The saints are the holy ones, the church set apart in Christ.
To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints.
Saint means holy one. Paul writes to the saints in Rome, Corinth, Ephesus, and Philippi. They are not a few heroes after death. They are the church called out of the world. He tells them they were washed, sanctified, and justified. The collection is for the poor among the saints. The faith was once delivered to the saints. A Christian is a saint by calling, and is told to live as what he is called. The dead in Christ are still saints. The name starts with the living church.
- Called to be saints is the address, not a prize at the end.
- Greet every saint. The ordinary believer wears the name.
- Holy ones in Daniel and the psalms prepare the word. The letters put it on the churches.
Called to be saints.
Washed, sanctified, justified.
The faith once for all delivered to the saints.
- Saints are the holy ones in Christ.
- Paul addresses whole churches as saints.
- The name is a calling, not a later honor.
- The poor saints are still saints.
- The faith was delivered to them.
- Live as what you are called.
- The Word – Holy one.
- The Address – The churches.
- The Calling – Called to be saints.
- The Poor – Among the saints.
- The Deposit – Delivered to the saints.
- The Life – Be what you are called.
- Romans 1:7 – “To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints.”
- 1 Corinthians 1:2 – “To the church of God that is in Corinth… called to be saints.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:11 – “You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified.”
- Jude 1:3 – “Contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.”
- Ephesians 1:1 – “To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus.”
- Philippians 1:1 – “To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi.”
- Colossians 1:2 – “To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae.”
- Ephesians 2:19 – “You are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.”
- Romans 15:25-26 – “Bringing aid to the saints… the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.”
- Revelation 14:12 – “Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.”
Loved by God and called to be saints.
You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified.
The faith once for all delivered to the saints.
The saints are the church. Not a few after death. Called, washed, and told to live the name.
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