Yes. Protestants use the word the way the New Testament does, for every believer in Christ: Paul addressed his letters “to the saints” of whole churches. Protestants do not pray to saints or canonize them, though Lutheran and Anglican churches keep calendars that remember Christians of the past. What does the Bible mean by “saints”? The Greek word is hagios, “holy,” and in the plural hagioi, “holy ones.” Reference works agree that the New Testament applies it to all believers,…

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