Different in degree or kind; language (Introduction)

by dhw, Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 20:56 (3623 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained
edited by dhw, Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 21:22

Dhw: May I assume that God now communicates with people in 6000-plus languages
TONY: 2,883, at last count, which is the number of languages that the bible has been translated in whole or in part to. -On the assumption that the criterion for what constitutes a language is not whether the bible has been translated into it, all the specialist websites I looked at gave figures in excess of 6000. It doesn't matter, though, because you have clarified your earlier statement, and your answer is interesting, though still not clear: 
“People communicate to him, these days, directly through prayer. He needs no interpreter to understand them. [...] God does not speak directly to people any more. He speaks through his word the bible, and through the witness of his son.”
So people can talk TO God in their 2,883 - 6000-plus different languages, and he understands but doesn't respond. They can only find answers in the bible. That won't help much if people pray to him to help them, so may I assume that you believe he also listens to prayers and responds - perhaps with a thumbs up or down? I don't understand what you mean by “through the witness of his son”. The sentence itself makes no sense to me. Do you mean Christ speaks directly to the supplicant in the relevant language? But why “witness”? Apologies for my obtuseness, but do please explain in plain English.