[Meeting] Re: meeting: Pan African Brethren Conference on Missions (8th - 12th Nov)

[Phil Nickerson]

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At 02:53 AM 28/10/2004, Don Andersen wrote:

>Phil,
>
>Name, Title, is there a difference?
>
>The Name/Title Plymouth Brethren wasn't something penned by any of its 
>members.  It was given to us over 150 Years ago. Since then, the U.S. Govt 
>used this name when they took a census of all religions. Do you want all 
>of us put our heads in the sand and pretend all of this never happened?


Dear loving brother Don,

It is one thing if believers get branded with a name ... the mistake is, in 
this case, our accepting it.

Simply put, this is not going to be backed with Scripture, in fact, as 
pointed out many times over the years, it is condemned in principal by 
Scripture.

Why not call us "The Saints" to the exclusion of some of the other of God's 
people? Why not "The Believers" cutting some off from the rest.

The point is, it is condemned by Scripture and shame on us when we accept 
unscriptural titles that only divide us from the rest of the flock.





>The term "The Saints Gathered to the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ," is a 
>Title, Name or designation. (Otherwise why not just say, "a few people 
>meeting together to enjoy the things of the Lord?") The phrase won't be 
>found in scripture either.



Wrong. Saint's gathered (or gathering) in the Name of the Lord is what we 
do, not so much what we are.
We are saints (but not to the exclusion of the rest) and gathered 
(gathering) is what we do.




>Now here are some Names, Titles or designations that ARE found in 
>scripture.  So much for the idea of NOT having such attached to where we 
>meet the Lord in the midst!
>
>the church of God which is at Corinth 2 Cor 1:1
>
>to the saints which are at Ephesus Eph. 1:1
>
>to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi Phil 1:1
>
>To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse Col 1:2
>
>the church which is at Cenchrea: Rom 16:1
>
>The churches of Christ Rom 16:16
>
>Unto the church of God which is at Corinth 1 Cor 1:2
>
>unto the churches of Galatia Gal. 1:2
>
>church of the Laodiceans Col 4:16
>
>the church of the Thessalonians 1 Thess 1:1


And of course Don, this proves nothing. The fact that there were churches / 
saints in a certain area  hardly makes your point of taking unscriptural 
names that section off from the rest.

To take what you have, i.e. "the churches of Christ" and use it to show 
what you are trying to do, is about the same as myself using Col 4:16 to 
prove the church will not go through the tribulation days!?!

Phil Nickerson  



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