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April 1
Ephesians 1:1-2
What is a saint? Sometimes we say, “You know, she is really a saint!” or “He is just a saint.” We go into some buildings that are set apart for religious worship and we see pictures of people and these people are called saints. We look in the Church history and we find people like Saint Augustine and so forth. What is a saint? Paul writes these words in Ephesians 1:1-2: “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.” Nine times in this letter Paul uses the word “saints.” It literally means to be set a part to be different. Alright. What is so different about a saint? How does a saint differ from anybody else in the world?
Well, to begin with he has trusted in God’s Son. He talks here about the faithful in Christ Jesus. The believers in Christ Jesus. At least 164 times in his letters Paul uses that little phrase “in Christ” or “in Christ Jesus.” A saint is someone who has trusted God’s Son. Put faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Secondly, he has experienced God’s grace. “Grace be to you.” Not works. You don’t become a saint by good works. Saints ought to perform good works. You become a saint by faith in Christ Jesus receiving and experiencing the grace of God. Twelve times in Ephesians Paul talks about the grace of God. What is the grace of God? God’s goodness to people who don’t deserve it. Thirdly, a saint is somebody who has received God’s peace. Grace be unto you in peace from God. Do you have God’s peace down in your heart?
Because sin is forgiven, conscience has been washed clean. A saint is someone who’s entered God’s family. “Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.” Can you call God your Father? Have you received His peace, have you experienced His grace, have you trusted His Son? That’s what a saint is. A saint is somebody who is different because he no longer lives in sin; he lives in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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By Back to the BibleEphesians 1:1-2
What is a saint? Sometimes we say, “You know, she is really a saint!” or “He is just a saint.” We go into some buildings that are set apart for religious worship and we see pictures of people and these people are called saints. We look in the Church history and we find people like Saint Augustine and so forth. What is a saint? Paul writes these words in Ephesians 1:1-2: “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.” Nine times in this letter Paul uses the word “saints.” It literally means to be set a part to be different. Alright. What is so different about a saint? How does a saint differ from anybody else in the world?
Well, to begin with he has trusted in God’s Son. He talks here about the faithful in Christ Jesus. The believers in Christ Jesus. At least 164 times in his letters Paul uses that little phrase “in Christ” or “in Christ Jesus.” A saint is someone who has trusted God’s Son. Put faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Secondly, he has experienced God’s grace. “Grace be to you.” Not works. You don’t become a saint by good works. Saints ought to perform good works. You become a saint by faith in Christ Jesus receiving and experiencing the grace of God. Twelve times in Ephesians Paul talks about the grace of God. What is the grace of God? God’s goodness to people who don’t deserve it. Thirdly, a saint is somebody who has received God’s peace. Grace be unto you in peace from God. Do you have God’s peace down in your heart?
Because sin is forgiven, conscience has been washed clean. A saint is someone who’s entered God’s family. “Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.” Can you call God your Father? Have you received His peace, have you experienced His grace, have you trusted His Son? That’s what a saint is. A saint is somebody who is different because he no longer lives in sin; he lives in the Lord Jesus Christ.