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WHO ARE
THE SAINTS?
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BUFF SCOTT, JR.
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Questions For Today
Special Weekend Edition
If you've been
keeping abreast of world news, you know that the
new pope is putting the late Pope
John Paul on the fast-lane
of "sainthood."
It makes no difference, of course, what God's
sentiments are in this paganistic
ritual, for if the Roman Catholic
hierarchy decrees that someone be
elected a saint, that's it—
regardless. But this is the
history of Roman Catholicism.
According to
Catholic doctrine, Pope John Paul cannot be elected
a "saint" unless it can
be substantiated that he performed at least
three
"miracles." Now watch closely the Vatican over the next few
months and you will see a number
of Catholics coming forth and
claiming that Pope John Paul
"healed" them. But you will not be
seeing legitimate miracles.
Instead, you will be viewing
counterfeit miracles.
How do I know
this? The great apostle Paul, in prophesying
about Roman Catholicism,
declared, "The coming of the lawless one
[Roman Catholicism] will be in
accordance with the work of Satan
displayed in all kinds of
counterfeit miracles, signs, and wonders,
and in every sort of evil that
deceives those who are perishing" (2
Thess. 2:9-10).
Popes claim to
be apostles. To be an authentic apostle, he must
demonstrate his apostleship by
performing signs, wonders, and
miracles. "The things
that mark an apostle—signs, wonders, and
miracles—were done among you with
great perseverance" (Paul, 2 Cor.
12:12).
So unless a
pope is able to effect supernatural signs, wonders,
and miracles, he cannot be an
apostle. Pope John Paul might have
performed counterfeit miracles,
but the Vatican will try hard to
manufacture and invent and devise
bona-fide miracles. Their efforts
will be futile.
And what about
this "saint" question? Again, we see the Roman
Hierarchy devising laws that God
did not author, for if a believer
is not a saint before death, he
will not be a saint after death.
The term
"saint" in the scriptures does not carry the idea of
perfection, impeccability,
flawless excellence, or place one in a
spiritual celebrity status.
The core definition of "saint" refers
to one who has been sanctified or
set apart to serve the God of
creation.
Every living
believer is a saint. And not once did any apostle
write a letter to dead
saints! Their letters were written to living
saints. Allow
me to demonstrate.
"To the
congregation of God in Corinth, to those sanctified [or
made to be saints] in Christ
Jesus..." (1 Cor. 1:2). "To the
congregation of God in Corinth,
together with all the saints
throughout Achaia" (2
Cor. 1:1). "To the saints in Ephesus, the
faithful in Christ
Jesus" (Eph. 1:1). "To all the saints in
Christ Jesus at
Philippi" (Phil. 1:1).
All of these
statements were addressed to living saints. To
show you how deceptive the
Vatican and her clergy are, I have before
me The Catholic Living
Bible. The term "saints" in all of the above
passages has been deleted.
Why? Because to include them would be a
direct contradiction of Catholic
doctrine, which says that one
cannot be a saint until he passes
on.
In closing this
weekend edition, I say to my Catholic friends
and readers: Place your
allegiance in and give your loyalty to
Jesus only. You don't need
religion. You need a relationship. A
good, strong relationship with
the Man called Jesus will save you in
the end.
Your pope
cannot save you, nor forgive you. Your church cannot
deliver you to paradise. No
church can accomplish that feat. But
Jesus can! Be neither
Catholic nor Protestant. Be a Christian
only, but not the only
Christian. Only then will you experience
freedom in Jesus. Trust me,
I know—"been there, done that."<>
Answer by P.J.
WHO ARE THE
SAINTS?
The Roman Catholic
Church has a long standing tradition of promoting
saints as, to put
it simply, the morally good dead people.
The lives of these
people are supposedly put under the microscope
to evaluate their
full integrity. There is a long drawn out procedure
of examining any
miracles supposedly performed by these dead people.
They then are
canonized and declared to be saints.
This is a very
basic description of what occurs.
Peter Kreeft.
Saints are not freaks or exceptions, they are
the standard operating model for human beings
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SAINTS
We learn of the
expense engendered by research into candidates' lives,
the focus on
required miracles cultus
confirmation
When the Church confirms the public cultus of a saint,
it means that the Church is formally acknowledging the holiness
of this person, and is saying that it is acceptable to venerate this
person.
Confirmation of a public cult is one of the first steps toward
canonization.
It is a slightly different process than that of the modern formal beatification,
but the person is referred to as "Blessed".
BEATIFICATION
(Latin: beatus, blessed; facere, to make) The declaration
by the pope as head of the Church that one of its members deserves for saintly
life as confessor or heroic death as martyr, to be entitled Blessed, that is, regarded as dwelling in the
happiness of heaven. The declaration is preceded by a double process, the first
consisting of an examination into the life, virtues, writings, and reputation
for holiness, or martyrdom, of the Servant of God in question, conducted
ordinarily by the bishop of the place in
which he or she died or lived a long time. In the case of a martyr no miracles
are required in this first process, but they are required for others. The
second process, known as the Apostolic process, is instituted by the Holy See
in case the first inquiry shows that there is a likelihood of proving that the
Servant of God practised virtue to an heroic degree, or died by the heroic
death of martyrdom. To go further and obtain canonization, miracles
are required for both martyrs and confessors. see also:
· Blessed
New Catholic Dictionary - Catholic Encyclopedia; P.C. Augustine (ed.)
saint
Dictionary
saint (sānt) 
n.
(Abbr. St. or S.) Christianity. A person officially
recognized, especially by canonization, as being entitled to public veneration
and capable of interceding for people on earth.
A person who has
died and gone to heaven.
Saint A member of any of
various religious groups, especially a Latter-Day Saint.
An extremely
virtuous person.
tr.v., saint·ed, saint·ing, saints.
To name, recognize,
or venerate as a saint; canonize.
Syn: To reverence; revere; adore; respect.
Source: WordNet (r) 1.7
venerate
v : be in awe of; "Fear
God as your father"
[syn: reverence, fear, revere]
canonization
(M.L.: canonizare, to canonize)
Declaration of the Sovereign Pontiff that the faithful should venerate as a
Saint one who had already been beatified. Beatification permits
veneration of the Blessed one in certain
places or communities: canonization commands it everywhere. The decree is
issued only after the Congregation of Rites has accepted proof of two miracles
through the intercession of the Blessed who had been formally beatified, occurring
after the beatification and of
three miracles for one whose beatification had
taken place without the ordinary process. The Saint is now entitled to the full
honors of the altar, though the Mass
and Office may not be extended to the entire Church. The canonization is
solemnly celebrated in Saint Peter's and a solemn novena or triduum is made in
another church of the city chosen for this purpose; this same nine or three
days service may be also held elsewhere within a given time following the
canonization.
New Catholic Dictionary - Catholic Encyclopedia (ED.)
I have given these various definitions and explanations about saints
so that it can be seen that this is an important and very real issue.
You will have noticed that some of the terms used such as reverence,
fear, and adore are terms that can only apply to the Eternal God.
Having shown the process for declaring a dead person a saint.
I have to tell you that it is far easier to be unmade, that is
decannonized than it is to be canonized.
Unfortunately once a saint you are not always a saint according to this
church.
When there are too many of them, some have to be dropped.
There are countless millions of people wearing or displaying in their
vehicles their
St Christopher medal for protection. They are totally unaware that this
person is no longer a ‘Saint’ according to the offical catholic list.
(I am just wondering as I write whether he has been reinstated?)
It is a complex thing being a saint.
I wonder what happens when you pray to someone who is no longer a saint?
Does anyone answer?
Do they say sorry you have a wrong number, please refer to directory
enquiries?
Do they say the person you have called is unlisted, sorry !
On reflection, I think that what happens is just the same as before,
unless an evil spirit quickly jumps in to resolve the dilemma.
The dead are uttlerly unable to help us in any way.
Their body is in the grave and their spirit is in the holding place
‘hades’, either the comfortable part referred to as paradise,
or the other part, a place of great suffering.
See our document ‘Destination’, and also ‘And Then You Die’.
The reality of what a saint is.
In the New Testament there are many references to saints.
The apostle Paul wrote many of his epistles to the saints in various
geographic locations. These people were very much alive.
Communicating with the dead is strictly forbidden in the bible.
It is called necromancy.
As the dead cannot communicate with us evil spirits quickly fill this
void.
This mean that you end up talking to demons.
The first time we read about saints outside the gospel is in Acts.
There we see Saul persecuting the saints.
Acts 9:13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by
many of this man,
how much
evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
Unfortunately in the King James version there is a misleading addition.
Words in italics are added to make the meaning clearer.
They are not in the original text.
In the following verse ‘to be’, is added
to supposedly clarify the text.
It does the exact opposite and causes confusion.
It completely alters the meaning of the text.
It should read:
To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called saints:
This clearly defines that the beloved of God are called saints.
It is not a future event but a very present fact.
Romans 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved
of God, called to be saints:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
In the following
verse we see that the saints were in need of assistance.
Roman
12:13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to
hospitality.
Paul went to
minister to the saints.
Romans
15:25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the
saints.
1 Corinthians
1:2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them
that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called (to be) saints, with
all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both
theirs and ours:
2 Corinthians
1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of
God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with
all the saints which are in all Achaia:
Ephesians
1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of
God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Corinthians
13:13 All the saints salute you.
Philippians
1:1 Paul and Timotheus, the servants of
Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the
bishops and deacons:
Colossians
1:2 To the saints and faithful brethren in
Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians
1:2 To the saints and faithful brethren in
Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
As you can see in
book after book the Apostle Paul addresses the very much alive saints.
In Revelation we
see that the prayers of the saints are very important.
Revelation
8:4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the
prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.
What we
do as very much alive saved human beings, who are called saints is very
important.
If you
live as a saint, you die as a saint, but in the normal scheme of things
you have
to wait until the resurrection until you have any further part in the lives of
humans.
A saint
is an obedient repentant believer who has the Godhead indwelling
in
him/her.
This
state is achieved whilst one is alive.
It
requires no activity by any human agency to be a saint.
No
dubious miracles after you are dead are required.
There
are no other qualifications besides those I mentioned above.
All
genuine true believers at this time can be referred to as
the
saints at the end time,
the
saints wherever you live assuming there are true believers there,
for
example the saints in London.
Much Grace
p.j.
Be Humble Repent Listen To The Eternal God Obey Him.
This is very easy to say, but
I assure you that it is physically impossible,
without the empowerment of the Eternal
God.
Attending some Church,
going up to an altar call, or isolating yourself,
in the hope that
somehow it will all be alright, will not do it.
What are you going to do about
it before it is too late?
See The Video: Obedience Is The Only Way Of Escape
. The only way out of
this dilemma is Jesus Christ.
. He
is the only way of escape.
. We have to be
under His Care and Protection.
. Salvation
by any other name or means,
. Simply does
not exist.
. Complete Obedience is
required
Praise
the Lord.
. Come soon Lord Jesus.
.
Amen.
