{"id":18599,"date":"2025-02-13T13:05:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18599"},"modified":"2026-09-20T16:44:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T16:44:01","slug":"protestant-saint-definition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/protestant-saint-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"\u65b0\u6559\u5f92\u76f8\u4fe1\u5723\u5f92\u5417\uff1f\u662f\u7684\uff0c\u4ed6\u4eec\u6307\u7684\u662f\u6bcf\u4e00\u4f4d\u4fe1\u5f92"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes, and they mean something wider by the word. In Protestant usage a saint is any believer: Paul addresses whole churches as saints, including the badly behaved one at Corinth. What Protestants do not do is pray to them or keep a formal canon of them. 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.\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\/zh\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protestantism views all believers as &quot;saints,&quot; emphasizing justification by faith and rejecting the Catholic veneration of saints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104597,"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":7859,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/is-jesus-a-saint-exploring-divine-status\/","url_meta":{"origin":18599,"position":0},"title":"Is Jesus a Saint? 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