It’s probably not a name we would use for ourselves, but the apostle Paul often called believers “saints” in the bible. I don't think he called them saints because they were perfect. The people were human just as we are, offended man and God and therefore we sinful. But this is the secret; The word saint as used in the bible in my opinion is someone who has availed himself for God to use no matter the situation at hand...more or less someone set apart for God.
It also describe people who have a spiritual union with Christ as stated in Eph 1:3-6 that…Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to son-ship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.. It’s just like believers in Jesus those who make up the church like you and I.
We as Saints have a responsibility through the power of the Spirit to live lives worthy of our calling but seeing yourself as someone who has given up to sin or unworthy because of sin does should not be an excuse to ignore your responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, no longer being sexually immoral and using improper speech (which we most often ignore) as Eph 5:3-6 puts it; “But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving”.
We can put on the new character traits of service to one another, humility, gentleness, patience, love, unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, obedience, and perseverance during hardship and suffering with the help of God.
In the Old Testament, the psalmist called saints “the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight”
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Our union with Christ makes us saints, but our obedience to God’s Word through the power of the Holy Spirit makes us saintly.
I know where you find yourself and how you feel but I guess we need to do what we have to do to keep the kingdom business going.
May God help us all.
