And according to the Bible, their religion was given them for this very purpose, it was to make them a peculiar people, unlike everyone else.
They are of the same ancestral origin, and follow the same civil and social avocations and professions; but they are a peculiar people, resembling the primitive believers of the New Testament in intelligence and daring courage.
They were emphatically called his children—peculiar people—his chosen ones.
Rather a shocking picture of God's peculiar people!
He was one of "The Lord's peculiar people," who were such violent sectarians that they showed no mercy towards any nation or any individual who dissented from their creed.
To purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Scripture that they were once the peculiar people of God, thought I, if I were one of this race, my soul must needs be happy.
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
His letter to Titus, in which he mentions how Jesus gave himself for us, that he might "purify unto himself a peculiar people.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
The third is the ground of his special gracious propriety in you, and all his sanctified, peculiar people.
He gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
But of the Kingdome of God, as King of Kings, and as King also of a peculiar People, I shall speak in the rest of this discourse.
That The Kingdome Of God Is Properly His Civill Soveraignty Over A Peculiar People By Pact This Covenant, at the Foot of Mount Sinai, was renewed by Moses (Exod.
Again, "Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people.
Who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;’ and in the words just quoted from Rev.
There is the redemption price, and the next clause teaches the object of it, ‘that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Then in 26th chapter and 18th verse the same thought is expressed: “And the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be His peculiar people, as He hath promised thee, and that thou shouldst keep all His commandments.
For thou art a holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto Himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
Are we after all and regardless of our beliefs and special obligations, a peculiar people, perhaps even a separate nation?
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "peculiar people" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
