1 Peter 2:9-10 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. Notice how we are God's people. We are His chosen, meaning He has selected us in Christ. when we join the body of Christ, we are part of a very select group