In the Early Church

They had an alter (Christ),
      But no sacrifices.
They were all baptized believers,
      But no Baptists.
They had Presbyters,
      But no Presbyterians.
They had methods in their meetings,
      But no Methodists.
They had Bishops in the Church
      But no Episcopalians.
They trembled at the Word of God
      But here were no Quakers.
They were congregations of believers
      But no Congregationalists.
They met simply as Christians in the
      Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and
      were obedient to his word.

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