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What does the Bible say about saints?

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The Bible calls all who belong to Christ “saints,” meaning people set apart by God’s grace, not an elite class made holy by their own merit. Paul addresses ordinary believers as saints in Romans 1:7, 1 Corinthians 1:2, Ephesians 1:1, Philippians 1:1, and Colossians 1:2, grounding their identity in God’s calling and union with Christ. Saints are to live with persevering faith and obedience, as Revelation 14:12 teaches, and to praise the Lord, as Psalm 30:4 urges. They also pray, yet Revelation 5:8 portrays their prayers as offered to God, while 1 Timothy 2:5 declares Christ alone the one mediator between God and humanity.

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  • Romans 1:7

    to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Revelation 5:8

    Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:2

    to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:

  • Ephesians 1:1

    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:

  • Revelation 14:12

    Here is the patience of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."

  • Psalms 30:4

    Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

  • Philippians 1:1

    Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:

  • Acts 9:13

    But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.

  • Colossians 1:2

    to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Timothy 2:5

    For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

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