Why doesn't the world speak the language of god, English ?
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My favorite quote ever, "if good old fashioned American English was good enough for Jesus and the apostles it's good enough for me" \n\nMy history prof was traveling to Russia and his buddy asked him to pick up a KJV in Russian for him-- there are so many problems with that request, I don't know where to start- HA!
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Because its artificial. No one speaks it as a native tongue, so those of us who are too lazy to learn a second language (and there are a lot of us) keep our native languages in play.
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bcoz english is the universal language...most people know it and learn to speak however.... Let's  give a petition to our Indian gov...requiring hindi to be a universal language !!!!!!!!!
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Languages with some or all of the Bible - 2,403 [United Bible Societies (2005)]\n\nTranslation - In its 70-year history, Wycliffe personnel have been involved in the translation of New Testaments or complete Bibles in 623 languages, representing 77 million people. (Wycliffe personnel have been involved in 70% of projects worldwide that are providing an initial translation for the people group.)\n\nWycliffe probably has the best info in response to your question. There are many populations around the world that do not have a WRITTEN language. This makes the task even harder. Wycliffe sends in volunteers to learn the language and create an alphabet, write the first dictionary. This can then form the basis for a new translation. Then the people can be taught to read their new language.
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yes,because in the Bible it says that a group of people tried to build steps to Heaven,and God made the languages so that they could not discuss building this together..thats how it came to be.
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It's better to have two languages spoken. It would be more conveinient if everyone knew how to speak english, but that's a long and hard task to teach many.
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why do you make that assumption?  In english speaking countries it is still important to be able to communicate.  I'm sure it's that way in other countries with their own languages, too.
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The US does not have an offical language.  Some people would like to make English the one (I tend to agree).  But with our diverse culture I hardly think it would be fair or right
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Even as an atheist I have to support this idea, especially when it comes to English tutoring. Anyone spending five minutes on this site realizes that we are experiencing a language crisis in this country. Spelling and grammar have become passe, leading to one incomprehensible post after another. So please, please, please speak to your pastor or whomever you need to in order to implement such a program.\n\nAnd, in the name of whatever you consider holy, take the time to explain the difference between "there," "their," and "they're."
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It was not discovered.....people from different countries wanted to have a common language so they started this English...they took some words from Sanskrit...some from Greek and some from latin and now they call it has english....\n\nSince it was very easy to speak every one accepted this langauge....
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Apart from Greek words having been incorporated into English especially in scientific and philosophical language, the relation is very distant.\nGreek and the Germanic dialects,(which English originated from) parted company in prehistoric times.\nThey both belong to the Indo-European language group.
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The word God never existed until the English language invented.\nthe word allah existed since Adam and eve........\nIf you read the Bible just before crucifiction of Jesus christ he said in his words ellah ellah lamah sabah tani ..go and get a copy of hebru Bible ..now the word ellah ellah Does it sounds like jehovah jehovah ? NO\ndoes it sounds like God God? No\nDoes it sounds like Allah Allah? YES\n\nthose who want to find the word God ,surly they can find from english dictionaries , not from the Holy books of God
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Because English is THE world language. By all means, speak your regional languages at home, but don't hold your breath waiting around for all the English speakers in the world to learn them too.
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I believe that there is no answer to that question because it refers to what lies ahead for us in eternity. There is much in heaven that is waiting for us to experience and we don't know what it will be. I believe that there is not one person who can dogmatically say what language will be spoken in heaven. God's Word gives no reference to that.
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God promised to preserve his Word, not the English language. He knew about the translations, and the annomalies that may arise.\n\nYou can bet the translations (not all of them), but a few of them, potray the message in a clear and concise manner.\n\nWhile the enemy may taint some avenues of the Gospel, the Lord will not allow them all to be corrupted.\n\nI posted this in another thread:\n\nThe Bible is made up of 66 books, written by 40 authors on 3 continents, using 3 languages, and penned over a 1600 year span of time, yet it uniquely fits together without contradiction, making up one volume we call, “The Bible”.\n\nCharles Spurgeon said, "This Bible is the anvil on which many a hammer of critics has been worn out." It has truly withstood every test and trial while remaining the undisputed bestseller of all time! Over 1/2 billion Bibles were printed in1997 alone!\n\nWhat makes the Bible so different from all other books? It's incredible accuracy both historically, scientifically, geographically, and prophetically.\n\nArcheological findings, have proven the Bible’s literal accuracy. The Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in 1947, substantiate the accuracy of the Old Testament scriptures written 2,500 to 3,500 years ago!\n\nThe Bible revealed many truths thousands of years ago long before they were discovered. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica; Volume 4 page 937 "Columbus discovered America by Bible prophecy rather than by astronomy." Columbus believed the Bible and convinced the Queen after reading to her the following scriptures:\n\nIsaiah 40:22 (about 800 B.C.)\n\n"It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth..."\n\nJob 26:7 (Almost certainly over 1,000 B.C.)\n\n"He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing."\n\nMan thought the earth was flat and perhaps sat on the back of a turtle, just 500 years ago, yet God revealed the earth's true Geography over 3,500 years ago, a circle that hangs on nothing.\n\nIncredible as it may sound, we probably killed our first president, George Washington, by bleeding him to death. A practice called blood letting, the cutting of ones wrist and removing life giving blood. If we had only read and believed God's word:\n\nLeviticus 17:11\n\n"For the life of the flesh is in the blood..."\n\nThere are hosts of incredible proofs like these throughout the Bible. The water cycle and evaporation process is revealed in Ecclesiastes 1:6-7 and Psalms 135. \n\nThe Bible is the only book that foretells the future with 100% accuracy. It foretold the birthplace of Jesus 700 years before He was born! (Micah 5:2), That He would be crucified over 500 years before this inhumane practice ever began! Details about Jesus’ crucifixion such as: His hands and feet would be pierced, His beard would be torn out, His garments would be gambled for, and that He would die between two thieves, and be buried in a rich mans tomb (Isaiah 53, Psalms 22). Jesus fulfilled 30 different prophecies in just one day. There were about 300 prophecies that foretold His first coming and over 500 that tell of His second coming.\n\nOne such prophecy was fulfilled and witnessed by millions of people alive today! On May 14th, 1948, three million Jews from all over the world speaking 85 different languages returned to a tiny piece of desolate desert land, that most had never seen. God foretold of this incredible event through His word over 2,500 years ago.\n\nJeremiah 30:3\n\n"For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it."\n\nEzekiel 36:24\n\n"For I will take you (Jews) from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land."\n\nZechariah 8:8\n\n"And I will bring them, and they shall dwe
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Ok, I believe that the speaker that does not make the effort to even mildly understand the local language when abroad is in fact, an arrogant dumbass that expects the environment to cater to his or her needs. \n\nIt does get complicated when referring to the English language, because of its global use, but people should not think that because they speak English, every other country & culture have to imperatively provide a translation.
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Too bad, English is a universal language