A saint has great faith in God, and is willing to give his life rather than break that faith. A saint sacrifices himself for God, either by offering his life in service, or by dying for his beliefs. Summary: A saint chooses God.
A prophet is God's instrument of communication to humanity. A prophet doesn't need to have faith, because he is chosen by God to deliver a message -- he doesn't get any say in the matter. Usually God chooses holy men to be his prophets, but not always. Summary: God chooses a prophet.
Good explanation. So John the Baptist was both?
He was much more. He baptized Christ The Son of God. In Matthew 3:13–15. Jesus came from Galilee to be baptized by John in the River Jordan. John rightly recognized that the sinless Son of God needed no baptism of repentance and that he was certainly not worthy to baptize his own Savior. But Jesus answered John’s concern by requesting baptism "to fulfill all righteousness," meaning that He was identifying Himself with sinners for whom He would ultimately sacrifice Himself, thereby securing all righteousness for them (2 Corinthians 5:21). In humility, John obeyed and consented to baptize Jesus (Matthew 3:13–15). As Jesus came up out of the water, “heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased’” (verses 16–17).
A prophet is the same as a saint but is used by God to send warnings to a disobedient people. Any prophets that won't lay down their life for God are false prophets. BTW, we choose God and God chooses us. It's a yes and yes situation. No one chooses God if he hasn't been chosen by Him first. It's part of the doctrine of election.
So is that how it works for Mohammed?
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