Many places throughout the New Testament, those who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ were referred to as "saints." The Greek word is hagios, which means holy people, or set apart ones. In the footnotes of the Spirit-Filled Life Bible in Ephesians 1:1 it says:

"Saints is never a merely religious title in the Bible, but a declared state of being. Saints are ‘holy people,’ so-called by God because He has made them holy through His salvation."

The footnotes of I Corinthians 1:2 read:

"All believers in Christ are saints by virtue of their call, having been set apart to belong to Him. Having been placed in Christ, they are to grow progressively in holiness."

The fact that we are referred to as "saints" does not mean that "we have arrived" and no longer sin. The word sin (Greek -- hamartano) means to "miss the mark." We all do this and are promised forgiveness when we seek it through our Lord Jesus Christ. But we no longer live a life in bondage to sin (Please read over and study Romans 6.).

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