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09/11/2024
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“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession ...” (9). Peter reminded the believers in the Roman Empire that through Jesus Christ they were God’s special possession (5). Because their first allegiance was to Jesus, they were “foreigners and exiles” and sometimes persecuted in the world. They were “free” because they belonged to Christ, not the Empire. Their freedom was not for causing trouble, but for living good, law-abiding lives that pointed people to Jesus (12-17).
“Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God” (10). No matter our circumstances or past, by faith we become God’s people. We always have the choice to speak and act in ways that reflect Jesus.