background. Precisely at this point we can make an application: To become a Christian is to be raised to the ultimate height in status because we suddenly become children of the God of the universe, and we have direct access to him because we are his children. To aid in this perception, we should find analogies in our world that provide similarity to kings and priests in Peter’s world. Thus, we might think of CEOs or office bosses or presidents of institutions or governments and compare them with