He wrote the following to his fellow Christians: “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. ”
(‏ ۱پطر ۲ :‏ ۹‏ )‏ همان طور که پیشگویی شده بود اسرائیلیانی که عیسی را به عنوان مسیح پذیرفتند اوّلین اعضای این قوم جدید بودند .‏