[annalex]

Any saint is a saint because of his or her works of self-denial. So whether alms-giving was directly in the biography of a saint or not, any saints, spiritually, and in essence is an alms-giver: she gives of herself so that you may be saved.

[ealgeone]

Any saint is a saint because of his or her works of self-denial. So whether alms-giving was directly in the biography of a saint or not, any saints, spiritually, and in essence is an alms-giver: she gives of herself so that you may be saved.

And here I was thinking a saint was someone who followed Christ.

[CynicalBear]

>>Any saint is a saint because of his or her works of self-denial.<<

Wrong again! You are on a role!!

Saint - Greek - hagios - set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.

Nothing about works in there. Every true believer is "set apart by God". Why do you keep injecting words into scripture to make it mean something it doesn't?