HASSINA

Q1. (1 Corinthians 1:2) “What does “called to be holy” or “called to be saints” mean? I have confessed Jesus as my Lord and Savior. He has made me a part of His Kingdom and set me apart with all the others like myself, to do what He calls me to. What is a saint according to the Bible? A saint according to the Bible is a person who knows that Jesus died for their sin on the cross, and has surrendered their life to Him accepting that He is their Lord and Savior Why is it so comfortable for us to say, “I’m no saint”? Because when we accept Jesus, we are even more deeply convicted of sin in our lives and realize how imperfect we are. We have learnt that "sainthood" means near perfection, and we know that we are not there. However we need to realize that God, seeing us and what we will become, calls us saints. It will help us to see ourselves in this way. What is expected of a person who has been set apart as the personal property of the living God? It is expected that persons who are God's personal property will acknowledge who He is (Father, Lord, Savior, Master and more), will get to know Him better (studying His Word, interacting with Him), and will obey Him. What kind of behavior does the world expect of those who claim to be followers of Christ? The world expects those who claim to be Christians to be good and kind and turn the other cheek, to never say bad words or do immoral things - they have very high expectations of such us and are quick to condemn when we miss the standard they have set. ( Little do they know the sorrow we feel when we sin and the Holy Spirit convicts us)