Father, Son and Holy Spirit – and the PC(USA)

Albert Mohler does a great job holding his ground in response to The Christian Century. At issue is Mohler’s concerned response (here and here) to the PC(USA)’s 217th General Assembly’s alternative suggested titles for the Persons of the Godhead (which included “Rainbow, Ark and Dove,” “Speaker, Word and Breath,” “Overflowing Font, Living Water and Flowing River,” “Compassionate Mother, Beloved Child and Life-Giving Womb,” “Sun, Light and Burning Ray,” “Giver, Gift and Giving,” “Lover, Beloved and Love,” “Rock, Cornerstone and Temple,” “Fire that Consumes, Sword that Divides and Storm that Melts Mountains,” and “The One Who Was, The One Who Is and The One Who Is to Come.”) I also expressed concern (here and here).
Now The Christian Century posts an article, in which they note:
Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, offered his opinion: “The Christian faith is based exclusively in the understanding that God alone has the right to name himself. . . . He does not invite his creatures to experiment in worship by naming him according to their own desires.” Mohler sounds more like a Muslim describing the revelation to Muhammad in the Qur’an than a Christian describing a doctrine that the church took several centuries to hammer out.
See Dr. Mohler defend himself with both clarity and charity.