About Me
Robert Anderson, Wedding / Civil Union Officiant
I am a Florida Notary Public and a wedding minister. I have been performing wedding
ceremonies since 2006. I have lived in Palm Beach County since 1980. I was ordained by
Rev. Sandra Shaw of the Chapel of the Fields Church on July 7, 2005. I served in the United
States Army from 1987-1990 and was re-activated for the 1st Gulf War in 1991.
Many have asked why I don't use the title of Reverend or Pastor in front of my name. My
answer to this comes from the belief that in early Christianity there were no clergy or laity.
All were equal and all believers were priests in the eyes of God. I offer the following:
A study of the New Testament reveals that all Christians are priests. Peter said, "...You also,
as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual
sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." (1 Pet. 2:5). Thus, all Christians are of
that holy priesthood and can offer spiritual sacrifices to God. All have the right to go directly
to God through Jesus Christ, our High Priest (Heb. 4:14-16).
Peter continued, "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own
special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into
His marvelous light..." (1 Pet. 2:9). Rev. 1:5-6 says, "To Him who loved us and washed us
from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to
Him be glory and dominion forever and ever." Consequently, the New Testament repeatedly
teaches that all Christians are priests. When one obeys the gospel of Christ, he is added to the
body of Christ and is thereby part of God's holy priesthood. As priests, all can offer up
spiritual sacrifices and draw nigh to God through the mediatorship of Jesus.
By David J. Riggs
In closing I wish to share the seven distinct viewpoints of Celtic Christianity. These are the
viewpoints I use in relationship to my service to God and man.
1). Hope - looks first for good rather than for evil in all things.
2). Equality - regards all persons as equal and erases the separation between men and women,
clergy and laity, etc.
3). Mystery - speaks to the mystical awe of God that arises from understanding the
limitations of human knowledge. Much of the current Christian subculture is bureaucratic,
programmatic, and political.
4). Environment - encourages earth-keeping as a way to honor God in stewardship of His
Creation.
5). Holism - refuses to separate life into the spiritual and material, the heart and head, the
sacred days and workdays, etc. (instead has an awareness of the sacred in all times and
places). Most Christians tend to compartmentalize life.
6). Immanence - teaches that God is present with His Creation.
7). Simplicity - lacks the emphasis on complicated rationalistic doctrine found in most of
Western Christianity.
I thank my Brothers & Sisters at the Prayer Foundation for the above information.
ceremonies since 2006. I have lived in Palm Beach County since 1980. I was ordained by
Rev. Sandra Shaw of the Chapel of the Fields Church on July 7, 2005. I served in the United
States Army from 1987-1990 and was re-activated for the 1st Gulf War in 1991.
Many have asked why I don't use the title of Reverend or Pastor in front of my name. My
answer to this comes from the belief that in early Christianity there were no clergy or laity.
All were equal and all believers were priests in the eyes of God. I offer the following:
A study of the New Testament reveals that all Christians are priests. Peter said, "...You also,
as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual
sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." (1 Pet. 2:5). Thus, all Christians are of
that holy priesthood and can offer spiritual sacrifices to God. All have the right to go directly
to God through Jesus Christ, our High Priest (Heb. 4:14-16).
Peter continued, "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own
special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into
His marvelous light..." (1 Pet. 2:9). Rev. 1:5-6 says, "To Him who loved us and washed us
from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to
Him be glory and dominion forever and ever." Consequently, the New Testament repeatedly
teaches that all Christians are priests. When one obeys the gospel of Christ, he is added to the
body of Christ and is thereby part of God's holy priesthood. As priests, all can offer up
spiritual sacrifices and draw nigh to God through the mediatorship of Jesus.
By David J. Riggs
In closing I wish to share the seven distinct viewpoints of Celtic Christianity. These are the
viewpoints I use in relationship to my service to God and man.
1). Hope - looks first for good rather than for evil in all things.
2). Equality - regards all persons as equal and erases the separation between men and women,
clergy and laity, etc.
3). Mystery - speaks to the mystical awe of God that arises from understanding the
limitations of human knowledge. Much of the current Christian subculture is bureaucratic,
programmatic, and political.
4). Environment - encourages earth-keeping as a way to honor God in stewardship of His
Creation.
5). Holism - refuses to separate life into the spiritual and material, the heart and head, the
sacred days and workdays, etc. (instead has an awareness of the sacred in all times and
places). Most Christians tend to compartmentalize life.
6). Immanence - teaches that God is present with His Creation.
7). Simplicity - lacks the emphasis on complicated rationalistic doctrine found in most of
Western Christianity.
I thank my Brothers & Sisters at the Prayer Foundation for the above information.
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