I remember many decades ago as a young Christian, I heard the following song for the first time;We are a chosen generationA royal priesthood, a holy nationA peculiar peopleTo show forth the praises of HimWho has called you out of darknessOut of darknessOut of darknessinto His marvellous lightinto His marvellous lightI must confess I didn’t fully understand the impact of that song then. I was wondering, “Why are we singing that we are a peculiar people? Isn’t that a negative thing? In my mind, being peculiar meant being strange or odd. Little did I know then that the lyrics of that song was taken word for word from the Bible!  Apostle Peter wrote his first letter...