names of the saints please
2006-10-09 01:51:26 · 11 answers · asked by sonotrecia 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There one saint who are actually an alcoholic but he repent and then become a priest. I forget his name but he live around 17 or 18 century
2006-10-09 01:58:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. Paul - was the leader who sought and persecuted Christians. The Book of Acts said he stood and held the coats fo those who were stoning Christians. But he was changed and used greatly by God.
David had a an affair and set up his mistress' wife to be killed.
Moses also murdered an Egyptian who persecuted the Hebrews.
I think God shows us we can be forgiven, and that he looks on the heart when we turn to him even after sinning as three of the above did. He forgives, and blesses them and us.
But saints is a Catholic tradition. The Bible uses the word "saints" for all believers.
2006-10-09 01:59:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you define saints? If it is as the Bible and 1st century church did, then it is believers. You can see in the Bible such things happening. You can see this happening today if you watch. A coworker repented of his sins and his life turned a corner. A friend repented of his sins and turned his life to follow God. His family has done the same.
2006-10-09 03:12:45 · answer #3 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. Francis of Assisi comes to mind. He was the son of a rich merchant who sinned and partied. I can't remember what turned his life around, but he gave up everything to become a monk. Once he started his holy life, he began to work mircals in the name of the Lord and recieved the stigmata.
Believe me, it's not easy finding a saint who had a sinfull life before a holy life. Most of them seem too good to be true. But I do know that St. Francis wasn't a good boy before he was a monk.
2006-10-09 01:54:01 · answer #4 · answered by sister steph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saints are human and are thus imperfect and have sinned but learned to change their ways and repent when they learned and loved the Lord: St. Paul (who killed Christians) and St. Augustine of Hippo (or St. Agustin) to name a few.
2006-10-09 02:02:37 · answer #5 · answered by Kellybelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of them. Saints are human, and therefore sinful. All sin needs reconciliation.
2006-10-09 01:59:47 · answer #6 · answered by GLSigma3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saul went about killing christians before being coverted to christianity he changed his name to Paul.He is regarded as not doing things by half measures.Augustin was very sinful ,it was 30 years before his mothers prayers were heard.
2006-10-09 02:04:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul is the only 'christian' who reeked death on the christians.
It took Jesus intervention to turn him around.
Others who are called 'saints' are strictly in the catholic faith. They aren't recognized by God as such.
2006-10-09 01:59:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi, every one of them, but sin no more, and be forgiven, that's why they're called saints; sinners who anti no more.
2006-10-09 02:36:43 · answer #9 · answered by thomas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saul or Paul
2006-10-09 01:57:07 · answer #10 · answered by Hawk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋