"...On this rock I will build My church..." (Matt. 16:18). "To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours..." (1 Cor. 1:2) "For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus." (1 Thess. 2:14) "The churches of Christ greet you." (Rom. 16:16)

It is said that Alexander the Great offered the people of Ephesus all of the spoils of his eastern campaign if they would inscribe his name on the temple of Artemis. However, they refused to do so, stating that the temple had been dedicated to the goddess Artemis. They regarded it as her temple and they would not therefore allow a human name on it, no matter how great the name might be. They reasoned that it would dishonor Artemis if Alexander's name should be inscribed on the temple.

What a rebuke to people of today who place human names on that which they regard as the temple of God! Why attach human names to that which belongs to God and Christ, thereby dishonoring them?