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- But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY. (1 Peter 2:9-10)
..As a result of Jesus’s peculiar life, death, and resurrection we are now “a chosen race, a royal priesthood a holy nation, God’s own people.” We are now those “who declare the wonderful deeds of God who called us out of darkness into the marvelous light.” We who were once no people are now God’s people; we who once “had not received mercy, now have received mercy.”(3) We are now the people of God and we bear the name of the one we follow.
Chad's Comments:
Going on to read versus 11 and 12 I see that as an alien and a stranger, I should 'abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul.' In this abstinence,(sins of commission) may we not forget to 'Keep your behavior excellent' (sin of omission). What might a behavior of excellence look like?
One thing I have thought about is picking up random litter or trash. If I spend a little extra time cleaning up some area, perhaps the person who is supposed to clean that area will have a better day. And perhaps they will thank God for their day being just a little better. If God gets the glory, I'm happy.
Sideline question: Verse 12 says, 'Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles...' Is Peter only speaking to Jews here? Or, is he speaking to all believers and the word 'Gentile' is being used in a generic sense meaning worldlings?
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