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A peculiar people. A word coined well before the vernacular of today which could connote them to be an odd, strange group of people. It is true, they are different but different only by an act of God which is available to everyone who will believe. They are that church which has been purchased by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 2:38 The word is used by Paul and reads purchased possession in Eph. 1:14 Generally a purchase is made of something which we anticipate will bring pleasure to us. How much more, the purchase, by the Lord Jesus of His church. She is the joy and delight of His heart and life.
The purchaser takes possession. Those purchased by the blood of redemption, the blood of Christ Jesus are completely His. Both physically and spiritually, body and spirit. Sounds possessive, and it is. However, it is a joy to be possessed of the Lord. To be able to live His life is the greatest thing in this life. 1 Cor. 6:20 One evidence of these purchased people is that of being filled with the fruits of righteousness. Phil. 1:11 A response in the redeemed that is as natural as the rising of the sun. That new creature is a changed individual. His ultimate purpose in the giving of Himself was that He might gain a people who are living a life of purity. A nation which is willing to surrender their hearts and live to Him, dedicated to the working of His will in their lives. Titus 2:14
They are a called people who have responded to the voice of the Lord. They leave the darkness and sin of this world to walk in the glorious and wonderful light of the Word of the Lord.
1 Peter 2:9 The church of perfection, the Bride of Christ in the last days is the high calling of God, in Christ Jesus.
Phil. 3:14 As we have already noted, the calling is not to one race of people but to all who inhabit the earth. Rom. 9:24 It is a beautiful calling for we find that we are called unto the fellowship of the Lord Jesus. A fellowship which takes us into the inner circle and the secret chambers of the most high.
1 Cor. 1:9 The calling of the Lord is unto holiness. Not a holiness according to our standards but His. He provides everything necessary for that holiness to become a part of the life of those who join to Him. 1 Thess. 2:12 2 Tim. 1:9 The glory of the Lord and the virtue found in the Lord Jesus are made available to those who are the called of the Lord.
2 Peter 1:3 In summing it all up, the full complement of all that He is, is freely bestowed upon all those who react to the glorious call of the Lord.