Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but
chosen by God and precious,you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay
in Zion A
chief cornerstone,
elect,
precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to
those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,”and “A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense.” They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were
appointed.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;
who once were not a people but are now the people of God,
who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. - 1 Peter 2:4-10
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1Peter2:4-10&version=NKJV
I'm not sure what goes through your head when reading this passage, but the phrases "chosen by God," "elect," "chosen generation," "holy nation," and "His own special people," just
scream Israel. Especially "holy nation," because the only
nation called "God's people" throughout the entire Bible is the nation of Israel, and the Body of Christ is NOT a nation. SO, that means that Peter is not writing to the Body of Christ, but to the nation of Israel.
See what happens when you don't rightly divide?