The believers, as God's possession, have been chosen by God

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信徒是神的产业，为神拣选，（彼前一1～2，二9，）蒙祂用祂的荣耀和美德所召，（9，三9，彼后一3，10，）为基督救赎，（彼前一18～19，）藉神活的话由神重生，（3，23，）并藉基督的复活得救。（三21。）他们现今蒙神的能力保守，（一5，）得洁净以致彼此相爱，（22，）藉着话奶的餧养而长大，（二2，）在生命里发展属灵的美德，（彼后一5～8，）被变化且被建造成为属灵的殿，就是圣别的祭司体系以事奉神。（彼前二4～5，9。）他们是神所拣选的族类，是君尊的祭司体系，是圣别的国度，是作神私有产业的奇特子民，以彰显祂的美德，（9，）受神行政审判的管教，（一17，二19～21，三9，14，17，四6，12～19，五6，9，）凭佳美的品行和敬虔，过圣别的生活，以荣耀神，（一15，二12，三1～2，）在长老作榜样的牧养之下，（五1～4，）作神诸般恩典的好管家服事人，叫神藉着基督得荣耀，（四10～11，）并且期待、催促主的来临，（一13，彼后三12，）叫他们得着丰富充足的供应，以进入主永远的国。（一11。）他们更期待永世里有神的义居住其中的新天新地，（三13，）并且不断在我们的主和救主耶稣基督的恩典和知识上长大。（18。）

The believers, as God's possession, have been chosen by God (1 Pet. 1:1-2; 2:9), called by His glory and virtue (1 Pet. 2:9; 3:9; 2 Pet. 1:10), redeemed by Christ (1 Pet. 1:18- 19), regenerated of God through His living word (1 Pet. 1:3, 23), and saved through the resurrection of Christ (1 Pet. 3:21). They are now being guarded by the power of God (1 Pet. 1:5), being purified to love one another (1 Pet. 1:22), growing by feeding on the milk of the word (1 Pet. 2:2), developing in life the spiritual virtues (2 Pet. 1:5-8), and being transformed and built up into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood to serve God (1 Pet. 2:4-5, 9). They are God's chosen race, royal priesthood, holy nation, peculiar people for His private possession to express His virtues (1 Pet. 2:9), being disciplined by His governmental judgment (1 Pet. 1:17; 2:19-21; 3:9, 14, 17; 4:6, 12-19; 5:6, 9), living a holy life in an excellent manner and godliness to glorify Him (1 Pet. 1:15; 2:12; 3:1-2), ministering as good stewards of His varied grace for His glorification through Christ (1 Pet. 4:10-11) (under the elders' exemplary shepherding--1 Pet. 5:1-4), and expecting and hastening the coming of the Lord (1 Pet. 1:13; 2 Pet. 3:12) to be richly supplied with an  entrance into the eternal kingdom of the Lord (2 Pet. 1:11). They are expecting further the new heavens and new earth with God's righteousness for their eternity (2 Pet. 3:13), and they are growing continually in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (2 Pet. 3:18).