How is one a canonized a saint and what is the difference the priest at my church told me that all Christians?

Question

are saints not just Catholics.
he said anyone that follows Jesus is a saint.

Answer 1

Your priest is simply repeating what the Bible teaches (as he should). All who call upon the name of Jesus Christ for Salvation become saints IMMEDIATELY.

Maybe try doing an in depth Bible study about how a person is forgiven of Sin, and focus on their Spiritual State after this. How are the believers viewed by God?

Answer 2

In Roman Catholic theology, the saints are in Heaven. In the Bible, the saints are on earth. In Roman Catholic teaching, a person does not become a saint unless he/she is “beatified” or “canonized” by the Pope or prominent bishop. In the Bible, everyone who has received Jesus Christ by faith is a saint.

"Now as Peter was traveling through all those regions, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda" (Acts 9:32). "And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons … “(Acts 26:10). There is only one instance of the singular use and that is "Greet every saint in Christ Jesus…" (Philippians 4:21).

Answer 3

This depends on the definition of the word "saint". Literally, saint means "holy one". The Roman Catholic Church (and several others) use this word as a title to refer to those who are able to continue the work of God after they have died. However, this is just a specialized use of the word. The Roman Catholics (and others) also title their priests "father", but that does not mean that only Roman Catholic priests can be fathers!

There is also some controversy as to how the word is used in the bible, but that sniggling (pointless) complexity is not really on point here.

Jim, http://www.jimpettis. com/wheel/

Answer 4

The priest is correct about all who follow their informed conscience sincerely and honestly. A canonized saint is merely one the Church officially recognizes as someone who has already entered into heaven. Even that, however, is not an article of faith, as such.

Answer 5

Catholics use saint to mean one who is in heaven. They only use it for people they know are in heaven. That does not mean that the Catholic saints are the only saints, they are just the ones they claim to know of. The saints also don't have to be humans, Michael the Archangel is considered a saint.

Answer 6

Depends on who you are talking to.

Catholics determine their saints.

The Bible says as followers of Christ we ARE saints.

Answer 7

That is true.

More can be said about this issue, however.

GOD bless