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- Genesis 11:4 And they (Tower of Babel) said, “Come, let us … make a NAME for ourselves”
- Revelation 3:1 To the angel of the church in Sardis write … you have a NAME
- John 5:43 I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own NAME, you will receive him.
- Php 2:10 so that at the NAME of Jesus every knee will bow
A Name? Recently we baptized someone. It was “in the name of Jesus”, Acts 8:16. What is in a name? Authority is a great part of it. What a difference between Private Smith and General Smith.
Why? Christian workers often take a name for their ministry or their church. Why? Perhaps there is some functional necessity or benefit. Hopefully it is not an attempt to gain authority, to appear official, or to secure a reputation like those of Babel and Sardis (above) and be better “received” by men. The Lord Jesus implies that if He had come in another name, He would have been received, John 5:43. Let each one examine himself.
One Name. In the end, the name of the Lord Jesus is all that matters. His name is right now above every name, Ephesians 1:21. All authority! To go in His name is enough for the Christian.
Bob J.