What is a Saint?
According to the Bible every born again believer in Jesus Christ is a saint.
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What is a Saint?
According to the Bible every born again believer in Jesus Christ is a saint.
See:
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Originally posted by BorisSaints and canonized saints are two different things. Canonized saints are simply considered especially commendable and holy Christians (all Christians are saints) that deserve veneration and are considered powerful intercessor's because of their righteousness according to the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition.
Right... so how come the Pope can canonize people into Saints then?
Originally posted by Devil King
That's okay, you, me, and every other created being in Heaven, on earth, or in Hell will one day bow our knees to Jesus Christ, and our tongues will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father (Just wait and see).
Philippians 2:9-11
9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
You can bow now (as a believer) or you can bow later (as one who is lost).
Originally posted by JesusIsAlive
That's okay, you, me, and every other created being in Heaven, on earth, or in Hell will one day bow our knees to Jesus Christ, and our tongues will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father (Just wait and see).
When that day comes, you make sure you're standing next to me in line....I wanna see the look on your face.
Originally posted by debbiejo
Since when does Jesus force anyone. Wouldn't that go against Free Will?
It is an involuntary reaction to Jesus' greatness as God Almighty, not something forced as such. Go back and read the Bible and see how people responded to visions of Jesus and you see a pattern of people falling on their face before Him. Some have even felt compelled to fall down and worship angels or have fallen before angels feet. Why do they fall before angels? Because the glory of God is tangible. Angels who stand in God's presence have some of His glory on and in them, and that glory is what makes people fall down before them (but it is God's glory not theirs as such).
This is a very crude, crude illustration but here it goes. Imagine if your favorite celebrity walked into your bedroom to say hi to you and to meet you, what do you think would be your initial reaction? I think that you would faint, lose your breath, or you would be frozen speechless.
Originally posted by JesusIsAliveEven people in hell?
It is an involuntary reaction to Jesus' greatness as God Almighty, not something forced as such. Go back and read the Bible and see how people responded to visions of Jesus and you see a pattern of people falling on their face before Him. Some have even felt compelled to fall down and worship angels or have fallen before angels feet. Why do they fall before angels? Because the glory of God is tangible. Angels who stand in God's presence have some of His glory on and in them, and that glory is what makes people fall down before them (but it is God's glory not theirs as such).This is a very crude, crude illustration but here it goes. Imagine if your favorite celebrity walked into your bedroom to say to you and to meet you, what do you think would be your initial reaction? I think that you would faint, lose your breath, or you would be frozen speechless.