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1 | 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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2 | 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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3 | 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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4 | 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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5 | 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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