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Little Joe:
Maybe I'm being silly, and perhaps a bit of a snob, but I've been thinking about the designation "christian" for quite a while now.  We read in Acts:

Acts 11:26  (KJV)
 26And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.


Now, it seems to me that that name was given to the disciples by pagans so, should we as Christ's followers call ourselves Christians? or perhaps disciples of Christ, or does it matter.  Perhaps I just got up too early and have nothing better to think about.  What do you all think?

musicman:
I think you're right.  I refuse to be called a Christian by this world.

STORM:
Hey, I don't see anywhere in Acts 11:26 where it says that pagans coined the term "christians."

rjsurfs:
No doubt that the "majority" have misused the name... I don't use the name myself either, but don't see anything wrong with it per se' as it means "follower of Christ" in the Greek.

G5546
Χριστιανός
Christianos
khris-tee-an-os'
From G5547; a Christian, that is, follower of Christ: - Christian.

Also used:
1Pe 4:16 yet if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, yet let him be glorifying God in this name,...



Bobby

Little Joe:

--- Quote from: STORM on January 19, 2008, 07:59:12 AM ---Hey, I don't see anywhere in Acts 11:26 where it says that pagans coined the term "christians."

--- End quote ---

I get this from inference, "..they were first called Christians at Antioch."  They meaning people other than the disciples (assuming the pagan culture), otherwise  it would have read, "they called themselves Christians first at Antioch".

ciao,

Joe

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