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allodial
The orthodox saints I refer to are even more orthodox than the Greek Orthodox system: no icons, no ornate cathedrals, house-to-house meetings, some don't even put up symbols like crosses, baptism by immersion only with the name of Jesus or Yehoshua spoken. There are those who still do OT festivals only for training purposes for children and/or keep to a seventh-day Sabbath (but you hardly hear of those but hear of Seventh Day Adventists and Messianic Jews instead). If you've ever been to one of their conferences there alone is proof of providence of God. Relevantly, 'the house to house ecclesia/church' or 'cell church' movement started gaining more momentum back in the late 90s. Anyways, to point out a denomination, the "Pentecostal Oneness" types tend to be closer to the original doctrine than the mainstreamers.
The saints submit to the will of God and align their lives to the truth and wisdom of God: they allow a holy mind and holy life to be formed in them that in alignment with God placing the carnal in lower priority. It is a life of service even primarily via intercessory prayer for folks near or far off who may be rather unaware of your existence.
By definition, all of the true believers are saints (holy ones) not just the ones handpicked for veneration.
P.S. It seems what Gnostics hate about Christianity are the Gnostic doctrines (remember both the Simonians and Manichaens called themselves Christians but the original saints were called Christians).
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