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Style Argument 5: The phrase 'churches of the saints' is un-Pauline -- rebutted

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Mike addresses the claim that the phrase 'churches of the saints' is not a phrase Paul would use.

Mike calls this argument 'silly.' Paul constantly uses 'ekklesia' (church) and 'saints' to refer to the same group -- Christians. In 1 Corinthians 1:2, Paul writes to 'the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints.' The concept that the church consists of saints is thoroughly Pauline theology. While the exact phrase 'churches of the saints' only appears here, Paul frequently uses unique phrases that appear only once (hapax legomena).

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