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A
New Name
Is
there anything in a name?
Ask “Talula
Does The Hula From
Hawaii
.” That
was the name given to this little girl in
New Zealand
by her parents. The
now 9-year-old girl has been so embarrassed at the
name that she kept it from even her closest of
friends. She
asked to be called “K” instead.
But
she won’t have to wear that name anymore.....
A
family court judge in
New Zealand
, Judge Rob Murfitt, made the 9-year-old girl a ward
of the court so that her name could be changed.
In his ruling the judge stated, "The court
is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment
which this child's parents have shown in choosing this
name. It
makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a
social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."
Sin
causes each of US
to have a BAD NAME.
Unlike “K,” we have no one to blame but
ourselves. It
is because of our wrong choices that we incur the
names “sinner,” “transgressor,”
“offender,” and “condemned.”
Sin ruins our reputations, disgraces us,
separates us from God, and condemns us (Proverbs
14:34; Isaiah 59:1-2; Rom 6:23).
Yet,
because of His great love for us, God wants to give us
a NEW NAME: “Christian.” This new
name does not mean that we are SINLESS, but it does
indicate we are FORGIVEN.
When we are given the name “Christian,” it
reveals that our sins have been washed away by the
blood of Jesus Christ who died on the cross so that we
might have the forgiveness of our sins (Ephesians
1:7).
We
are given this NEW NAME when we: believe
in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31),turn from our sins in repentance
(Acts 17:30-31), confess
Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and are baptized
(immersed) into Christ for the forgiveness of our sins
(Acts 2:38).
The
name “Christian” is a name which is to be
worn honorably (1 Peter 4:16), for wearing the name
brings the responsibility to live a life that reflects
Christ.
Instead
of “sinner,” we can be called “saved” because
of Christ! He
WILL change YOUR name if
you will submit your life to Him.
Won’t
you?
--
David
A. Sargent, Minister
Church
of Christ at Creekwood
1901
Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
“Judge: Girl's name,
Talula Does The Hula, won't do.” Associated
Press, 7/24/08
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