Psalm 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His SAINTS.
What is a saint? You have likely heard of knighthood or sainthood. It is a great honor bestowed upon a worthy recipient; a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness and is often revered as a role model.
But that’s just an earthly title. Some churches believe that they can move someone from purgatory straight into heaven. But is that really Biblical?
The Bible term “saint” has a different meaning. In its most basic sense, a saint is a “holy one,” someone who is set apart for God’s special purposes. So does that make every follower of Jesus Christ a saint?
Not everyone who claims to be a follower of Christ is going to heaven. I know that seems shockingly controversial, but actually, most will not. Many have heard of this warning passage:
Matthew 7:21-23, “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
If you press a so-called believer in Christ if they know for sure they will go to heaven when they die, you’ll see that almost all are not sure. This is what is meant by the false believers in the passage above. These folks believed Jesus died for their sins, rose from the dead, and follow the rules of behavior as a Christian, but are not a true child of God. They are lost and were never found.
This is one of the most wicked deceptions of the devil, – to convince religious folks that they are going to heaven when they are actually children of satan. John 8:44-45 explains it: “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”
The only way to get out of this horrific hell-bound predicament is to turn around now. The word repent means to stop dead in your tracks, turn around, and run to Jesus. Matthew 18:3 spells this out; “Verily [truly] I say unto you, Except [unless] ye be converted [regenerated/born again], and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.”
To become a true child of God, we must go through an actual spiritual new bith.
Without a testimony of a personal born again experience, a time, a moment when Jesus came into you and washed away your sins, you are not a child of God. You are still in your sins and lost.
You may be a believer in Jesus but not saved from hell.
This is why I am angry at churches for not teaching the truth. They just preach a “social gospel”. They say, “became a follower of Jesus,” but they don’t lead people to Christ for actual regeneration, stopping just short of an invitation to be born again, which is actually pure evil. Telling people that they are okay if they believe in the gospel without actually knowing Jesus as your Savior is anathema!
Even the Old Testament spells out the need to actually, in prayer, turn from wickedness to God by calling on Him to remove your sin and become saved from hell. Only then will you become a true child of God, an actual SAINT in God’s eyes. Are YOU a true SAINT?
Psalm 116
What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
Bible verses regarding SAINTS:
Romans 1:7 – To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be SAINTS: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 5:8 – And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of SAINTS.
1 Corinthians 14:33 – For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the SAINTS.
Revelation 14:12 – Here is the patience of the SAINTS: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO IS ACTUALLY BORN AGAIN IS A SAINT!
Are YOU a true SAINT