Bible Question: Is it ok to believe in "saints" you know like St. Juan Diego(one of the most recent ones)? |
Bible Answer: Greetings srjosepena and welcome to the Study Bible Forum! Of course it's okay to believe in saints as long as it is based on biblical truth. The most recent one that I'm aware of is a young boy about 9 years old that joined the ranks of the saints just this past Sunday. Praise God! I'm sure he is not the most recent though as the Lord God is drawing his saints to Him daily! According to the scriptures, all believers are saints. "The word saint comes from the Greek word "hagios" which means “consecrated to God, holy, sacred, pious." It is almost always used in the plural, “saints.” "…Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem" (Acts 9:13). "Now as Peter was traveling through all those regions, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda" (Acts 9:32). "And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons … “(Acts 26:10). There is only one instance of the singular use and that is "Greet every saint in Christ Jesus…" (Philippians 4:21). In Scripture there are 67 uses of the plural “saints” compared to only one use of the singular word “saint.” Even in that one instance, a plurality of saints is in view “…every saint…” (Philippians 4:21)." - Taken from www.gotquestions.org. You can read more at http://www.gotquestions.org/saints-Christian.html on this subject. By Faith, Steve |
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