Now, are you going to tell me that your church is full of saints, righteous, and just people?
Yes if you want me to but I would rather let the scriptures speak for themselves.A few verses about saints. Note that there were thousands of them in the NT church; there is no mention of any of them being canonised; no mention of any of them doing two miracles; no mention of them being put on pedestal; no mention of them being dead. In fact their was no pope to cannonise them. If you are rightly dividing the Word of truth there is only one conclusion you can come to. They are not a special class just every day believers who lived their lives as normal people with the exception of being born again and devoted to the kingdom of God. Act 9:32 And it happened, passing through all, Peter also came down to the
saints who lived at Lydda.
NOTE: How could he? You have to be dead before you are a saint accoridng to the RC church. Act 9:41 And he gave her his hand and lifted her up. And when he had called the
saints and widows, he presented her alive.
NOTE: How could he call them if they were dead?Act 26:10 which I also did in Jerusalem. And I shut up many of the
saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests.
NOTE: You can't put a dead saint in prison. Rom 1:7 to all those who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be
saints. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
NOTE: No mention of the pope making them saints. Rom 8:27 And He searching the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because He makes intercession for the
saints according to the will of God.
NOTE: Intercession for dead people!!! Rom 12:13 distributing to the needs of the
saints, pursuing hospitality.
NOTE: If they are dead, why do they have needs? Rom 15:25 But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the
saints.
NOTE: How do you minister to a dead person? Rom 15:26 For it has pleased those of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor
saints in Jerusalem.
NOTE: How is a dead person poor? A dead person doesn't need anything.Rom 15:31 that I may be delivered from those disbelieving in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted by the
saints;
NOTE: What saints? Rom 16:2 that you receive her in the Lord, as becomes
saints, and that you may assist her in whatever business she has need of you. For she has been a helper of many, and of myself also.
NOTE: How do dead saints give material provisions? Rom 16:15 Greet Philologus and Julias, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the
saints with them.
NOTE: All the saints. When were they cannonised? 1Co 6:1 Do any of you dare, when you have a matter against another, to go to law before the unjust, and not before the
saints?
NOTE: How can dead saints judge a case?1Co 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the
saints.
NOTE: Appears to be that the churches are full of saints. Who cannonised them? 1Co 16:1 And concerning the collection for the
saints, as I charged the churches of Galatia, so also you do.
NOTE: Why would the saints need money if they are dead?1Co 16:15 But I exhort you, brothers. You know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruit of Achaia, and they appointed themselves to ministry to the
saints.
NOTE: Ministry to DEAD saints!!!! 2Co 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the
saints who are in all Achaia.
NOTE: To ALL the saints, not a select few.2Co 8:4 with much beseeching, begging us that they might receive of us the grace and the fellowship of the ministry to the
saints. 2Co 9:1 For indeed regarding the ministry to the
saints, it is not necessary for me to write to you. 2Co 9:12 For the ministry of this service not only supplies the things lacking of the
saints, but also multiplying through many thanksgivings to God,
NOTE: How can dead saints lack? 2Co 13:13 All the
saints greet you.
NOTE: Do they talk to us from the grave by a spiritist medium? Eph 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the
saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus.
NOTE: Who cannonised all these saints?Eph 1:15 Therefore I also, hearing of your faith in the Lord Jesus and love to all the
saints, Eph 1:18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what is the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the
saints,
NOTE: Why did he want them to know what inheritance dead saints get?Eph 3:8 This grace is given to me (who am less than the least of all
saints) to preach the gospel of the unsearchable riches of Christ among the nations,
Note: Who cannonised him?Eph 3:18 may be able to comprehend with all
saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height,
NOTE: None had died so how can they be saints?Eph 4:12 for the perfecting of the
saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.
NOTE: No use perfecting them after they are dead.Eph 5:3 For let fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness not be once named among you, as becomes
saints,
NOTE: How does a dead saint fornicate? Eph 6:18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching to this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all
saints.
NOTE: According to the roman church the saints pray for you, not you for them.BLAMLESSObviously being blameless was a common concept in the NT church and was expected as a normal part of life for the believer. Php 2:15 so that you may be
blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation. Among these you shine as lights in the world, 1Th 5:23 And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved
blamelessly at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1Ti 3:2 Then it behooves the overseer to be
blameless, husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, well-ordered, hospitable, apt at teaching; 1Ti 3:10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found
blameless. 1Ti 5:7 And these things give in charge, that they may be
blameless. Tit 1:6 if anyone is
blameless, husband of one wife, having believing children, not accused of loose behavior, or disobedient. Tit 1:7 For an overseer must be
blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not full of passion, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for gain;