Hi folks!
Why does not Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) use one common
language for its Worship Services, let us say, English.
Does not the Bible say that the whole Earth originally had
just *one* language:
"Now the whole earth had one language and few words"
[Gen 11:1]
But later the people of the Earth, chose to build a city
for _themselves_ rather than for _God_, as it is mentioned
in the Bible:
``Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and
a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name
for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of
the whole earth." ``
God was very angry that He permitted the language to be
confused so words use their meaning and each people have
different meanings for the same word, as the Bible says in
verses 5,6, and 7 of Genesis 11 : -
[5] And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower,which the sons of men had built.
[6] And the LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; and nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.
[7] Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."
So, this way all human beings who currently speak different languages (read: cultures)
could be united as a single culture. Remember, language is an ARTIFICIAL barrier that divided us.
Is this not a good idea?
What could be a language that unites 4 different races, i.e. White Race [Caucasians], Black Race [Afrikans], Brown Race [Middle Easterners], and Yellow Race [Asians] ? I would say, English. Why? Not because of any scientific reason but simply because it is already a popular language, an international language, used in science, technology, mass media, communication, etc.
Gary.