9 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;
10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
Once Jesus died for our sins and was raised back to life by God, He went back to Heaven to prepare for our homecoming someday.
After this, when this letter was written, the author said that this generation (and I am going to assume every generation afterwards) has the honor and terrible privilege of being a royal priesthood.
Clarification: Royalty is people of royal blood or status who belong to a royal family.
So we belong to a royal family.
Clarification: Priesthood means you are a priest. A priest is an ordained minister who has the right to perform rites and administer sacraments. At least according to google's dictionary.
So we as priests can fulfill the duties of a priest.
I honestly have no idea what that duty is. But it does give you something to think about. Such as just how much responsibility actually lays on your shoulders as a Christian and how you live your life.
At staff worship this morning, we were reading a devotional about how if you love God, you will obey His commandments. That when children love their parents, they obey them. That proof of love is obedience. In your life, do you purposefully do things you know the Bible says not to do? If you love God...
I hate the "if" that comes in there. On facebook, people post these messages that "If you love God and are the 2% that will pass this one, then pass it on." I don't believe that was a message of God's Love so much as a manipulative dare.
However here, I can understand why the "if" might be used. I should probably rephrase it though.
When you love God, you will live your life according to how you understand God wants you to.
God loves you and out of His mercy, has given you a chance at life. Leave deathrow and accept Him
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