—— Yikes, you guys can justify most anything.
I guess the fact that I am a saint——
I find humor in the juxtaposition of these two lines, because I don’t think you intended the irony.
You don’t think all Christians are saints?
Saints are born-again believers in Jesus Christ, of which I am one.
Saints are not proclaimed such by any religious institution but I know that concept has been brainwashed into you by your religion.
You are a saint, Thomas, if you have been born again and the Holy Spirit lives in you. It comes from God...not man and not religion and not church.
We are justified by Christ’s work on the cross, therefore I justify nothing myself. I’ve no need of anything or anyone but Him to call myself saint.
You should try Jesus and come out of that man-made religion. It is very freeing knowing that all one need do is believe in Jesus, and that He and His atoning work are all it takes for us to be called His saints and His friends.
God bless,
jodyel