What is - calling Bible things by Bible names?

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What’s Your Question? for Nov. 14

Followers of Christ have claimed to "be silent where the Bible is silent," and "call Bible things by Bible names." Today, we hear social halls called fellowship halls. The Bible uses the word fellowship to refer to the Lord’s supper (1 Cor. 10:16), the contribution (Rom. 15:26; 2 Cor. 8:4), and the support of preachers (Phil. 4:15). It always indicates some spiritual relationship between brethren, except in Luke 5:7, where it refers to "partners" in the business of fishing for a living. (If churches may do everything called fellowship, they may engage in businesses to earn money.) Social meals are good for individuals (Acts 2:46), but churches are not authorized to provide them (1 Cor. 11:22,34). Trying to justify social halls by the word fellowship is not calling Bible things by Bible names.