SIRTeee15:


In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.

Jesus was born during the reign of Herod the great who died 4BC. Quirinus became governor of Syria covering Judea in 6CE after the removal of one of Herod's son archeulas- this must have been 10 yrs after Jesus was born.

When Quirinus became governor, he conducted a census for taxation purpose in Judea region in 6CE. This census was well known in history because it elicited a Jewish revolt led by Judas of Galilee.

Now Luke wanted his readers to understand that the census he was referring to wasnt the popular one conducted in 6CE but an earlier one which was done few years prior.

It's been said Quirinus held administrative power in the Syria region prior to becoming governor as part of a dual governorship with Gaius Sentius Saturninus, the former holding military and the latter political power.

Luke 2.2 in greek koine could also mean ‘this was the registration before Quirinius was governor of Syria.’

This would mean that before the ‘famous’ AD 6 census of Quirinius, another one was carried out.

Qurinius wouldn't carry out anymore census after the disastrous one of 6CE. 'this the first census' mentioned in Luke 2.2 could only mean prior to 6CE which was during the reign of Herod the great.

LordReed:


Dude, Kenneth Hagin, really? LoLz.

FRANCISTOWN:

Well, I agree with you that there are some atheists who believe supernatural phenomenon. To me, that feels very funny.
I mean someone doesn't believe God because there is no proof of it, but he believes the supernatural (of which there is no proof of it as well)
To me and to many others what will agree. Those ones are not atheists.
I don't know if you're feeling me?

FRANCISTOWN:

Well, in the grand scheme of things. I'd just stick to Wiktionary.

Deity:
1.Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.
2.A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess.

Atheist:
A person who believes that no deities(supernatural divine being)exist.
Antonym: Theist

Aemmyjah:


They are not product of evolution accident shey?

Aemmyjah:


Ok
My bad
I accept that
And it adds to my collection and I say thank you cos of my limited understanding of the word chemicals

Now,
Looking at how the DNA is formed
The nucleotides, Pentose and all that
Are they just from the random mix of just any chemicals or elements... Remember they have their own sub-units and structure...

Did they just happen by chance?

Aemmyjah:


Nucleotides are not chemicals sir. I hope you studied DNA well
You can't teach me something that yu don't even understand 1%

Have you even considered how their makeup to happen just by Chance? It's more than impossible

FRANCISTOWN:

Anyone who believes in any form of supernatural being is a theist.

Aemmyjah:


What is DNA made of? DNA is made of chemical building blocks called nucleotides. These building blocks are made of three parts: a phosphate group, a sugar group and one of four types of nitrogen bases...

You're just throwing fire to distract an argument on scientific fact. I said DNA has codes, you say something else. De olay6

Aemmyjah:


😂 🤣 😂
You be clown walahi
Anti-science agent

Aemmyjah:



In that case, you know absolutely nothing about genetics and DNA cos the answers to those two questions are yes and they are scientific facts that you can examine for yourself in the lab. Ignoramus

Aemmyjah:



U are very ignorant
It's a shame how atheism has locked your brain to reality
Science says that earth has a perfect tilt and orbit and that was so as to sustain life
Is that a result of blind chance?

Aemmyjah:



Does DNA has codes? Yes or No?
DNA undergoes translation (as geneticists term it) Yes or No?

Lemme bring your understanding down to primary Yes or No questions

elated177:



What gave you such impression?

omoakinsola:
Yes! What will you do if your grandma slaps your mum in your presence.

Jackanda1:
Why not site an example? What vision did you have?

jesusjnr2020:
Thanks for proving me right that you will still hold fast to your hypocrisy, despite the Op proving your assertion on my thread wrong, hence it would have been a waste of time mentioning you.

The bolded below was the basis you provided for calling it a fake story:



This bolded below was what the atheist himself claimed he said at the critical moment when he was dying of lack of breath:

If he didn't make it alive, and I added his last words to the list, you will still call it a fake story, abi?

Or you will still ask me for evidence since I wasn't there myself?

Try and calm down a bit and observe carefully how the former atheist proved your words @ bolded above to be ignorant, but i wouldn't be surprised if you even doubt his story and call it fake too, despite the fact he narrated it himself, not me. Anything that seems to go against your anti-religious sentiments must be fake.

Damn sure you wouldn't have come after me calling my story fake, if It said instead their last words were "atheism til death".

Jackanda1:
I'm seeing this for the first time. Did you really speak in tongues and see in the spirit?

Can you throw more light please?

Aemmyjah:



The earth is rotating is a fact or probability?
Dis guy just de jonze

Aemmyjah:


So they are just A C G T right?
DNA has codes
Have you studied genetics before?
Codes are evidence of intelligence because you have to translate from one language to another.
Will you tell us there is no translation in DNA?
Can translation of a language happen by accident?
You're suffering from ignorance and arrogance but you say I have poor education

Aemmyjah:


A man and a woman meeting together is probable or an event. It may happen and it may not happen. One may remain a Eunuch
The earth has always been rotating, it has not stopped for a second, so hiw does it compare to two people meeting? Which school did you say you go to again?

SIRTeee15:


Watch 1.5 hrs of Bart Erhman doing shalaye when he himself admitted his gist of a book didn't nullify the core Christian belief.

U watch and tell me if he actually denied ever saying the quote I brought up here.
That's all I care about.

TheAdvocate:


Still fine with it bro. Whosoever is President, Jesus is Lord. 🔥💪

OLAADEGBU:


Quit splitting hairs. Try harder.

Aemmyjah:


What do you even know about the DNA? It's far more complex that the most complex computer language but you can believe a computer language has no programmer if that is logical to you

Aemmyjah:



Stupid comparison
Are atheists all dumb in thinking?
How does rotation of the Earth compare with a man meeting a woman?
Your folly can make you a billionaire if you sell it walahi

SIRTeee15:


How do U know it's not Bart Erhman. Have u read his book misquoting Jesus.
U people seem to hold this guy in some god-like infallible esteem.

Read page 252 of misquoting Jesus Q&A edition, the statement is there.

https://isjesusalive.com/are-the-doctrines-of-christianity-effected-by-textual-variants-even-bart-ehrman-says-no/

OLAADEGBU:


The fact that you Dems voted to kill a bill that required ICE to be notified when illegals purchases a gun says all I need to know about your hypocrisy about gun control.

Aemmyjah:



Kindly mention any source or reference today that says Abiogenesis is a fact
LordReed - 'Snowflakes is a wonder of mindless chance' 😆

OLAADEGBU:


You can do better than that. Try harder.

Aemmyjah:



The end result result is new offsprings
What is the chance that offsprings could emerge without 2 humans meeting... Your illustration of chemicals is very poor as regards to life and complexity

Aemmyjah:


My dad definitely will meet my mum and offsprings will be produced right? So something was already involved and in place.

Is it by accident that the earth is rotating on its axis?