Does learning Latin get you on the good side of God or Jesus?

Question

Im Irish and I've finished highschool, and I have a lot of time on my hands because I am taking a gap year before Uni. and I will also continue Latin when I start Uni. I already know about the other benifits of learning Latin.
I am asking this because Latin is the language of the Catholic religion

Answer 1

For your question I'll ask another question to be the answer to your own question. If an atheist learned Latin, would he be on the good side with God? (I suppose God doesn't have a good and bad side, for He is all loving) Now if your intentions to learn Latin is to read the Bible in a better context, and your doing it to be closer to Him, then you would be on the "good side" with God. But if it is just to learn a language, it doesn't matter.



Here is some reference in scripture. Genesis 11:1-8 might help. God WANTED to spread tongues (languages). So God wouldn't need you to learn Latin.



1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.



3 They said to each other, "Come, let's make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. 4 Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth."



5 But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. 6 The LORD said, "If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. 7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other."



8 So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city.



I guess I should also suggest trying to take Hebrew or Greek. Hebrew was the original language of the Old Testament. Throughout the years things have been mistranslated. Same with the New Testament in Greek.

Answer 2

Well, if you look at the shape the Catholic church is in you should have your answer.

You might try reading the Bible in a language you understand and get the proper understanding of The Creator and His son Jesus.

That might score you some "brownie points!

(It's worth a try!)

(I sincerely meant no disrespect to those in the Catholic faith who are honestly and wholeheartedly seeking to serve Jesus.

My opinion means nothing. I have come to understand that on judgment day it's not going to be me that decides who lives forever.It will be he who can see into the heart.A friend once told me, if I make it to eternal life, I'm going to have two surprises.

First, I will be surprised at the people who made it that I thought wouldn't, then I will be surprised at the people I thought would make it that didn't.)

Answer 3

Greek and Hebrew may be better since these are the main languages that the Latin versions were translated from. Greek for NT and Hebrew for OT, or perhaps Latin and Greek were pretty much contemporary. But, Latin translations had an agenda.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Most of the Catholic Mass is now in English. What's the point of learning Latin for that?



God doesn't care what language you speak. He hears us and understands us. When He speaks to us, He uses His own language, which we all understand.



Strange how that works, huh?

Answer 6

Nope. There are some forms of Latin, Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew prayers though that seem to do wonders.

Answer 7

It won't earn you heavenly brownie points but it'll help you understand and be able to read Catholic church history and documents. It also will help you with spelling!



At Rosary College in River Forest, I once saw a story in Latin of Pistol Pete! I think some one translated Dr. Suess stories into Latin, too.

Answer 8

No...the only thing to get you "on the good side of God or Jesus" is to do the will of God and follow the standards set out in the Bible.

Answer 9

Getting on His "good side" is when you have finally recognized that you are a sinner in need of The Saviour, Period. (Acts 4:10-12, and Romans 10:9-13) Get saved first! <')))><

Answer 10

It's also the language of science. God doesn't care what language you use, but I suspect He favors Hebrew.

Answer 11

Jesus spoke Aramaic. God's language is universal.

Answer 12

No, learning a new language doesnt make you more favorable to God

Answer 13

No.

God created all the languages, so your native tongue will do just fine when praying and praising Him.

Answer 14

nopee:/

sry 2 disappont u

Answer 15

Haven't the Irish heard of Vatican II?

Answer 16

Nope, he doesn't like suck-ups. You should do it anyway, though. It would be a great learning tool.

Answer 17

no but believing that the tooth fairy is as real as he is! lol

Answer 18

Yes. It does...NOT