2009-09-10T17:56:34-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/royal/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%202:9&version=NIV 2009-09-10T17:56:34-05:00 God's people are described here as "chosen"--God has separated them from the rest of the world and claimed them as His own. God has put a personal claim on His followers.