This article discusses the language we use to describe our Christian identity. More often we call ourselves sinners rather than saints. But the letters of the New Testament have by far the reverse emphasis. While there is of course still a place for Christians to refer to themselves as sinners, there is even more a place for them to think of themselves as saints.

The use of the term "saints" for believers is new in the New Testament; in the Old Testament, it was very rarely used. In the New Testament it is a term applied to men and not angels or heavenly beings. In this essay, the author reflects on this development. Particular attention is given to the book of Daniel.

Christian believers are saints! We can rejoice in this title! The devil and sin continually try to undermine the sainthood of believers, but we must fight to be obedient and holy.

Imagine introducing yourself in this way: "I am saint…" Have you ever thought of calling yourself a saint? God Himself calls believers 'saints' - so what hinders us from using that title?

This article calls for the recovery of addressing one another as saints, as the Bible calls us to. We are brothers and sisters in Christ, and should view the church as a family. How we describe ourselves affects how we see each other.