In a number of the letters written to different church's ,Paul calls them saints, CP Ephesians 1 v 1. 2 v19/ Philippians 1 v Colossians 1 v 4.this term is also used in many places in the OT. Psalm 16 v3 .31 v 23/ Zechariah 14 v 5.The term saints speaks of all the living Christs, not a selective few individuals selected after they have died ,by a so called hierarchy of the church. The term saint,means Gods holy people, separated unto God, if you are a Christin you are a saint. There is a difference between the Christian and the non Christian,because we are separated to follow Jesus. Our values are not the worlds values, our aims are not the worlds aims. Unlike the non Christian the Christian seeks to glorify God in all things, that is our chief aim.Next let me mention that saints in heaven do not make intercession for the saints on earth, no were in holy scriptures do we read of anyone praying to saints.In 1 Timothy 2 v5 we read ,'There is only one God and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus',Jesus alone ever lives to make intercession for us Hebrews 7 v 25.Likewise the position of the virgin ,Mary who is not the mother of God,,she was the mother of Christs humanity. Millions unfortunately have been led to believe things that are at variance with Holy Scriptures.
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