… and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. (Acts 11:26 ESV)
Names
When living in Tasmania, our town had a group called, “The Devonport Football Club.” I assumed this club met to talk about a popular sport in the region, Australian Rules Football. I became mildly interested in learning about this sport, so I attended a couple of meetings.
We never mentioned Australian Rules Football, or any other sport. I found it strange and deceptive to have a label that was inaccurate, irrelevant, and meaningless.
When we Christians consider our priorities, it is worthwhile to remember our name.
As precious as Scripture is, we were not called in the book of Acts, Biblians.
As desirable as obedience to God is, we were not called in the book of Acts, Worksians.
As valuable as God’s family is, we were not called in the book of Acts, Churchians.
We were called Christians. And as wowza is Jesus actually is, that’s a pretty good name.
Christ alone.