But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.
One other thought regarding the origin of this holy name is in order. Although our view is that `the Lord himself' gave the new name, it is not out of harmony with this to suppose that the Spirit-filled church might itself have begun to apply the name as suggested by Wheaton below; however, it does not seem consistent with divine origin to suppose that an epithet hurled by the enemies of the truth would in fact become the name.  Wheaton said: