. . . is NOT the god of Muhammed. But does it really matter what we call Him? How should we share Christ in a culture who's only word for god is "Allah?" How do we tell who God is and what He's done through His son and communicate when there's no other word? And, is it our job to make sure their theology is perfect when they come to Christ, or just speak the truth and allow them to hear the name of Christ and what He's done for us? Can we change thousands of years of people in the Arabic speaking world from using Allah as the name for God, which ever god they worship?
All things that have been going through my mind since the trip. There's was lots of discussion around this topic-lots of people throwing out criticism without any background information. Lots of people saying that the word "Allah" has a bad connotation. But what about the word "God" in our culture. People throw it around all the time, but they don't worship the God we worship. Seems to me its the same thing, but then, what do I know. . .
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