Who are the “saints”? The Apostle Paul seems to be talking about both
living and recently deceased members of the Christian Community. When he speaks
about “the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious
inheritance in the saints...” (Ephesians 1.18); it is fairly clear that the
“saints” are all those who have:
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“Heard the word of truth” and “believed (1.13).
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Have this “hope” to which we are all called.
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Been given the “Spirit of wisdom and revelation”
(1.17) and
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Experienced - “the eyes of your heart may be enlightened”..
(1.18) so that people will come to personally know God
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Jesus is explaining how the Kingdom of God is
expanding into the physical world as people move through these four steps
Step # 1: Seeing our poverty
The poor are those who lack something. They know they need something
more.
