Saint: One separated from the world and consecrated to God; one holy by
profession and by covenant; a believer in Christ
(Psalms 16:3; Romans 1:7; 8:27)
(Philippians 1:1; Hebrews 6:10) The "saints" spoken of in
(Jude 1:14) are
probably not the disciples of Christ, but the "innumerable company of
angels"
(Hebrews 12:22; Psalms 68:17) with reference to
(Deuteronomy 33:2) This
word is also used of the holy dead
(Matthew 27:52; Revelation 18:24) It was not
used as a distinctive title of the apostles and evangelists and of a
"spiritual nobility" till the fourth century. In that sense it is not
a scriptural title.
