Dan and Jen’s Blog

There is a retiring Roman Catholic bishop in the Netherlands who is seeking to convince people in Dutch churches to use the name Allah to refer to God in order to ease the tensions between Muslims and Christians. The bishop claims that “God doesn’t mind what he is called. God is above such ‘discussion and bickering’” (Catholic News) Dr. Albert Mohler, President of Southern Seminary (where Dan attends) has responded, clearly demonstrating why this is wrong according to Scripture.

Here’s an excerpt:

“Has the bishop read the Bible? God takes his name with great seriousness indeed. Moses discovered this when heard God speak from the burning bush [Exodus 3:13-22]. God did not leave himself nameless, nor did He invite Moses to devise a name for him. Jesus used this name [I AM] to refer to himself… Bishop Muskens is disingenuous at best when he suggests that God does not care about His name. This is not a matter of mere ‘discussion and bickering.’ If the Bible is the Word of God, we can be assured that human beings did not invent this discussion.”

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