Quotes about Ordination

Christ will remain a priest and king though He was never consecrated by any papist bishop or greased by any of those shavelings but he was ordained and consecrated by God Himself, and by Him anointed.

Even if those in authority are evil or without faith, nevertheless the authority and its power is good and from God…. Therefore, where there is power and where it flourishes, there it is and there it remains because God has ordained it.

To put it more plainly, suppose a small group of earnest Christian laymen were taken prisoner and settled in the middle of the desert without any episcopally ordained priest among them; and they then agreed to choose one of themselves, whether married or not, and endow him with the office of baptizing, administering the sacrament, pronouncing absolution, and preaching; that man would be as truly a priest as if he had been ordained by all the bishops and the popes.

“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.

Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.

Present his sons as well and clothe them with tunics.

You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.

Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.

Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.

Take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.

Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Sprinkle the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.