Set apart by God. Set apart by God's call, his repeated invitation, his heart-thawing mercy, his persistent wooing, his undeflectable patience, his gentle nudging and his painful prodding. Set apart for two purposes. First, that we might find ourselves home again in our Father's house, on our Father's knee, beneath our Father's smile. Luke maintains that Christians are saints.
Christians are saints.
Jesus had asked the twelve one day. The earliest Christians were crystal-clear on both first and second instances. In fact, anyone who wanted to remain free of governmental molestation had to vow it. Christians, however, wouldn't vow this. They wouldn't because they couldn't.