Saints in Christ: Finding Identity and Hope in the Lamb Who Saves

What does it truly mean to be called a saint? On this All Saints Sunday, we are invited to wrestle with a title that belongs not to the exceptionally virtuous or the spiritually elite, but to every single one of us who trusts in Christ. Drawing from Revelation 7, we encounter a breathtaking vision of an unnumbered multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, gathered before the throne of the Lamb, crying out that salvation belongs to God alone. This is not a picture reserved for the spiritual giants of history. It is the destination of our loved ones who have died in the faith, and it is the identity we carry right now. We are simultaneously sinners and saints, not because of what we have achieved, but because of what Christ has done. That tension is not a contradiction to be ashamed of. It is the very heart of the gospel, and understanding it changes everything about how we see ourselves, our struggles, and our hope.