可使头上光秃，不可剃去胡须的周围，也不可划身
B. Not Making Any Baldness on the Head, nor Shaving Off the Corners of the Beard, nor Making Any Cuttings in the Flesh
6『他们不可使头上光秃，不可剃去胡须的周围，也不可划身。』（利二一5。）这表征我们应当接受神为我们所命定的一切，服在神的权柄之下，不可用人工去改变、显露或装作，乃要自然，越自然越好。使头上光秃，指明我们不服神作头的权柄，不接受神在我们身上的权柄。因此，我们不该使头上光秃。
6They shall not make any baldness on their head, nor shave off the corners of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh” (v. 5). This signifies that we should accept what God has ordained for us and subject ourselves to God’s authority, not making any change or any display or performance by our human labor, but being natural. The more natural we are in this sense, the better. To make our head bald indicates that we do not subject ourselves to God’she ad ship, that we do not accept God’s authority over us. Therefore, we should not make any baldness on our head
7剃去胡须的周围或划身，指明我们用人工，使神所设计并创造的身体有所改变。就著某一面说，这样改变自己，乃是玷污自己，所以，不要改造，乃要自然。三要圣别归神，不可亵渎神的名，
7To shave off the corners of the beard or to make cuttings in the flesh indicates that we are engaging in human labor to have some change in our body, which was designed and created by God. In a sense, to change ourselves in this way is to defile ourselves. Therefore, instead of making such changes, we should be natural. C. Being Holy to God and Not Profaning the Name of God
因为他们献上作神食物的火祭
for They Offer the Offerings by Fire as the Food of God
8二十一章六节说，『他们要圣别归神，不可亵渎神的名，因为耶和华的火祭，就是神的食物，是他们献的；所以他们要圣别。』八节接著说，『你要使他成圣，因为他献上神的食物；你要以他为圣别，因为我，使你们成圣的耶和华，是圣别的。』这表征我们这些将基督供给神作食物，给神享受的人，该将自己分别出来，圣别归神。
8Leviticus 21:6 says, “They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of Jehovah by fire, the food of their God; therefore they shall be holy.” Verse 8 goes on to say, “You shall sanctify him, for he offers the food of your God; he shall be holy to you, for I Jehovah, who sanctify you, am holy.” This signifies that we, the ones who minister Christ to God as food for God’s enjoyment, should separate ourselves to be holy unto God
9我们是神的祭司，实际上乃是神的『厨子。』我们献上基督给神，意即我们『烹调』基督作神的食物给神满足。我们需要吃，神也需要吃。我们吃神为我们烹调的，神吃我们为祂烹调的。我们是神的『厨子，』应当是没有受过玷污的圣别之人，使我们不至于亵渎圣别之神的名。
9As God’s priests, we are actually God’s “cooks.” For us to offer Christ to God means that we “cook” Christ as God’s food for His satisfaction. We need to eat, and God also needs to eat. We eat what He cooks for us, and He eats what we cook for Him. As God’s cooks, we should be a holy people, a people undefiled, so that we would not profane the name of our holy God
四 要在婚姻上纯净
D. Being Pure in Marriage
10七至九节告诉我们，祭司要在婚姻上要纯净。这表征我们这些新约的祭司，应当在至亲的属人关系上纯净。我们必须在这关系上纯净，以保持圣别祭司职任的地位。
10Verses 7 and 9 tell us that the priests were to be pure in marriage. This signifies that we, the New Testament priests, should be pure in our closest human relationship. We must be pure in this relationship in order to keep the status of the holy priesthood.
五 要有为著祭司职任的膏油
E. Having the Anointing Oil for the Priesthood
11十节上半说到祭司『头上倒了膏油。』这表征我们这些新约的祭司，有施膏的灵，使我们尽祭司的事奉。我们已为包罗万有的灵所膏。今天这灵不仅在我们里面，也在我们身上，使我们尽祭司的事奉。六穿戴承接祭司圣职的衣服十节又说到祭司『承接圣职，穿戴圣衣。』这表征我们该过一种合乎祭司事奉的生活。
11Verse 10a speaks of the priest “on whose head the anointing oil has been poured.” This signifies that we, the New Testament priests, have the anointing Spirit for our priestly service. We have been anointed with the all-inclusive Spirit. Today this Spirit is not only within us but also upon us for our priestly service. F. Wearing the Garments of Consecration of the Priesthood Verse 10b speaks of the priest “who has been consecrated to wear the garments.” This signifies that we should live a life that befits our priestly service
12这里的『承接圣职』实际上就是就职。在出埃及二十九章，我们看见祭司就职的时候，都穿上祭司的衣服，从那时起，祭司就穿戴承接圣职的衣服。衣服表征我们的生活，我们的行为。今天我们这些神的祭司要穿戴承接圣职的衣服，就是要有合乎祭司职分的生活。
12Here “consecrated” actually means inaugurated. In Exodus 29 we see that when the priests were inaugurated, they were clothed with priestly garments, and from that time onward the priests wore the garments of their consecration. Garments signify our living, our conduct. For us as God’s priests today to wear the garments of consecration is for us to have a living that befits our priesthood
七 不可蓬头散发
G. Not Disheveling the Head
13按照十节下半，祭司不可蓬头散发。这表征我们不可不顺从，不受约束，任意妄为。就豫表说，我们该将头发梳理整齐，藉此表明我们服从神作头的地位，服从神的权柄。不仅如此，我们的行事为人，特别是我们的言语，该受约束。言语毫无约束是不对的。凡行在神圣别中的人，必是一直受神面光规律的人。因此，他日常的行事为人是有规矩的。我们一切所行所言的，都该有好规矩。
13According to verse 10c, the priest was not to dishevel his head. This signifies that we should not be disobedient, unrestrained, or disorderly in our actions. Speaking typo-logically, we should keep our hair in good order and thereby show that we submit to God’she ad ship, that we submit to our God in His authority. Furthermore, we should be restrained in our walk, especially in our speaking. It is wrong to speak in a loose way without restraint. One who walks in the holiness of God is one who is continually ruled by God’s presence. Hence, he is orderly in his daily walk. In all that we do and say, we should be in good order
八 不可撕裂衣服
H. Not Tearing Their Garments
14祭司不可撕裂衣服。（利二一10下。）祭司撕裂衣服，表示他的行为堕落。祭司不可撕裂衣服，表征我们不可使自己的道德破产。
14The priests were not allowed to tear their garments (v. 10d). For a priest to tear his garments would be a sign that he was bankrupt in behavior. The priests’ not tearing their garments signifies that we should not make ourselves bankrupt in morality
15九大祭司因著圣所和膏油的圣职，连父母的死，也不可玷污自己『不可走近死人，即使为了父母，也不可玷污自己；不可出圣所，亵渎了神的圣所；因为神膏油的圣职在他身上。我是耶和华。』（利二一11～12。）这表征当我们身负最高的祭司职分，与神的交通最密切时，我们应当约束天然的情感，即使是对父母的情感，也不可因此玷污自己。
15I. The High Priest Not Defiling Himself Even by the Death of His Father or His Mother, Because of the Sanctuary and the Consecration of the Anointing Oil “Neither shall he go near any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother; neither shall he go out from the sanctuary and profane the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am Jehovah” (vv. 11-12). This signifies that when we bear the highest priesthood, having the closest fellowship with God, we should restrain our natural affection, not defiling ourselves even by our affection for our parents.
16这些经节指明，祭司职任越高，要求越多。祭司可以顾到父母的死，但大祭司甚至父母的死也不可因此受到玷污。因著圣所，也因著膏油在他身上，他必须留在大祭司的祭司职任里。他必须为著他圣别的祭司职任，留在神的分别和圣职里。我们今天身负最高的祭司职任，也必须节制天然的情感，即使是对父母的情感，也不可因此玷污自己。对人来说，这并不容易。然而，我们所有的生命，能给我们力量，过这样圣别的生活。十在婚姻的事上要纯洁，甚至与
16These verses indicate that the higher our priesthood is, the more requirements there are. The priests could take care of their father and mother in their death, but the high priest could not be defiled even by the death of his father or mother. He had to remain in the priesthood as the high priest because of the sanctuary and because of the anointing oil that was upon him. He had to remain separated and consecrated to God for His holy priesthood. When we bear the highest priesthood today, we also shall have to control our natural affection, not defiling ourselves even by our affection for our parents. Humanly speaking, this is not easy. However, we have a life that affords us the strength to live such a holy life. J. Being Pure in the Matter of Marriage, Even
大祭司的后代有关
concerning the High Priest’sO ff spring
17利未记二十一章七、九、十三至十五节说到在婚姻的事上要纯洁，甚至与大祭司的后代有关。这表征我们这些在神的事奉中负最高责任的人，在至亲的属人关系上应当纯净，这是为我们自己，甚至是为我们的后代。这段各点，是过合乎祭司职任之生活所要守的规条。按照新约，我们都是祭司，不是平常人。既是祭司，我们就不仅该过圣别子民的生活，乃该过圣别祭司的生活。子民多少还有些凡俗，但祭司是完全分别归神，完全圣别归神的。
17Leviticus 21:7, 9,13-15 speak of purity in marriage, even concerning the high priest’so ff spring. This signifies that we who bear the highest responsibility in God’s service should be pure in our closest human relationship, for ourselves and even for our offspring. All the points we have covered in this section are regulations for the living of a life that befits our priesthood. According to the New Testament, we all are priests; we are not laymen. Since we are priests, we should live a life not only of the holy people but also of the holy priests. The people are somewhat ordinary, but the priests are altogether separated unto God, that is, sanctified, holy, to God
18贰不彀格尽祭司职任者
18II. THE DISQUALIFICATIONS FROM THE PRIESTHOOD
19二十一章第二段（利二一17～）论到不彀格尽祭司职任的人。这段告诉我们，甚么会使我们不彀格尽祭司的职任，丧失我们作神祭司的资格。一祭司有残疾（缺陷）的，不可
19The second section of chapter twenty - one (v v. 1 7-2 4) concerns the disqualifications from the 24 priesthood. This section shows us what can cause us to be disqualified from the priesthood, to lose our qualifications as God’s priests. A. The Priest with a Blemish (Defect) Not Being
近前来献神的食物
Allowed to Come Near to Offer the Food of His God
20祭司有残疾，就是有某种缺陷的，不可近前来献神的食物。（利二一17～21。）这表征在我们中间凡是缺少基督的，就不能照料基督作献给神的食物。我们是神的祭司，应当每天顾到基督，将祂供给神作食物，使神满足。但我们若有缺陷，就不彀格尽这祭司的事奉。因此，我们必须注意自己的缺陷。二使人不彀格尽祭司职任的残疾
20The priest with a blemish, that is, some kind of defect, was not allowed to come near to offer the food of his God (vv. 17-21). This signifies that anyone among us who is deficient in Christ is not able to take care of Christ as food offered to God. As God’s priests, we daily take care of Christ, ministering Him to our God as His food for His satisfaction. But if we have a defect, we shall be disqualified from this priestly service. Therefore, we must be careful about defects. B. The Blemishes (Defects) That Disqualify a
（缺陷）
Person from the Priesthood
21现在我们来看使人不彀格尽祭司职任的各种缺陷。
21Let us now consider the various defects that disqualify a person from the priesthood
1 瞎眼
1. Blindness
22瞎眼（利二一18上）使人不彀格尽祭司的职任。瞎眼表征因缺少基督作光照的光而缺少视力。我们若缺少基督的光，就没有足壳的视力，这缺失会使我不彀格尽祭司的职任。
22Blindness (v. 18b) disqualified a person from the priesthood. Blindness signifies a lack of sight for seeing because of the shortage of Christ as the enlightening light. If we are short of Christ in His light, we shall not have the adequate sight, and this shortage will disqualify us from the priesthood
23我们这些新约的信徒，乃是神的祭司，但我们仍需要视力来看属灵的事物。为此，我们需要经历基督，特别需要经历祂是光。我们若这样经历基督，我们就在祂的光照中，接受光和视力，看见人所看不见的。
23As New Testament believers, we are God’s priests, yet we still need the sight to see spiritual things. For this, we need to experience Christ, particularly in the sense of light. If we experience Christ in this way, we shall be under His enlightening. Then we shall receive the light and the sight to see what others cannot see
2 跛足
2. Lameness
24跛足（利二一18中）表征因缺少加力的基督，因而无力行动。今天许多信徒都是跛足的、瘸腿的，因此不彀格尽新约祭司的职任。传统基督教聚会和事奉的老路，乃是造成这跛足的原因，因牠抹煞了信徒生机的功能，因而废掉了信徒作祭司事奉的资格。我们需要学习在加力的基督里行事。保罗说，『我在那加我能力者的里面，凡事都能作。』（腓四13。）我们若学习享受基督的加力，就不会跛足，也不会瘸腿了。
24Lameness (v. 18c) signifies the lack of strength for acting because of the shortage of the strengthening Christ. Many believers today are lame, crippled, and are thus disqualified from the New Testament priesthood. The old way of meeting and serving in traditional Christianity is a cause of this lameness, for it annuls the organic function of the believers and thereby annuls their qualification to serve as priests. We need to learn to do everything in the strengthening Christ. Paul could say, “I can do all things in Him who empowers me” (Phil. 4:13). If we learn to enjoy Christ’s strengthening, we shall not be lame and shall not walk in a crippled way
3 塌鼻子
3. A Flat Nose
25塌鼻子（利二一18下）表征在事奉神的事上，缺少基督作我们的感觉。在灵界中，许多事不能看见或摸到，只能感觉，就是『嗅著。』我们若要感觉这些事，就需要有正确的鼻子。这就是说，为了作祭司事奉神，我们需要敏锐的嗅觉。这是我们属灵生活所必需的部分。雅歌的追求者，因有鼻子『彷佛…利巴嫩塔』（歌七4下）而受到赞美。这种鼻子不是塌的，而是高的，有敏锐的嗅觉。4一个肢体长于另一肢体一个肢体长于另一肢体（利二一18下）表征越过了基督，在基督以外摸了不该摸的。有些圣徒越过了基督，在基督以外摸了不该摸的。然而，我们应当留在我们的限度里，我们的限度就是基督。我们该受我们对基督之经历的限制。我们若这样受限制，就得著平衡，不会有肢体长于另一肢体。
25A flat nose (v. 18d) signifies the lack of Christ as our sensation in our service of God. Many things in the spiritual realm cannot be seen or touched, but they can be sensed, that is, “smelled.” If we would be able to sense these things, we need a proper nose. This means that in order to serve God as priests, we need a keen sense of smell. This is a necessary part of our spiritual life. The seeker in Song of Songs is praised for having a nose “as the tower of Lebanon” (S.S. 7:4b). This kind of nose is not flat but is elevated and has a keen sense of smell. 4. Having One Limb Longer Than the Other Having one limb longer than the other (v. 18e) signifies overstepping and overtouching outside of Christ. Some saints overstep or overtouch outside of Christ. We, however, should remain within our limit, and our limit is Christ. We should be limited by our experience of Christ. If we are limited in this way, we shall be balanced and not have one limb longer than another.
5 折手折脚
5. A Broken Foot or Hand
26折手折脚的祭司是不彀格的。折手折脚（二一19）表征我们里面有一部分，在基督里是不完整的。在我们的属灵生活上，我们必须是完整、完全、并平衡的。我们里面若有任何部分受到破坏，都会使我们不彀格事奉神。
26A priest with a broken foot or a broken hand was disqualified. A broken foot or hand (v. 19) signifies some part of our being that is not complete in Christ. In our spiritual life we should be complete, perfect, and balanced. If any part of our being is damaged, we shall be disqualified from serving God
6 驼背
6. Being a Hunchback
27驼背（利二一20上）表征因缺少对属天基督的经历，只能看见地上的事，看不见天上的事。（参西三～3。）我们若缺少对属天基督的经历和享受，就会是个驼子。我们需要举目并思念诸天之上的事，因为我们的基督在那里，我们的盼望和我们的国藉也在那里。（西一，腓三20。）我们不该是驼背的，乃该是脊梁挺直的人。我们该是属天的子民。
27Being a hunchback (v. 20a) signifies having the sight that is able to see only the things on earth, not the things in heaven, because of the lack of the experience of the heavenly Christ (cf. Col. 3:1-3). If we lack the 1 experience and enjoyment of the heavenly Christ, we may be a hunchback. We need to look upward and consider the things in the heavens because our Christ is there. Our hope and our citizenship are also in the heavens (Col. 1:5; Phil. 3:20). Instead of being a5 hunchback, we should be those with a straight back. We should be a heavenly people.
7 矮矬
7. Being a Dwarf
28矮矬（利二一20下）表征在生命的长大上，缺少基督的身量。（参弗四。）有些圣徒是属灵的矮人。他们听了许多信息，也知道了很多，但在身量上却没有增加。在他们身上，基督的度量仍是一样。他们成了老矮人。
28Being a dwarf (v. 20b) signifies the lack of the stature of Christ in the growth in life (cf. Eph. 4:13). Some saints are spiritual dwarfs. They have listened to 13 many messages and they know a lot, but they have not increased in stature. With them the measure of Christ remains the same. They have become old dwarfs.
8 视力有毛病
8. A Defective Sight
29视力有毛病（利二一20上）表征因为缺少对基督完满的看见，而对属灵的事物没有完全的眼光。我们有多少看见，在于我们照完满的看见而经历基督有多少。对基督有完满的看见，会加强、甚至扩大我们的眼光。
29A defective sight (v. 20c) signifies the sight in spiritual things that is not perfect because of the lack of a full view of Christ. How much sight we have depends on how much we have experienced Christ in a full view. Having a full view of Christ will strengthen and even widen our sight
9 长湿疹
9. Eczema
30长湿疹（利二一20下）表征因为缺少基督的灵，在生活上有不正常的表现，不只自己感觉不妥，也叫别人感觉难过。有些圣徒有属灵湿疹。这就是说，他们的生活中有些不正常的东西，因著『发痒，』使他们没有平安，且显出令人不快的样子，叫别人不舒服。
30Eczema (v. 20d) signifies some expression that is abnormal in life, making oneself feel uneasy and making others feel badly, because of the lack of the Spirit of Christ. Certain saints have spiritual eczema. This means that they have something abnormal in life that, due to an “itching,” causes them to have no peace and that gives them an unpleasant appearance, an appearance that makes others uncomfortable
10 长疥疮
10. Scabs
31长疥疮（利二一20下）表征由于缺少活基督，使自己不舒服，所表现出来的也叫别人为难。
31Scabs (v. 20e) signify something that causes oneself to be uncomfortable and in its appearance bothers others, because of a lack in living Christ
32疥疮和湿疹是同一类的缺陷。二者都使圣徒感觉不舒服，并有一种显出、表现，在召会生活中叫人感觉为难。召会中有这样的圣徒，他们常因『发痒』和不正常的表现而引起难处。
32Scabs and eczema are in the same category of defect. Both cause a saint to be uncomfortable and to have an appearance, an expression, that is troubling to others in the church life. There are such saints in the church, and often they cause trouble because of their “itching” and abnormal expression
11 肾子损坏
11. Damaged Testicles
33肾子损坏（利二一20下）表征由于严重的缺少经历基督作生命，以至属灵的生育机能受到破坏。我们若没有充分的经历基督作生命，属灵的生育器官就会受到损坏。三有残疾的人，可以吃神的食物，无论是至圣或圣的，但不可进到幔子前，或接近祭坛，免得亵渎那使他们成圣之耶和华的圣所
33Damaged testicles (v. 20f) signify that the spiritual reproductive function is damaged because of the serious lack of the experience of Christ as life. If we do not have the adequate experience of Christ as life, the organs for spiritual reproduction will be damaged. C. The Blemished Ones Being Permitted to Eat the Food of God, both the Most Holy and the Holy, but Not to Come In unto the Veil or Approach the Altar, That They May Not Profane the Sanctuaries of Jehovah, Who Sanctifies Them
34『神的食物，无论是至圣的或圣的，他都可以吃。但他不可进到幔子前，或挨近祭坛，因为他有了残疾，免得亵渎我的圣所，我是使他们成圣的耶和华。』（利二一22～23。）这表征有残疾的信徒虽然能享受基督（神的食物）作他们的食物，却没有资格在召会（神的圣所）中，或在十字架（由祭坛所豫表）四周，事奉神，免得玷污神的圣物。
34“He may eat the food of his God, both the most holy and the holy, but he shall not come in unto the veil or approach the altar, because a blemish is in him, so that he may not profane My sanctuaries; for I am Jehovah who sanctifies them” (vv. 22-23). This signifies that although the defective believers can enjoy Christ, the food of God, as their food, they are not qualified to serve God in the church, God’s sanctuary, or around the cross of Christ, typified by the altar, lest they profane the holy things of God.
35我们这些新约的祭司若是有了残疾，有了缺陷，这会使我们不彀格尽祭司的事奉、然而，我们仍有资格享受基督作我们的食物。我们若用本篇信息的纲要来读利未记二十一章，就会清楚，为著保守我们作祭司事奉神的资格，我们该是何种的人。我们需要过一种与祭司职任相配的圣别生活，也需要保守自己完整、完全、并有适当的平衡。我们怎能作这样的人？惟有藉著天天接触完全的基督，享受祂并经历祂，祂就要使我们完整、完全且得到适当的平衡。这样，我们就彀格在新约时代作祭司事奉神。
35If, as New Testament priests, we have a blemish, a defect, this will disqualify us from doing the priestly service. Nevertheless, we would still be qualified to enjoy Christ as our food. If we study Leviticus 21 using the outline contained in this message, we shall be clear concerning what kind of persons we should be in order to keep our qualifications to serve God as priests. We need to live a holy life, a life that befits our priesthood, and we need to keep ourselves complete, perfect, and properly balanced. How can we be this kind of person? We can be such persons only by contacting the perfect Christ, enjoying Him and experiencing Him day by day. He will make us complete, perfect, and properly balanced. Then we shall have all the qualifications required for us to serve as priests in the New Testament age