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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(sanctified). In O. T., a pious
Jew
(
Psa. 16:3
3
But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. (Psalm 16:3)
). In N. T., a
Christian
believer
(
Rom. 1:7; 8:27
7
To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 1:7)
27
And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. (Romans 8:27)
;
Heb. 6:10
10
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. (Hebrews 6:10)
).
“Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
The third Person in the
Trinity
, as seen in the formula of
baptism
(
Matt. 28:19
19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: (Matthew 28:19)
). The
Spirit
moved upon the face of the waters at the
creation
(
Gen. 1:2
2
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. (Genesis 1:2)
); and He came upon certain persons in the
Old
Testament
to fulfill the purposes of
God
.
David
asked that
the Holy Spirit
might not be taken from him (
Psa. 51:11
11
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. (Psalm 51:11)
); which stands in contrast to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in Christians, for He
abides
with them. It is by the operation of the Spirit that they are born anew, and He is the
seal
of their
faith
in Christ, and the
earnest
of their
inheritance
above (
John 3:5
5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. (John 3:5)
;
Eph. 1:13-14
13
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1:13‑14)
). He is their
COMFORTER
or Advocate (παράκήτος, one who manages their affairs) on
earth
, as Christ is the same in
heaven
(
John 14:16, 26
16
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; (John 14:16)
26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (John 14:26)
).
Though the Holy Spirit influenced and came upon the Old Testament saints, He did not come personally until Christ had ascended (
John 16:7
7
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. (John 16:7)
). Many passages prove His personality—a matter of great importance, often lost sight of by those who constantly speak of Him as an influence.
Ananias
lied to the Holy Spirit (
Acts 5:3
3
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? (Acts 5:3)
). “The Holy
Ghost
said
, Separate
me
Barnabas
and
Saul
” (
Acts 13:2
2
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. (Acts 13:2)
). “Dividing.... as
He
will” (
1 Cor. 12:11
11
But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. (1 Corinthians 12:11)
). The Holy Spirit directed the labors of
Paul
and his companions (
Acts 16:6-7
6
Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
7
After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. (Acts 16:6‑7)
), and
the
Lord
Jesus
cast out demons by the Spirit of God (
Matt. 12:28
28
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. (Matthew 12:28)
).
His presence and operations here are some of the fruits of Christ’s exaltation. He forms Christ in the
believer
. He is also the
power
of
life
and the power for
testimony
. Indwelling the saints individually, He forms them collectively into one body, they are also builded together for a habitation of God through the Spirit (
1 Cor. 3:16
16
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16)
;
Eph. 2:22
22
In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. (Ephesians 2:22)
).
To be indwelt by the Holy Spirit is an immense favor, for He is a
divine
Person: any one so indwelt is not in the
flesh
, but in the Spirit. He is the Spirit of sonship and by Him the believer cries,
Abba
Father
. Christians are exhorted to be guided by Him, and neither to quench nor to grieve that holy One. Our responsibility is to “walk in the Spirit” (
Gal. 5:16
16
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16)
).
His presence on earth is a demonstration as to
the world
of
sin
, of
righteousness
, and of
judgment
(
John 16:8-11
8
And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9
Of sin, because they believe not on me;
10
Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
11
Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. (John 16:8‑11)
).
“Saint” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Two words are employed in the
Hebrew
.
1.
chasid
, “pious toward
God
,” also translated “holy” and “godly.”
The word
occurs frequently in the
Psalms
, where God speaks of His saints (
Psa. 31:23
23
O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. (Psalm 31:23)
;
Psa. 50:5
5
Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. (Psalm 50:5)
;
Psa. 116:15
15
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. (Psalm 116:15)
;
Psa. 149:1,5,9
1
Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. (Psalm 149:1)
5
Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. (Psalm 149:5)
9
To execute upon them the judgment written: this honor have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord. (Psalm 149:9)
; etc.).
2.
qadosh
, “consecrated, set apart, holy” (
Deut. 33:3
3
Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words. (Deuteronomy 33:3)
;
Job 15:15
15
Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. (Job 15:15)
;
Psa. 16:3
3
But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. (Psalm 16:3)
;
Psa. 34:9
9
O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. (Psalm 34:9)
;
Psa. 89:5,7
5
And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints. (Psalm 89:5)
7
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. (Psalm 89:7)
;
Dan. 7:18-27
18
But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
19
Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
20
And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
21
I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
22
Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
23
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24
And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
25
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
26
But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
27
And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. (Daniel 7:18‑27)
;
Dan. 8:13
13
Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? (Daniel 8:13)
;
Hos. 11:12
12
Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints. (Hosea 11:12)
;
Zech. 14:5
5
And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. (Zechariah 14:5)
).
Aaron
is called “the saint of
Jehovah
” (
Psa. 106:16
16
They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord. (Psalm 106:16)
).
In the
New
Testament
the word used is
ἅγιος
, which means “holy one.” A saint is one set apart for God; he is such by
calling
—not “called to be a saint” (
Rom. 1:7
7
To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 1:7)
;
1 Cor. 1:2
2
Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: (1 Corinthians 1:2)
; compare
Heb. 3:1
1
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; (Hebrews 3:1)
). Saints are thus a distinct, recognized class of persons belonging to God—
His
saints (
Acts 9:13
13
Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem: (Acts 9:13)
;
Col. 1:26
26
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: (Colossians 1:26)
;
1 Thess. 3:13
13
To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. (1 Thessalonians 3:13)
;
Jude 1:14
14
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, (Jude 14)
). All Christians are embraced in this class, so that the
apostle
could speak of “all saints” (
Eph. 1:15
15
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, (Ephesians 1:15)
;
Eph. 3:18
18
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; (Ephesians 3:18)
;
Col. 1:4
4
Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, (Colossians 1:4)
;
Philem. 1:5
5
Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; (Philemon 5)
). Christians therefore need not shrink from acknowledging the designation by which God has been pleased to distinguish them, and should ever remember that there is a line of conduct that “becometh saints” (
Rom. 16:2
2
That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succorer of many, and of myself also. (Romans 16:2)
;
Eph. 5:3
3
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; (Ephesians 5:3)
). The word
ἅγιος
corresponds with the Hebrew
qadosh
. The word
chasid
corresponds more with
ὅσιος
, translated “holy” (
1 Tim. 2:8
8
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. (1 Timothy 2:8)
;
Titus 1:8
8
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; (Titus 1:8)
;
Heb. 7:26
26
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; (Hebrews 7:26)
;
Rev. 15:4
4
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. (Revelation 15:4)
); and “Holy One” (
Acts 2:27
27
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (Acts 2:27)
;
Acts 13:35
35
Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (Acts 13:35)
).
As there were many saints on the
earth
in
Old Testament
times
, so we read in
the Revelation
that there will be saints on the earth after the
church
has been taken to
heaven
. Ignorance of this has often led to a mistaken application of the prophecies to the church (
Rev. 13:10
10
He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. (Revelation 13:10)
;
Rev. 14:12
12
Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. (Revelation 14:12)
;
Rev. 18:24
24
And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. (Revelation 18:24)
;
Rev. 20:9
9
And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. (Revelation 20:9)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
40
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
ἅγιος
Transliteration:
hagios
Phonic:
hag’-ee-os
Meaning:
from ἅγος (an awful thing) (compare
53
,
2282
); sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
KJV Usage:
(most) holy (one, thing), saint
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