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obtain(-ing), peculiar, purchased, possession, saving

“Peculiar People” From Dictionary of Biblical Words:

This expression is found in 1 Peter 2:9,⁹But 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 marvellous light: (1 Peter 2:9) and does not mean “odd” or “out of the way,” but a people acquired by God for Himself, as seen in the general use of the word; translated “obtain” in 1 Thess. 5:9⁹For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, (1 Thessalonians 5:9); 2 Thess. 2:14,¹⁴Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thessalonians 2:14) and “purchased,” Eph. 1:14¹⁴Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1:14). The world accounts some Christians “peculiar” in many ways, but peculiarity is not their object.

“Purchase” From Dictionary of Biblical Words:

This is an effect of the work of Christ. It is seen in type in Ex. 13:2,²Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine. (Exodus 13:2) when the firstborn were not only delivered from being Pharaoh’s slaves, but became God’s property being purchased by blood. So the Christian, by the same death that frees him from Satan’s power and claims, from sin, judgment, and hell, also becomes the absolute property of Christ, and that by purchase (1 Cor. 6:20²⁰For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. (1 Corinthians 6:20)), so that even his body is not his own, but the Lord’s. This is a side of the work of Christ, of which we know little, the practical power of it is seen in Rom. 12:1,¹I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. (Romans 12:1) when as a consequence, the willing yielding of my body to God follows as a reasonable service.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

4047 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

περιποίησις

Transliteration:

peripoiesis

Phonic:

per-ee-poy’-ay-sis

Meaning:

from 4046; acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation

KJV Usage:

obtain(-ing), peculiar, purchased, possession, saving