Why Allah is NOT the same God as YHVH--By richoka Leave a Comment

E34-3: Why Allah is NOT the same God as YHVH

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“Adonai passed before him and proclaimed: “YUD-HEH-VAV-HEH!!! Yud-Heh-Vav-Heh, El is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger, rich in grace and truth; showing grace to the thousandth generation, forgiving offenses, crimes and sins; yet not exonerating the guilty, but causing the negative effects of the parents’ offenses to be experienced by their children and grandchildren, and even by the third and fourth generations.”-Exodus 34:6-7
There is one important Biblical principle that the church has unfortunately paid little if any attention to over the centuries.
And that principle is that there are ONLY two ways to know the Lord.
And those two ways are by His Name and those Attributes that make up His Character.
In verses 6 and 7 of Exodus 34, we are given God’s personal name spoken out loud by the Lord Himself as well as those characteristics that He revealed to Moses.
Why is the Lord’s personal name and an understanding of His characteristics so important?
Well, there has been an ongoing debate within the church concerning Islam’s claim that their god Allah is the same God as the God of the Jewish Bible.
The truth is the church wouldn’t have to waste time debating this if they had properly held fast to the principle that the ONLY two ways to know the Lord are by His Name and Attributes.
First, the god of the Koran and the God of the Jewish Bible have different names.