In the last few weeks, I have continued learning about the Russian language. I also continue to be interested in the different words and unique sounds I learn about in this new and foreign language. Throughout my learning, I saw God's plan for language and the greater purposes of language: Community building and Order Discovering.
Language is a great way for people to connect with each other and form a tight community, after all, knowing a region's language can help you become connected to that community better than if you didn't know its local language. God wants us to build community with each other so that we can spread his message of love to everyone, including those who speak foreign languages. So, knowing a few different languages can greatly increase a person's ability to spread the message to a vast audience and allow him/her to become connected to a population.
Language also has it's own order to it, shown through it's spelling and grammar rules. This order may be hard to understand at first, but when you understand it, a language can begin to make sense to you. I feel that God gave us this feeling of order to help us better co-operate with each other, after all, it's hard to get along when people can't even agree on how to spell or even pronounce a word.
That's why I feel that learning a language demonstrates these two elements of faith.
Good reflection and insight into a foundational part of our lives, Robert. Structure and order are important elements of relationship. Rather than stifle creativity and freedom, such boundaries offer safety which is an important part of an environment that promotes expression. Thank you for your clear explanation.
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