Addressing anointed Christians, Peter wrote: “You are ‘ a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for special possession, that you should declare abroad the excellencies ’ of the one that called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. ”
(‏ ار ٣١ :‏ ٣٤‏ )‏ وَبِمَا أَنَّ خَطَايَاهُمْ أُلْغِيَتْ ،‏ صَارَ بِإِمْكَانِهِمْ أَنْ يَكُونُوا « مَمْلَكَةَ كَهَنَةٍ » .‏