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“Saint” John-Paul II
Q: How do you become a saint?
A: There’s two methods: The Bible way by the grace of Almighty God. Or man’s way ordained by Satan.
The first is genuine, the second counterfeit.
The demonic religious system of Roman Catholicism is currently “making a saint” of the late Pope John-Paul II.
They are keen to, in their jargon, “fast-track him to sainthood”, to capitalise on what they call his “charisma” and popularity in Poland.
Vatican officials run through their check-list of man-made requirements, and soon Pope Jospeh Ratzinger will pronounce him a “saint”.
You can be sure that the merchandising of “Saint” John Paul II has been meticulously planned. Production lines of machines manufacturing idols, medals, coins, clocks, charms, trinkets, and souvenirs will soon be complete.
The profit from selling plastic statues of “Saint” John Paul, will of course go to the “good cause” of increasing the Vatican billions.
Other religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam, have similar money-making sainthood schemes to finance the upkeep of their satanic religious systems.
Every Christian is a Saint of God
In contrast: The Bible teaches that the only way to be made a real Saint, is to believe on the LORD Jesus Christ, and become a Christian.
It is free, instant, and eternal.
No religious system intervenes, it is between the individual and God, and He bestows the sainthood directly Himself.
The moment a sinner turns from unbelief, and receives Christ, confessing Him as LORD and Saviour, they are saved. Rom. 10:9-13.
The righteousness, holiness, and eternal Life of Jesus Christ are imparted to the new believer. Rom. 3:21-26, Jn. 3:16, 5:24.
They are accepted in the beloved, become a child of God, redeemed from all sin, and in perfect standing with the Almighty.
It comes by heart faith in the Blood of Christ: His Sacrifice is enough.
No works or sacraments are involved. Eph. Chs. 1 and 2.
The term “saint” in the Bible is synonymous with a believer in the LORD, a Christian.
The terms are used interchangeably, because God sees His children in, and through, the perfection of Christ.
We are what He says we are, Alleluia! (1 Sam. 12:22, Ps. 16:3, 30:4, 31:23, 34:9, 116:15, 149:1-5, Dan. 7:18, Ro. 1:7, 8:27, 1 Co. 1:2, 6:2, Eph. 1:1,18, 6:18, Phil. 1:1, Col. 1:2-4, Rev. 5:8, 19:8 etc.)
(In the Old Testament a saint is a person set apart from the world for the service of God, such as Aaron (Ps. 106:16), brother of the Prophet Moses. Occasionally the term is used of angels as in Deut. 33:2 and Dan. 8:13.)
The Spirit is Willing
Q: I am disabled and homebound. I want to be baptised, but don’t know how, or who to contact, to come to my home. Any suggestions for the home-bound? Jan
A: All over the world, in the Body of Christ, you will find the once lame, and crippled testifying, that as they made the effort to obey Christ in water-baptism, He opened a way for them.
When they put their faith into action, He healed them completely.
It is the Bible way.
For example, in China they carry incapacitated new believers to rivers, even in Winter, to be baptised in obedience to His command. And as they believe and obey, they come up out of the water perfectly healed, leaping, jumping, and praising God for His Mercy and Faithfulness.
He knows all about your particular situation, and wants to heal you too, all you have to do is co-operate with Him by putting your faith into action, believing His Promises.
Water baptism is a symbolic public witness of the prior spiritual death and New Birth of believers, so it has to be done in public after you have been born again.
There will be any number of Spirit-filled fellowships in your area, prayerfully give some a call, and ask if they have transport facilities for getting you to their baptismal services.
You’ll find plenty about healing here too.
Here’s a testimony of your namesake, who was wheelchair-bound but perfectly Healed of Multiple Sclerosis when she believed and was baptised.
Magic: Only a Game?
Q: I was wondering if playing the card game “Magic” (with creatures having different powers) could be an example of idolatry which the Bible speaks against. Evan
A: Idolatry is fascination with anything that takes your spiritual attention away from the LORD Jesus Christ: Magic, occult, witchcraft, and sorcery are open rebellion against Almighty God. Christians have nothing to do with any form of the occult.
Please read this article on the Dangers of Harry Potter. Note the scriptural warnings about the magic and the occult, then ask the Lord yourself if playing the card-game “Magic” is a wise way of spending our brief time on Earth.
You will find you have wasted much time by praying as men have taught you instead of how the Bible teaches us to pray in the New Covenant. If you want results, get this book: Teaching on Prayer.
© 11 Colin Melbourne