Sermon Series: Misunderstood Words
“Saints”
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus and are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. — Ephesians 1:1-2
- saints are “celebrities”
- we see a recognizable character in a saint
- we want to imitate them
- bad ideas/ways of remembering the saints
- keeping body parts of them, i.e. relics
- charging people money for touching the relics
- Saints in New Testament
- it is to address to anyone who follow Christ
- present reality vs. future reality
- “Holy People”
- people who are set apart
- not referring to the character or accomplishment of the person, but referring to what God has done in that person
