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Our name and logo... As part of our Wednesday night prayer, discernment & Bible study, we did an in-depth study of Paul's letter to the Romans. At the same time we were struggling with a name for our fledgling church plant. Finally the light dawned—what greater church planter could there be than the Apostle Paul himself? And because it is Christ's church, not Paul's, there is no possessive "s" in our name. Being Biblical faithful and worshipping in the Anglican tradition were also important deciding factors in planting a church. And so the name—St. Paul Anglican Bible Church! The Lord himself provided the vision for our logo: |
| • | The sword in upright position forms a cross, representing Christ, of whom Paul said, "We preach Christ crucified" (1 Corinthians 1:23) |
| • | The sword also symbolizes Paul’s martyrdom. As a Roman citizen, Paul could not be crucified nor stoned, the two most common means of execution, but rather was accorded the "honour" of beheading by sword |
| • | The book represents God’s Word in Holy Scripture including the many epistles (letters) written by Paul |
| • | The tongues of flame represent the Holy Spirit |
| • | The chains, representing the imprisonment of Paul in Rome, are broken to represent our freedom in Christ |