1:7 (A) How are saints defined?
1:7 (A) How are saints defined?
Saints are repentant sinners who in answer to their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ have been sanctified, or set apart from sin to holiness by the Holy Spirit, to serve God (CP Ro 8:30; 1Cor 3:16-17; 2Cor 6:15-16; Eph 1:6; 2:4-6; 2Th 2:13-14; 2Ti 1:9).
All believers are designated saints by God. The words to be in Ro 1:7 are not in the original text.
They were added by the translators in an effort to clarify the thought for the English reader. The phrase should read, "…beloved of God, called saints".
This clearly refutes the teaching by some that only those who have died in Christ can be saints (CP Ro 8:27; 1Cor 1:2; 2Cor 1:1; Eph 1:1; 4:12; Php 1:1; Col 1:1-2).
These are but a few of the references in scripture to living saints.