I haven't taken the time to add another post to my blog. Well, I am adding it now. I'll get back to the More than a Carpenter Series after Thanksgiving.
What is Thanksgiving about? It is about praising God for our provision and for our talents. In August 1621, the pilgrims were thankful for the harvest of the year because they had food to eat and a place to live. Indeed, the indian Squanto was a big help because he taught the pilgrims how to live off the land by fishing and growing crops.
Through out the years, Thanksgiving has been celebrated in different months. It was first celebrated on the third Thursday of December, 1977 a decision that was made and proclaimed by Congress in November of that year. At one time Thanksgiving was celebrated on the 19th day of February as it was declared by President George Washington. Then in October 1883, President Abraham Lincoln changed the day to the last Thursday in November. It was later changed to the third Thursday of November by Franklin Roosvelt, but it was changed back to the fourth Thursday of November as it stands to this day.
Happy Thanksgiving
Nakwana Leofman
Pilgrims and Indians and the First Thanksgiving[The History of an American Holiday] Caffeine Destiny an Online Magazine
http://www.caffeinedestiny.com/tigiving.html
Monday, November 15, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
More Than a Carpenter: Chapter 3
In Chapter 3, Josh McDowell talks about scientific proof and legal historic-proof. He states that scientific proof is limited to "repeated observation" (McDowell, 37). Not every even can proved scientifically. Such as attending class. To prove that you attended class you have to use the legal-historical proof or in other words, the attendance documentation as recorded by the Professor. Another way to prove your attendance is by your friends that attend the same class. McDowell also states that Christians walk in an intelligent faith. McDowell then move on to the evidence of the authority of the Bible.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Busy Bee
I was going to post an Independence day post, but I wasn't able to do it. Then I have been very busy with work that I have not had the time to prepare another post. I am working on posting some more summaries over the book, "More than a Carpenter" by Josh McDowell, a former atheist, who is now a Christian
McDowell, Josh More Than a Carpenter. Wheaton Illinois: Living Books Tyndale House Publishers, Inc 1977.
McDowell, Josh More Than a Carpenter. Wheaton Illinois: Living Books Tyndale House Publishers, Inc 1977.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Monday, June 28, 2010
More Than a Carpenter: Chapter 2
More Than a Carpenter Chapter 2
Josh McDowell begins this chapter stating Jesus’ claims to be God and not just a moral man therefore eliminating those skeptics, who would say that Jesus was nothing more than moral man. Then he quotes C. S. Lewis who wrote:
“I am trying here to prevent anyone saying that ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse” (McDowell 26). McDowell then quotes F. J. A. Hort, who said that Jesus’ statements would not mean anything by themselves because He was the primary subject of his statements. Then McDowell states that either Jesus’ claim to be God was either true or false. He then starts by asking “Was He a Liar?” (McDowell 27).
If Jesus was a liar, then he was also a hypocrite argues McDowell because Jesus was telling his disciples one thing, while he was doing another. However, McDowell writes that viewing Jesus as a liar does not fit with his teachings. Nor does it fit, when lives are changed for the good, such as thieves becoming honest. McDowell quotes Philip Schaff who says, “ ’How, in the name of logic, common sense, and experience, could an impostor—that is a deceitful, selfish, depraved man—have invented, and consistently maintained from the beginning to end, the purest and noblest character known in history with the most perfect air of truth and reality? How could he have conceived and successfully carried out a plan of unparalleled beneficence, moral magnitude, and sublimity, and sacrificed his own life for it, in the face of the strongest prejudices of his people and age?’ ” (McDowell 30) McDowell ends this section by stating that the way Jesus lived, and taught “could not have been a liar” and then moves into “Was He a Lunatic?” (McDowell 30).
If Jesus thought that He was God and mistaken in a monotheistic culture, he was a lunatic, but the abnormalities and imbalance that are seen in other lunatics were not present in Jesus. Then McDowell quotes several different people, but he also quotes, Psychiatrist J. T. Fisher who stated:
“If you were to take the sum total of all authoritative articles ever written by the most qualified of psychologists and psychiatrists on the subject of mental hygiene and—if you were to combine them and refine them and cleave out the excessive verbiage—if you were to take the whole of the meat and one of the parsley, and if you were to have these unadulterated bits of scientific knowledge concisely expressed by the most capable of living poets, you would have an awkward and incomplete summation of the Sermon on the Mount. And it would suffer immeasurably through comparison” (McDowell 32). McDowell then ends in a quote by Philip Scaff that essentially says to think that Jesus was a lunatic is “Preposterous imagination” (McDowell 33). After this McDowell moves into “Was He Lord?” (McDowell 33).
If the first two questions are false, then McDowell argues that the other alternative is to that Jesus Christ was Lord. McDowell also states that it is not a question of which of the “three [Liar, Lunatic, or Lord] are possible?”, but it is a question of “Which one is more probable?” (McDowell 34). McDowell closes with a statement about the people who reject Jesus Christ as Lord because they do not want to face the moral implications of having to be responsible to someone who is higher in authority.
McDowell, Josh More Than a Carpenter. Wheaton Illinois: Living Books Tyndale House Publishers, Inc 1977.
Josh McDowell begins this chapter stating Jesus’ claims to be God and not just a moral man therefore eliminating those skeptics, who would say that Jesus was nothing more than moral man. Then he quotes C. S. Lewis who wrote:
“I am trying here to prevent anyone saying that ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse” (McDowell 26). McDowell then quotes F. J. A. Hort, who said that Jesus’ statements would not mean anything by themselves because He was the primary subject of his statements. Then McDowell states that either Jesus’ claim to be God was either true or false. He then starts by asking “Was He a Liar?” (McDowell 27).
If Jesus was a liar, then he was also a hypocrite argues McDowell because Jesus was telling his disciples one thing, while he was doing another. However, McDowell writes that viewing Jesus as a liar does not fit with his teachings. Nor does it fit, when lives are changed for the good, such as thieves becoming honest. McDowell quotes Philip Schaff who says, “ ’How, in the name of logic, common sense, and experience, could an impostor—that is a deceitful, selfish, depraved man—have invented, and consistently maintained from the beginning to end, the purest and noblest character known in history with the most perfect air of truth and reality? How could he have conceived and successfully carried out a plan of unparalleled beneficence, moral magnitude, and sublimity, and sacrificed his own life for it, in the face of the strongest prejudices of his people and age?’ ” (McDowell 30) McDowell ends this section by stating that the way Jesus lived, and taught “could not have been a liar” and then moves into “Was He a Lunatic?” (McDowell 30).
If Jesus thought that He was God and mistaken in a monotheistic culture, he was a lunatic, but the abnormalities and imbalance that are seen in other lunatics were not present in Jesus. Then McDowell quotes several different people, but he also quotes, Psychiatrist J. T. Fisher who stated:
“If you were to take the sum total of all authoritative articles ever written by the most qualified of psychologists and psychiatrists on the subject of mental hygiene and—if you were to combine them and refine them and cleave out the excessive verbiage—if you were to take the whole of the meat and one of the parsley, and if you were to have these unadulterated bits of scientific knowledge concisely expressed by the most capable of living poets, you would have an awkward and incomplete summation of the Sermon on the Mount. And it would suffer immeasurably through comparison” (McDowell 32). McDowell then ends in a quote by Philip Scaff that essentially says to think that Jesus was a lunatic is “Preposterous imagination” (McDowell 33). After this McDowell moves into “Was He Lord?” (McDowell 33).
If the first two questions are false, then McDowell argues that the other alternative is to that Jesus Christ was Lord. McDowell also states that it is not a question of which of the “three [Liar, Lunatic, or Lord] are possible?”, but it is a question of “Which one is more probable?” (McDowell 34). McDowell closes with a statement about the people who reject Jesus Christ as Lord because they do not want to face the moral implications of having to be responsible to someone who is higher in authority.
McDowell, Josh More Than a Carpenter. Wheaton Illinois: Living Books Tyndale House Publishers, Inc 1977.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Looking back on Memorial Day
What is Memorial Day about? Most of us know that it is a day set apart to remember those who fought for our freedom. Some of those who served their country would not return to see their families, while those who lived returned to their country. Sometimes, you may hear other veterans say that the real heroes were those who died, but to me all veterans are heroes. The exact origins of Memorial Day are unknown with more than 24 cities claiming that it originated in their city. It was first observed on 30 May 1868. Over time all states acknowledged the day. The southern states refused to acknowledge it at first. Each southern state would then set aside another day to honor Confederate war dead. Moina Michael would start the tradition of wearing red poppies to honor those “who died serving” their nation (Memorial Day History).
In 1915, inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields," Moina Michael replied with her own poem:
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.
This tradition would then be noticed by Madam Guerin of France, who was in the United States at the time. Madam Guerin would then returned to her country and started making artificial red poppies to sell. According to Memorial Day History,
“. . . when she returned to France, made artificial red poppies to raise money for war orphaned children and widowed women. This tradition spread to other countries” (Memorial Day History). In 1921, The Franco-American Children’s League would sell the poppies nationally, but would later disband in 1922 causing Madam Guerin to “approach the VFW for help” (Memorial Day History).
“Shortly before Memorial Day in 1922 the VFW became the first veterans' organization to nationally sell poppies. Two years later their "Buddy" Poppy program was selling artificial poppies made by disabled veterans. In 1948 the US Post Office honored Ms Michael for her role in founding the National Poppy movement by issuing a red 3 cent postage stamp with her likeness on it. (Memorial Day History.)”
This is how the veterans started selling red poppies or asking for donations and giving you a red poppie in return.
Salute those soldiers who fought for their country, the United States of America so that we may keep our freedom!!!
Nakwana Leofman
Memorial Day History. 1994-2009. 4 April 2009 http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html
In 1915, inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields," Moina Michael replied with her own poem:
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.
This tradition would then be noticed by Madam Guerin of France, who was in the United States at the time. Madam Guerin would then returned to her country and started making artificial red poppies to sell. According to Memorial Day History,
“. . . when she returned to France, made artificial red poppies to raise money for war orphaned children and widowed women. This tradition spread to other countries” (Memorial Day History). In 1921, The Franco-American Children’s League would sell the poppies nationally, but would later disband in 1922 causing Madam Guerin to “approach the VFW for help” (Memorial Day History).
“Shortly before Memorial Day in 1922 the VFW became the first veterans' organization to nationally sell poppies. Two years later their "Buddy" Poppy program was selling artificial poppies made by disabled veterans. In 1948 the US Post Office honored Ms Michael for her role in founding the National Poppy movement by issuing a red 3 cent postage stamp with her likeness on it. (Memorial Day History.)”
This is how the veterans started selling red poppies or asking for donations and giving you a red poppie in return.
Salute those soldiers who fought for their country, the United States of America so that we may keep our freedom!!!
Nakwana Leofman
Memorial Day History. 1994-2009. 4 April 2009 http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Coming Soon Memorial Day post
By the end of this week, I should have a memorial day posted on my blog. Later on, I will get back to the book, "More than a Carpenter."
God bless you and yours,
Nakwana Leofman
God bless you and yours,
Nakwana Leofman
Monday, March 29, 2010
On Chapter 1 in the book, "More Than a Carpenter"
Discussion on the book, More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell
By Nakwana Leofman
Have you ever tried to talk about God? Have you tried to talk about Jesus Christ? According to Josh McDowell, it is easier to talk about God than Jesus because of who he claimed he was. Jesus was according to some historians (H. G. Wells & Kenneth Scott Latouette), the most notable person, who ever lived on earth. Then Josh asks several questions concerning other famous people in history, “How is Jesus different from other religious leaders? Why don’t the names of Buddha, Mohammed, Confucius offend people?” (McDowell 10). The answer given by Josh is that none of those people other than Jesus ever claimed to be God.
Jesus claimed that He was God.
Titus 2:13
John 1:1
Hebrews 1:8
Romans 9:5
1 John 5:20, 21
These scriptures according to Josh McDowell are saying that Jesus was God.
Characteristics
Then Josh talks about the characteristics that are only used when describing God. The characteristics, self-existent , omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, and eternal life.
John 1:4; 14:6
Matthew 28:20; 18:20
John 4:16; 6:64
Matthew 17:22-27
Revelations 1:8
Luke 4:39-55; 7:14, 15
Matthew 8:26, 27
1 John 5:11, 12, 20;
John 1:4
The honor and worship that Jesus received that was reserved for God.
Matthew 4:10; 14:33; 28:9
Hebrews 1:6
Revelations 5:8-14
Who were the followers of Jesus? “Most of the followers of Jesus were devout Jews who believed in one true God. They were monotheistic to the core, yet they recognized him as God incarnate.” (McDowell 12).
The trial that Jesus went through was over his identity unlike most trials. “An analysis of Christ’s testimony shows that he claimed to be (1) the Son of the Blessed One (God); (2) the One who would sit at the right hand of power, and (3) the Son of Man who would come on the clouds of heaven.” (McDowell 20).
In today’s time there is the misconception that the Jews were uneducated savages, but that is wrong for as Josh McDowell puts it, “We must remember that the Jews were not a tribe of ignorant savages, but a highly cultured and intensely religious people;” (McDowell 21). This is the same as thinking that those before us were not as intelligent as we are today. The more I learn about the ancient cultures, the more I realize that they are far more intelligent, than we are today. Yes. It may well be true that we have more technology than they did, but they used their minds more than we do today.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you,
Nakwna Leofman
McDowell, Josh More Than a Carpenter. Wheaton Illinois: Living Books Tyndale House Publishers, Inc 1977.
By Nakwana Leofman
Have you ever tried to talk about God? Have you tried to talk about Jesus Christ? According to Josh McDowell, it is easier to talk about God than Jesus because of who he claimed he was. Jesus was according to some historians (H. G. Wells & Kenneth Scott Latouette), the most notable person, who ever lived on earth. Then Josh asks several questions concerning other famous people in history, “How is Jesus different from other religious leaders? Why don’t the names of Buddha, Mohammed, Confucius offend people?” (McDowell 10). The answer given by Josh is that none of those people other than Jesus ever claimed to be God.
Jesus claimed that He was God.
Titus 2:13
John 1:1
Hebrews 1:8
Romans 9:5
1 John 5:20, 21
These scriptures according to Josh McDowell are saying that Jesus was God.
Characteristics
Then Josh talks about the characteristics that are only used when describing God. The characteristics, self-existent , omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, and eternal life.
John 1:4; 14:6
Matthew 28:20; 18:20
John 4:16; 6:64
Matthew 17:22-27
Revelations 1:8
Luke 4:39-55; 7:14, 15
Matthew 8:26, 27
1 John 5:11, 12, 20;
John 1:4
The honor and worship that Jesus received that was reserved for God.
Matthew 4:10; 14:33; 28:9
Hebrews 1:6
Revelations 5:8-14
Who were the followers of Jesus? “Most of the followers of Jesus were devout Jews who believed in one true God. They were monotheistic to the core, yet they recognized him as God incarnate.” (McDowell 12).
The trial that Jesus went through was over his identity unlike most trials. “An analysis of Christ’s testimony shows that he claimed to be (1) the Son of the Blessed One (God); (2) the One who would sit at the right hand of power, and (3) the Son of Man who would come on the clouds of heaven.” (McDowell 20).
In today’s time there is the misconception that the Jews were uneducated savages, but that is wrong for as Josh McDowell puts it, “We must remember that the Jews were not a tribe of ignorant savages, but a highly cultured and intensely religious people;” (McDowell 21). This is the same as thinking that those before us were not as intelligent as we are today. The more I learn about the ancient cultures, the more I realize that they are far more intelligent, than we are today. Yes. It may well be true that we have more technology than they did, but they used their minds more than we do today.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you,
Nakwna Leofman
McDowell, Josh More Than a Carpenter. Wheaton Illinois: Living Books Tyndale House Publishers, Inc 1977.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
More Than a Carpenter
After reading the book, "More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell, which I enjoyed reading. I decided that my next posts will be over the author's journey to discredit Christianity, which he tried, but failed to do so. I will add more to what he said plus what I have found in other places on why Christianity cannot and will not be proven to be wrong.
God Bless You All,
Nakwana Leofman
God Bless You All,
Nakwana Leofman
Monday, February 22, 2010
Future Posts
I will not be posting anymore Greek translations for a while until towards the end of this year. I will be posting sometime within the next two weeks.
Nakwana Leofman
Nakwana Leofman
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Thoughts on Luke 2:2
In various Bibles the main difference is the spelling of the name, Cyrenius in the KJV or Quirinius as in the NKJV and perhaps other versions that I have not read.
The way that I have translated this verse is as follows.
"This registering first came to pass [under the rule] of Kyrenio of Syria. Luke 2:2
The words in the brackets are usually translated as Governor. It can also be translated as under the authority of. Notice my difference in the transliteralation of the name Kyrenio, which is done according to the rules set forth by David L. Thompson in his Study Guide for J. Gresham Machen's New Testament Greek for Beginners.
That is why my translation differs so much.
That is all for now.
The way that I have translated this verse is as follows.
"This registering first came to pass [under the rule] of Kyrenio of Syria. Luke 2:2
The words in the brackets are usually translated as Governor. It can also be translated as under the authority of. Notice my difference in the transliteralation of the name Kyrenio, which is done according to the rules set forth by David L. Thompson in his Study Guide for J. Gresham Machen's New Testament Greek for Beginners.
That is why my translation differs so much.
That is all for now.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
My Thoughts on Luke 2:1
Greetings to my fellow brethen in Christ Jesus,
Those who have waited long to see what my translation would compare to other versions of the bible shall wait no longer. May the joy of the Lord be yours. Amen.
"But it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Ceasar Augustus that all the world should be registered."
Note that in the Greek text the word "that" is not used because it is not necessary, but in English it is or the sentence would not make grammatical sense. Another thing that you should notice is that in a NIV bible they use the word "census," but in a KJV and a NKJV bible, I think that the word meant is registered." One last thing to notice is that in the KJ version, they use the word, "there."
At this point, I am not saying that any version is any better than another because as an amateur at translating Greek that is beyond me. The point is to try and understand why these differences exist, which is in this verse there are few that call much attention to themselves except for the fact in the NI version, they use the word, "census," but in the KJ and the NKJ versions, they use the word, "registered."
What do those words mean?
The words are so similar that they almost mean the same thing. A thing to note is that a census is taken by the Government and the word registered is a verb that is describing the act of filling out the necessary information for the Governement. Another thing that I will add to this is that according to the Greek lexcion that I have available means "registered."
May the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you,
Nakwana Leofman
Works Cited
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.
Merriam-Webster Online. 20 January 2010
Those who have waited long to see what my translation would compare to other versions of the bible shall wait no longer. May the joy of the Lord be yours. Amen.
"But it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Ceasar Augustus that all the world should be registered."
Note that in the Greek text the word "that" is not used because it is not necessary, but in English it is or the sentence would not make grammatical sense. Another thing that you should notice is that in a NIV bible they use the word "census," but in a KJV and a NKJV bible, I think that the word meant is registered." One last thing to notice is that in the KJ version, they use the word, "there."
At this point, I am not saying that any version is any better than another because as an amateur at translating Greek that is beyond me. The point is to try and understand why these differences exist, which is in this verse there are few that call much attention to themselves except for the fact in the NI version, they use the word, "census," but in the KJ and the NKJ versions, they use the word, "registered."
What do those words mean?
Main Entry: cen·sus
Pronunciation: \ˈsen(t)-səs\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from censēre
Date: 1634
1 : a count of the population and a property evaluation in early Rome
2 : a usually complete enumeration of a population; specifically : a periodic governmental enumeration of population
3 : count, tally
— census transitive verb
Main Entry: 2register
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): reg·is·tered; reg·is·ter·ing \-st(ə-)riŋ\
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to make or secure official entry of in a register b : to enroll formally especially as a voter or student c : to record automatically : indicate d : to make a record of : note e : perceive; also : comprehend
2 : to make or adjust so as to correspond exactly
3 : to secure special protection for (a piece of mail) by prepayment of a fee
4 : to convey an impression of : express
5 : achieve
intransitive verb
1 a : to enroll one's name in a registerb : to enroll one's name officially as a prerequisite for voting c : to enroll formally as a student
2 a : to correspond exactly b : to be in correct alignment or register
3 : to make or convey an impression
The words are so similar that they almost mean the same thing. A thing to note is that a census is taken by the Government and the word registered is a verb that is describing the act of filling out the necessary information for the Governement. Another thing that I will add to this is that according to the Greek lexcion that I have available means "registered."
May the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you,
Nakwana Leofman
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.
Merriam-Webster Online. 20 January 2010
For those who are waiting for my amateur translations of Luke 2:1, they shall be full of joy because I am posting it now.
"But it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Ceasar Augustus that all the world should be registered."
Note that I chose to use, "but" instead of, "and" in my translation, which I believe both are correct although the Greek word, "DE"(deh) means, "but," most of the time. Another thing that is different from the Greek text that I am doing my best to translate from Greek, and that the word, "that" is not in the Greek bible, but it is necessary in the English language for the sentence to make grammatical sense.
At this point, I am not trying to say that any translation is better than the other because that is not the point. The point is to learn why they translate it that way instead of another way. Although I think that from the point of view you say that the words "census" and "decree" are essentially the same. The difference between the two
Census is defined as,
Degree is defined as,
Works Cited
"census." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.
Merriam-Webster Online. 20 January 2010
"decree." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.
Merriam-Webster Online. 20 January 2010
Merriam Websters Online Dictionary
"But it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Ceasar Augustus that all the world should be registered."
Note that I chose to use, "but" instead of, "and" in my translation, which I believe both are correct although the Greek word, "DE"(deh) means, "but," most of the time. Another thing that is different from the Greek text that I am doing my best to translate from Greek, and that the word, "that" is not in the Greek bible, but it is necessary in the English language for the sentence to make grammatical sense.
At this point, I am not trying to say that any translation is better than the other because that is not the point. The point is to learn why they translate it that way instead of another way. Although I think that from the point of view you say that the words "census" and "decree" are essentially the same. The difference between the two
Census is defined as,
Pronunciation: \ˈsen(t)-səs\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from censēre
Date: 1634
1 : a count of the population and a property evaluation in early Rome
2 : a usually complete enumeration of a population; specifically : a periodic governmental enumeration of population
3 : count, tally
— census transitive verb
Degree is defined as,
Main Entry: 1de·cree
Pronunciation: \di-ˈkrē\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French decré, from Latin decretum, from neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere to decide, from de- + cernere to sift, decide — more at certain
Date: 14th century
1 : an order usually having the force of law
2 a : a religious ordinance enacted by council or titular head b : a foreordaining will
3 a : a judicial decision of the Roman emperor b : a judicial decision especially in an equity or probate court
"census." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.
Merriam-Webster Online. 20 January 2010
"decree." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.
Merriam-Webster Online. 20 January 2010
Merriam Websters Online Dictionary
Monday, January 11, 2010
Construction
I am still working on my translations of the Greek Bible. I have two more words to translate before I complete the first verse of Luke 2. Every day that we live we should always try to keep building upon our walk with God. There are times when we fail, but the point is we should always keep working to improve our lives that all who meet us will know that we are different from those who are of the world.
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