A misnomer, according to Wikipedia English, is “a term which suggests an interpretation that is known to be untrue . . .  A particular example is transference of a well-known brand name into a generic sense. (Xerox for photo-copy).” A misnomer sometimes can cause great misunderstandings. For instance,  this past April I invited my college professor to have a keynote speech at my school in Taipei. I suggested that she fly to Taiwan two days earlier before the conference in order to overcome  jet lag which she might experience. She finally decided to take a flight from China Airlines. But Initially she mistook China Airlines for a China-based airlines company. She told the travel agency that she was going to Taiwan, not to China. Another example is that in Taiwan there are many street names for given cities in China and vice versa. So Qin Dao East Road is in Taiwan and Taiwan Road is in Qin Dao City,China.

We as Christians might misinterpret our true identity because of the Devil’s scheme which allures us to stray away from God. We assume that the high position or honoted title we hold represent our achievement and true colors.  Eventually we’ll lose all the positions, all the fame and all the vainglory, so to speak. We’ll be left alone in time and only God keeps us company.

In Philippians 1:21, Paul said to himself, “To live is Christ and to die is gain.” To be a follower of Christ is “to live is Christ.” A Christian’s title is Christ who has died for his or her sin.