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1 | Is Allah the God of Israel? | Acts 28:2 | Robin Hass | 157815 | ||
Dear MJH, This is basically a very good post. I agree with all of what you write, I have no ax to grind for Islam; I was just fascinated whilst on vacation this summer to come across Maltese Christians using the word Allah for God in their language. The only problem with your post is it needs backing up with some proofs. What is the etymology of the word Allah? It boils down to whether Allah is the personal name of a Arabic demon or simply their word for theos. If you can give proof that Allah is a personal name like Beelzebub then the case in closed; the Maltese Evangelicals are in error. I understand that the Maltese were under the rule of Islam in the medieval period, perhaps the word Allah wrongly came into their language at this time. If they were using it at the time of Paul's visit and right back to Babel then it is a true generic and totally legitimate. Paul perhaps encountered it when he engaged these people of 'barbarous' tongue on his missionary visitation. I seem to recall hearing that the Bible Societies whose job is to translate Scripture into hundreds of languages sometimes have problems with finding a word for theos; some ethnic groups may only know demonic personal names and have no word for God available. Going back to part 2 of my question, are you not of the opinion those non-Christians who speak of God and understand this to mean the Creator ARE referring to Yahweh. Surely even atheists who deny there is a Creator/God are denying the Christian God. Mankind's generic concept 'God' is Yahweh. The Maltese Christians are certainly using the word Allah to translate theos, here is proof: http://www.fgpc.org.mt/bible.htm Robin |
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2 | Is Allah the God of Israel? | Acts 28:2 | Robin Hass | 157818 | ||
Maltese Christians baptising in the sea at the place where Paul is believed to have been shipwrecked, and where he was bitten by a viper. http://www.fgpc.org.mt/images/BaptMellieha04A.jpg |
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3 | Is Allah the God of Israel? | Acts 28:2 | Makarios | 157820 | ||
Greetings Robin Haas! In everything that we are presented with in regards to God, we are admonished by Scripture to examine those things to make sure that they are true, based on the revealed Word that God has given us (Acts 17:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:21). If the Maltese Christians are baptising in the Jordan River but baptising in the name of Allah instead of in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, then what they are doing is not in agreement with Scripture, because "there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12) Blessings to you, Makarios |
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4 | Is Allah the God of Israel? | Acts 28:2 | Robin Hass | 157842 | ||
God in His wisdom instructed us to baptise in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, not the name of God, which prevents the name of a local foreign deity being used. Robin Hass |
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5 | Is Allah the God of Israel? | Acts 28:2 | Makarios | 157861 | ||
Greetings Robin, You write, "God in His wisdom instructed us to baptise in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, not the name of God, which prevents the name of a local foreign deity being used." Do you believe that there is One God who exists in Three Persons - God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit? - Makarios |
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6 | Is Allah the God of Israel? | Acts 28:2 | Robin Hass | 157864 | ||
Of course, I am a Trinitarian Christian. I fully subscribe to the definitions of the early Ecumenical Councils specifically Nicea 325 AD. No one has of yet made an attempt at the etymology of the word Allah. Is it simply a semitic impersonal noun for 'theos' or is it more complex than this, is it the personal name of a demonic entity. |
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7 | Is Allah the God of Israel? | Acts 28:2 | Makarios | 157867 | ||
Greetings Robin, I apologize, but I believe that the fact that the word "Allah" is used in reference to God in Islam is why you are getting a cold reception with this topic. We have seen people of the Islamic faith in the past frequent this Forum, with the possible intention of proselytizing. In the Old Testament, God is usually referred to with the Hebrew word "elohim." (Strong's #430 Hebrew) In the New Tetament, God is usually referred to with the Greek word "theos." (Strong's #2316 Greek) But the proper name LORD is referred to as "yhwh" or Yahweh (Strong's #3068 Hebrew). If we examine each of these closely, 'allah' is not derived from elohim or Yahweh or theos, nor is it based on those words. In fact, I cannot find any such Hebrew or Greek word 'allah' at all. If the Maltese Christians use "allah" as their word for God in their native barbaric tongue, then I can see where they would be misunderstood, since that is the same word that is used for an entirely different God in the Islamic religion. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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