The Churches Of Christ
Who are these people who seek to be only Christians? The congregations of which they are a part are usually known as "churches of Christ". This term is not used in a sectarian sense, but is intended to denote their desire to belong to Christ's church. The Bible says, "All the churches of Christ greet you." (Romans 16:16) However, it is just as correct to describe the church of which we read in the Bible as "the church of God" (1 Corinthians 1:2), "the body of Christ" (1 Corinthians 12:27), or "the household of faith" (Galatians 6:10). These and similar Biblical phrases are not proper names, but descriptive expressions which show how the church is related to Christ and His Father.
Individually Christ's followers are known as "Christians" in the Bible. "The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." (Acts 11:26) "If a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name." (1 Peter 4:16) Never does a human name prefix this God given name. Although the Apostle Paul was a great teacher, he warned the disciples in Corinth not to be called after him, or any man, but only after Christ. (1Corinthians 1:10-17)