Except that, yes, you may become a saint as well when you die. Do you pray to them? You should.
Here is the icon of St. Stephen the First Martyr, celebrated today.
Saint Stephen, pray for us
Except that, yes, you may become a saint as well when you die. Do you pray to them? You should.
Here is the icon of St. Stephen the First Martyr, celebrated today.
Why do you deny what the Holy Spirit says in scripture?
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:
Living in Jerusalem! NOT dead.
Acts 9:32 Now as Peter was traveling through all those regions, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.
Livingt in Lydda!! NOT dead.
Acts 26:10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
Must have been living to have been put in prison!
Philippians 4:21 Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.
Greeting LIVING saints!
Ephesians 4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
More LIVING saints!!
1 Corinthians 1:2 to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all those calling upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place -- both theirs and ours:
CALLED SAINTS!!!!
In Roman Catholic theology, the saints are in heaven. In the Bible, the saints are on earth. In scripture, everyone who has received Jesus Christ by faith is a saint. In Catholicism the hierarchy in Rome denies what scripture says. In scripture, saints are called to revere, worship, and pray to God alone. The Roman Catholic Church has corrupted what the Holy Spirit through scripture teaches.
Steve is dead