{"id":18599,"date":"2025-02-13T13:05:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18599"},"modified":"2025-03-23T14:43:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T14:43:02","slug":"protestant-saint-definition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/protestant-saint-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30d7\u30ed\u30c6\u30b9\u30bf\u30f3\u30c8\u306f\u8056\u4eba\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>What is the Protestant definition of a saint? In Protestant theology, the term &quot;saint&quot; is generally applied to all believers in Christ, rather than being reserved for a select few individuals of exceptional holiness. This understanding stems from the New Testament usage of the word &quot;hagios&quot; (\u00e1\u00bc\u2026\u00ce\u00b3\u00ce\u00b9\u00ce\u00bf\u00cf\u201a), which is often translated as &quot;saint&quot; but literally means &quot;holy one&quot; or &quot;set apart one.&quot; The Apostle Paul, in his letters, frequently addresses entire congregations as &quot;saints,&quot; indicating that all those who have\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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This understanding stems from the New Testament usage of the word &quot;hagios&quot; (\u00e1\u00bc\u2026\u00ce\u00b3\u00ce\u00b9\u00ce\u00bf\u00cf\u201a), which is often translated as &quot;saint&quot; but literally means &quot;holy one&quot; or &quot;set apart one.&quot; The Apostle Paul, in his letters, frequently addresses entire congregations as &quot;saints,&quot; indicating that all those who have\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-18599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5796,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/catholicism-vs-protestantism-a-comparative-study\/","url_meta":{"origin":18599,"position":0},"title":"Catholic vs Protestant &#8211; What&#8217;s the Difference?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"7\u6708 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"One Lord, Two Paths: A Heartfelt Guide to the Differences Between Catholics and Protestants To be a Christian is to be part of a vast and beautiful family, one that stretches across continents and centuries, united by a shared faith in one Lord, Jesus Christ. 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