Aren't words funny things? If you called an American homely, they would probably punch you, (we say homely as a hedgehog, so they must be very ugly!) but here in Scotland it means warm and cozy, as in a homely home. If words didn't fail us so often across borders, we probably would have much fewer disputes and wars. Now on the other hand, the romance languages-based on a lot of Roman words like Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese have words so similar that if you were fluent in any of them you could probably get the gist of most conversations.
If that weren't confusing enough, many people invent words, either to make a line rhyme in poetry, or there is a new invention that needs naming, or lovers who want a language only they understand. The Bible says at one time mankind had language, and it was common enough they were gonna build some kind of tower. I won't get into the politics of it, but suffice it to say God confused the languages so much that in frustration they gave up on the tower.
Interestingly enough, on the day of Pentecost, there were many people in the city from all over the world at that time. Imagine all the languages and dialects you would hear as you walked the streets of Jerusalem? When the Holy Spirit comes down on the Christians what does God do? He gets his message preached, but not in Latin, which most would need to know to conduct business in the city, but each man hears the gospel message in his own words.
Despite all the shepherd and sheep images, another common name for Jesus is "the Word" and He was Gods way of saying despite Adams flaws, we could be united with God forever. That is why the Bible was sometimes called the "Good News".
Blessings. Have a great Day. Think about some of your words.
If that weren't confusing enough, many people invent words, either to make a line rhyme in poetry, or there is a new invention that needs naming, or lovers who want a language only they understand. The Bible says at one time mankind had language, and it was common enough they were gonna build some kind of tower. I won't get into the politics of it, but suffice it to say God confused the languages so much that in frustration they gave up on the tower.
Interestingly enough, on the day of Pentecost, there were many people in the city from all over the world at that time. Imagine all the languages and dialects you would hear as you walked the streets of Jerusalem? When the Holy Spirit comes down on the Christians what does God do? He gets his message preached, but not in Latin, which most would need to know to conduct business in the city, but each man hears the gospel message in his own words.
Despite all the shepherd and sheep images, another common name for Jesus is "the Word" and He was Gods way of saying despite Adams flaws, we could be united with God forever. That is why the Bible was sometimes called the "Good News".
Blessings. Have a great Day. Think about some of your words.
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