According to Karl Menninger millions of people in every age would be diminished in their abilities to handle life situations constructively without the stabilizing, under girding, nurturing, value-supporting ministries the churches provide. He further states individuals would have been much more vulnerable to mental, emotional and spiritual illnesses without the psychotherapy programs offered by the Church. This includes the message given to a group from the pulpit by a trained leader. As a society we miss the psycho-spiritual effect of scripture as it is read, spoken, heard and sung weekly during Church services, at home or Bible study. I discuss this in more detail in my books entitled FEED MY SHEEP and MISUNDERSTOOD.
The Bible is the only book that has a psycho-spiritual effect on all readers, Christian or non Christian alike whereby the words literally affect, influence, and or change the mind, will, emotions, makes us aware of short comings and brings remorse that leads to a deep heart change of all humans who hear the words, speak the words, read the words or meditate on the words. This includes all versions of the Bible that preserve the intended messages as translated from the original texts in Hebrew and some Aramaic as it pertains to the Old Testament and Koine Greek as it pertains to the New Testament.
As the main take-away no other book ever written has a psycho-spiritual effect on humans however warming and enjoyable the books are. The Bible is not just a book but a special document expressly given by God verified by its unique psycho-spiritual nature and effect.
The Apostle Paul understood the psycho-spiritual ability of scripture when he wrote "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." Hebrews 4:12
The Old Testament was given to man after the 'fall of man' from grace to take man on a daily psycho-spiritual journey to maintain good spiritual, mental, physical, relational, social, financial and comprehensive health first preventively and secondly restoratively. God's goal was to prevent problems which occur in life but also heal and restore when we encounter problems. For example God would instruct "Let not this book of the law depart from out of your mouth" Joshua 1:8, or " Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart." Proverbs 4:21, "This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones." Proverbs 3:8. The words of the Bible affects change of heart, mind and body uniquely as a signature sign to all that it is God's express wish, instruction and word to mankind.
Remember, the Christian Old Testament is translated verbatim from the Tanak or the Jewish Bible which is an acronym that means 'Torah - Neviim - Kesuvim' or grouped as Teachings-Prophets-Writings in a different sequence but the books are the same. The Christian New Testament quotes much of the Old Testament and draws historic and cultural contexts all sourced in the Tanak. For more details see my book Many Faces of Judaism by Lemuel Baker, Ph.D
If you are in hearing distance of someone quoting words from the Bible whether you are aware of it immediately or not you are being influenced by its psych-spiritual effect in your spirit, soul and body. For this reason scripture reading is a central part of any Church service and given eminence.
Many people ask a valid question about the Christian Bible and that is how can I be certain the Bible we have today is the actual version that was penned by the original authors and are there mistakes in the texts preventing the true meanings from being conveyed. Can I trust the Bible? These are valid questions that are obstacles to a person’s acceptance of the Biblical World View.
The present text we possess of the Greek New Testament for example which we use today is among the 5,000 plus Greek manuscripts extant. There are approximately 150,000 variant readings. Don’t allow this data to scare you because this data seems as though the ancient scribes made many mistakes with transcribing copies of the New Testament. Not at all.
Of the 150,000 variants in the texts examined over 95% of these variants can be dismissed as changing the meaning of the earliest and best texts. These variants in no way affect the sense of the passages in which they were found. These variants are not influential to the original meanings simply because the variants consisted of minor spelling, grammatical and word order that do not change the intended meanings of the passages.
An example of the variants using English as an example is the sentence “Mary plese walk the dog as soon as yu get home.” The words “please” and “you” are spelled incorrectly but the intended message is quite easy to understand. The misspelled words in no way altered the message.
Most important to the Bible we have today textual critics by applying the textual criticism rule agree not one single historical, doctrinal and theological entry of importance was affected by any of the variations in the copies of the original texts in all of the New Testament.
The truth is all of the scribes did a phenomenal job transcribing the original texts given the results we possess today. The scribes worked within very strict guidelines and had severe penalties for making mistakes.
The New Testament we have today was scrutinized by the harshest critics who know the science of textual criticism. The scrutiny was not passive. The textual critics consisted of expert linguists, historians and scholars. To voice doubts about the Bible’s validity is senseless given the scrutiny it has endured as well as the validation process it was taken through.
The Bible meets every requirement of the original document rule especially because the original primitive documents exist in support of the New Testament versions we have today to test the accuracy of the versions we use today.
The original document rule is important because the time that passes between an original manuscript and a copy of the manuscript the more altered and less reliable the copy. Textual critics show clearly that very little time passed between the writing of the original documents of the New Testament written between 45 AD and 70 AD and the production of the copies we posses today. This is good news for the reliability of the document we currently accept as our New Testament.
What caused so many accurate copies of the New Testament to be available to us even today? The disciples intended their writings be widely distributed and commissioned copies immediately so that in a very short span of time from the original writings copies were sent to many parts of the known world. The more copies made the less chance of loosing the writing. For example if there were only 2 copies of John’s writings none of them would have made it to us today but Saint John and all the disciples immediately commissioned scribes who pain stakingly copied their works and sent them to Egypt and to many churches. Copies of John’s writings were found in Egypt as early as 125 AD only 55 years after he wrote it showing the distribution of his gospel was considerable and swift. The distribution of all of the New Testament shares this wide and swift distribution. For more information see my book Explanation by Lemuel Baker, Ph.D
We must note that scribes who made copies would destroy a copy with just one minor mistake such as one jot or tiddle mistake. The scribes were beyond meticulous which was a mark of their trade. Because of this attention to detail we know that the copies were accurate. The more copies distributed the more copies would survive and many copies of the New Testament did survive with accuracy.
The time span between originals and the surviving copies is very important as we use the original document rule to support the validity of the Bible. The time span between the originals and the surviving copies for most ancient authors such as Aristophanes (play writer), Julius Caesar (historian), Plato (philosopher), Euripides (poet), Horace (poet) and Sophocles (play writer) is 900 years.
This time span between original documents and the surviving copies is vastly inferior to that of the New Testament surviving documents. The comparison shows literally a few years for the New Testament documents and almost 1000 years for writings of antiquity.
The Christian Bible has on it's own 'ability' to influence, change, bring peace, instruct, guide, inform, lead, prevent, restore like no other book written. There is no book like the Bible! Read it, speak it, meditate on it for yourself and let me know what happens or what happened.
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God’s will, both publicly and privately—behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]
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我們今天所看到的《聖經》的舊約部分最初是用古典希伯來語的閃族語言寫成的，其中有一些部分是用阿拉姆語寫成的，例如《創世記》、《耶利米書》、《以斯拉記》的一小部分和《但以理書》的部分內容。舊約中大約有 269 節經文是用亞蘭文寫成的，而用古典希伯來文寫成的經文則不到 23,000 節。大約西元前 285 - 246 年，《舊約》被 70 位學者翻譯成希臘文，稱為《七十士譯本》（Septuagint），其簡單意思是「七十」。 另一方面，《新約》最初是用當時通用的希臘文寫成的。阿拉姆語和希伯來語單字出現在新約中，表明作者個人使用阿拉姆語和希伯來語，並且是多種語言的。帕皮亞斯（Papias）和伊拉奈烏斯（Iranaeus）等原始使徒的直接學生教父們的著作告訴我們，作為例外，馬太福音最初是用希伯來語寫成的，但沒有發現馬太福音的原始書籍可以證實這一說法。受每個學者的習俗、文化和傳統的影響，希伯來文本和希臘文本之間存在著傳統的張力和差異，但如果我們結合當時的習俗和文化來研究原始意義，仍然可以理解其本質和含義。請參閱有關主禱文的章節，以了解「音譯」的過程：https://www.lemuelbaker.com/the_lords_prayer_series
为什么信仰团体必须了解人工智能 我相信基督教圣经包含了我们作为一个社会所需要的所有答案，但很多时候这些答案并不明显，因为语言翻译、心理准备以及无法将圣经描述与当前事件相匹配。 如果你看看基督教圣经中的信息，除了其中的诗歌和隐喻之外，你还会发现可以综合的历史信息以及对未来技术的预测。 古代作家尽其所能，用他们那个时代有限的参考点来描述未来事件和未来技术。例如，他们会在幻象中看到一颗卫星，然后解释卫星图像，将其描述为天使。他们唯一的参考点是天使信使的形象。他们不知道卫星是什么。研究当前的当代技术至关重要，看看是否有足够的证据将古代对未来技术的描述与当前或新兴技术相一致。 让我们来看看一些古老的预言，这些预言以一种天真的方式描述了未来的事件和新兴技术，因为作者试图用他所能用到的物体范围内的词语尽其所能地描述技术。例如，启示录 14:6 提到了似乎描述卫星的东西。 我又看见另一位天使飞在空中，有永远的福音要传给住在地上的人，传给各国、各族、各方、各民。今天我们知道卫星被用来通过媒体向地球上的每一个地方广播，包括社交媒体信息。卫星的足迹不断扩大，甚至延伸到印度的偏远地区。 圣经中记录的描述实际历史事件的图像的另一个例子是在古书约伯记 40:15-24 中。其中提到了似乎是一种恐龙。第 17 节似乎将河马和描述恐龙尾巴的香柏木类恐龙区分开来。 他的尾巴像香柏木一样摆动：他的石头筋腱相互缠绕。 另一个例子是古代先知以西结描述了一种似乎是新一代高科技军用超级喷气式飞机、宇宙飞船或载有四名宇航员的火箭飞船。 以西结书 1:4 我观看，见北方刮起一阵暴风，有一朵巨大的云，闪着闪电，周围有耀眼的光芒。火的中心看起来像发光的金属，5 火中似乎有四个活物。 我们还在启示录 13:16-17 中看到了这些图像，它预言了未来的无现金社会，因为我们看到数字货币正在进入主流金融和交易。根据美联储的数据，超过 70% 的银行账户持有人使用网上银行，包括手机银行。如果我们不了解数字货币，我们将来就无法购买。千禧一代，尤其是亚洲、欧盟、英国、澳大利亚、印度的千禧一代已经精通数字货币交易和投资。 启示录 13:16 记载“它又叫众人，不论大小、贫富、自主的、为奴的，都在右手或是在额上受一个印记，17 使他们若没有受印记，就不能买卖。”许多千禧一代的投资者企业家已经通过加密货币收到了所售产品、所提供服务的付款，这些付款直接进入他们的加密钱包。如果你问他们为什么要使用加密钱包，他们会告诉你，“习惯它，这是未来的潮流。” 这是另一个例子，上帝亲自谈到了可持续性的概念，温室效应和气候变化等当前学科就是从可持续性概念中产生的。可持续性的概念被偶像化，而不是像上帝希望的那样务实和合理地对待。 创世记 2:15（新国际版）耶和华神将那人安置在伊甸园，使他修理看守。圣经中有一个合理的论据为可持续性辩护。 请参阅我激动人心的书《全球影响力》中的气候变化章节。 现在让我们来谈谈为什么信仰社区必须了解人工智能或 AI。人工智能是指旨在吸收信息、推理、使用逻辑、批判性思维和做出决策的计算机。《启示录》提到了人工智能，不幸的是，它提到了人工智能的阴暗面。如果信仰社区能够通过意识、理解人工智能的特点和好处、利弊、人工智能的阴暗面做好准备，最重要的是，当这种技术出现在你面前时，能够识别人工智能。 目前，3 级超级人工智能技术可以通过伪造面部特征和人声来欺骗强化的安全系统。超级人工智能技术可以并且将会欺骗我们当中最优秀的人这对我来说也是一个警告，要通过意识和教育做好准备。耶稣本人在马太福音 24 章，特别是第 24 节中警告我们人工智能的欺骗。因为假基督和假先知将会出现，并会创造伟大的奇迹和奇事，如果可能的话，连选民都会被欺骗。是的，信仰团体将被无辜地欺骗。启示录和以西结书似乎很神秘，充满了隐喻。我认为这些书中呈现的图像部分指的是参考点，指的是古代作者不太理解的未来系统和技术，因为他们没有参考点，也没有可以依赖的背景。然而，我们这一代人现在有了参考点，因为我们正着手 21 世纪的趋势和超级技术。圣约翰在异象中写下以下内容时，对人工智能一无所知： 启示录 13 15 他被赋予权力，给野兽的形象注入生命，野兽的形象应该说话，并杀死所有不崇拜野兽法师的人。 启示录似乎神秘、寓言、虚构和迷信，因为我们没有为圣经描述分配一致的技术。随着新超级技术的展开，我们现在可以理解全息图和人工智能如何解释诸如野兽形象、野兽形象应该说话、赋予野兽形象生命力等术语。启示录的作者没有人工智能的参考点，但我们有。箴言 4:7 记录智慧是首要的事情；所以要获得智慧：用你所有的东西来获得聪明。我们准备得越充分，就越容易驾驭新兴技术以及这些新技术创造和影响的公共政策。换句话说，只要理解，我们就不会害怕。 敌基督和他的先知可能并不像我们想象的那么危险。任何关于创造力或复活的主张可能只是人工智能技术制造的纸老虎。有了准备和知识，我们将能够确定什么是令人担忧的，什么是纸老虎。此外，理解和掌握数字货币将使生活更轻松，并防止陷阱和骗局。加密货币造就了千禧一代的千万富翁和亿万富翁，其中许多人来自亚洲，他们目前享受着你无法想象的生活方式，手头有 1 亿美元到 10 亿美元的存款可供消费。 然而，人工智能作为一种工具的阴暗面将带来困难，例如政府对信仰社区的限制，以及银行、媒体、社交媒体、房地产、医疗行业、学术界、食品、旅游、汽车等大公司的社会敌意，所有这些公司都会联合起来控制、排斥和支配。请参阅我的书《全球影响力》中的“基督徒迫害”一章。你了解得越多，你的心灵就越平静。 我的三本新书涉及了许多其他主题，信仰界必须掌握这些主题才能在 21 世纪脱颖而出，九本书包在售书的地方都有售。 让我们更多地了解人工智能。这是一个令人震惊的事实。人工智能已经成为我们生活的一部分很多年了，我们只是没有意识到我们正在使用受人工智能影响的技术。我们已经与一个或多个级别的人工智能进行了交互。人工智能有 3 个级别。 1. 有限人工智能 2. 多功能人工智能 3. 超智能超级人工智能 第一级人工智能仅限于一项重复性任务，例如我们的智能手机、令人沮丧的客户服务热线语音、我们网上银行的聊天选项以及我们刚刚研究产品后弹出的广告。航空公司使用人工智能来方便您的在线购票。当您在网上寻找最优惠的价格时，一些旅行社会说“我是一个机器人”。我们遇到了可以学习高级研究技能的多功能人工智能。当我们获得医生的诊断和治疗计划时，治疗计划来自人工智能程序。当我们订购新窗户或询问保险报价时，报价来自人工智能程序。多年来，所有行业一直在使用有限和多功能的人工智能辅助程序为我们提供服务。 人工智能的优势包括减少人为错误、全天候可用、零风险、无偏见决策、更快的决策以及可以干预危险情况。人工智能是一个很好的工具，但不能取代医生。例如，人工智能是放射学诊断的一个很好的工具，它让坏医生保持警惕，以做得更好。目前，人工智能机器人进行在线医疗诊断，部分人口报告更喜欢由在线远程医疗人工智能机器人进行的诊断。 人工智能的缺点包括缺乏道德、没有情感、失业率上升和超级人工智能的阴暗面。我们必须通过平衡人工智能的任何好处和风险来管理，直到我们创造性地学会以其他方式繁荣发展。 那么为什么我们现在担心人工智能呢？
原因是第三级超级人工智能比人类更聪明。如果这种智能机器人在造成损害之前无法及时关闭，那么超级人工智能就会存在风险。人工智能故障会让创造者和托管公司都承担责任。此外，超级人工智能武器和机器人还可以用来对抗人类或欺骗人类。人工智能欺骗并不局限于任何一个国家的边界，更令人困惑的是，人们认为人工智能欺骗源自我们国家，而事实上，欺骗的源头远在千里之外。我们必须保持头脑清醒和头脑清醒。想想吧！敌基督死了，但高级超级人工智能却让他死而复生。如果信仰团体未能掌握包括人工智能在内的所有突出问题，我们可能会对复杂但不真实的图像和声音做出反应，这些图像和声音看起来和听起来都和真实的东西一样。我们可能会遇到这样的情况：电视新闻、在线视频、静态图片都是人工智能捏造的，结果就是大规模的混乱和恐惧。人工智能的衰败是一个充满恐惧、困惑和精神健康进一步衰退的时代。我们必须开始了解突出的问题。这是信仰界必须了解人工智能的最重要原因。 复活，如果敌基督者能够让我们相信他的复活是真实的，与耶稣基督的复活相同，那么复活救世主的基督教基础就不再重要，只是另一种宗教，没有什么特别的。没有复活，基督教信仰体系就无法存在。复活证实了耶稣是上帝之子的说法。复活是基督教需要挂上钩子的墙。每个钩子都需要挂在墙上才能发挥作用。敌基督者将试图利用人工智能的影响来诋毁耶稣基督的主权和神性。 随着我们迅速走向超级人工智能，人工智能将呈现给社会，并且已经呈现给社会，让世界变得更美好。向大、中、小公司、军队、政府和私营企业出售人工智能技术正在成为一门大生意。是的，贪婪将使人工智能的使用范围扩大。 人工智能有好处，但也有阴暗面。出于这个原因，特别是关于任何削弱耶稣基督主权的努力，现在是信仰社区加强自身以应对未来挑战并掌握可能导致不确定性和不必要困难的社会问题的时候了。迫害犹太人、摧毁所有亚伯拉罕宗教、迫害所有保守倾向的宗教，如保守的穆斯林、印度教徒和锡克教徒，所有反对邪恶政治议程的信仰体系都将成为常态。 作者：Lemuel Baker，博士 https://www.lemuelbaker.com/ai_artificial_intelligence
By Lemuel Baker, Ph.D
