Navigating Christianity in a Digital Age
Exploring the intersection of faith and technology, this content delves into the challenges and opportunities faced by Christians today, from the impact of AI on scholarly and pastoral work to the need for deep spiritual reflection in a fast-paced world. Emphasizing the importance of rootedness in Christ and thoughtful discipleship, it calls for a reexamination of what it means to live out one's faith authentically in a society dominated by control and instant gratification.
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Christ and fauci and ai Thinking and acting Christianly in an age of control and pleasure-seekers
Churchianity or Christianity? The need for courageous disciple-making in everyday life iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of Us - by Jean M. Twenge PhD Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business Paperback December 27, 2005 by Neil Postman
Churchianity or Christianity? The need for courageous disciple-making in everyday life Reformed Forum on Ai in Scholarship and Pastoral Ministry; We begin by considering the ways in which AI could influence scholarly and pastoral work, discussing its potential to revolutionize sermon preparation, theological interpretation, and pastoral responsibilities. From enhancing exegesis through computational analysis to automated pastoral care systems, the conversation paints a picture of a possible future in which technology and theology are closely entwined However, the integration of AI into such deeply human and nuanced fields raises a multitude of ethical and philosophical concerns. Can an artificial system genuinely contribute to a process so rooted in personal insight and spirituality? Would reliance on AI for intellectual tasks promote laziness or engender a culture of plagiarism within the realm of theological scholarship? Furthermore, we ponder the risk of losing the essence of pastoral care the human touch in the wake of automated systems.
Foundation for thinking in christianly; Creation, Fall, Redemption Frame Creation Fall - sin death and the devil - Do you see the devil as an accuser do you see your identity as the accused Redemption
Our identity in Christ, includes learning, growing Ephesians 4:21-24 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, that, in reference to your former way of life, you are to rid yourselves of the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you are to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. Ephesians 6:10-11 - Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. 2 Corinthians 10:5 - We are destroying arguments and all arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, Galatians 4:3 - So we too, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elementary principles of the world.
Two pitfalls - The ditch to one side; control, setting the laws , purely materialistic - leading to reductionism, leading to clamor, apollonian - The ditch to the other; pleasure, lust, dionysian
Helpful analogy; what is a car? Think in layers/values; - - - - The physical bits The beauty The overall use, impact on one s life Objective value; to this honor God, make him smile?
interaction - - What challenges are you facing? How do you practice thinking christianly ?
quoteson/against apollonian/materialist Daniel Strauss, Christian philosopher Daniel Strauss, The foot, the leg or the hand of a human being is never purely physically, biotically, or sensorially structured. The entire human personality embracing all interwoven substructures, is expressed in every part of the body. Therefore, it is impossible for medical and nursing practice to reduce a person to a purely biotic entity. Biblical thinking - Being human is not exhausted by any aspect or structure of temporal reality, the radical and central aspect of being human, touches the root, the religious center of a human person, the heart.
3 ways the church has not stood as a royal priesthood - Christian needs to stop being fearful of standing against lies, the devil and protecting/guarding God s people, His Church - In defending the authority of the scriptures - Protecting the good and beautiful life, lived according to God s word - Has been fearful in responding to the pleasure seeking / feeling first culture
Training our Appetites; Our heart and affection C.S. lewis Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained. Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives
Training our Appetites; Our heart and affections C.S. lewis, The Problem of Pain When Christianity says that God loves man it means that God LOVES man: not that He has some 'disinterested'; because really indifferent, concern for our welfare, but that in awful and surprising truth, we are the objects of His love. You asked for a loving God: you have one. The great spirit you so lightly invoked, the 'lord of terrible aspect', is present: not a senile benevolence that drowsily wishes you to be happy in your own way, not the cold philanthropy of a conscientious magistrate, nor the care of a host who feels responsible for the comfort of his guests, but the consuming fire Himself, the Love that made the worlds. Persistent as the artist s love for his work, despotic as a man s love for a dog, provident and venerable as a fathers love for a child, jealous, inexorable, exacting as love between the sexes, how this should be? I do not know We were not made primarily that we would love God, but that God would love us. That we would be objects in which the divine would rest, well pleased. To ask that God s love would be content with us as we are, is to ask God to cease to be God. Because he is what he is. His love must be impeded and repelled by certain stains. In our present character. Because he already loves us, he must labor to make us lovable. What we call in the here and now our happiness is not what God. Chiefly has a view, but. When we are at such when he can love us without impediment. We shall, in fact be happy.
Called to be cultivating, The kingdom is like leaven Matt 13:3 - the kingdom of heaven is like leaven, 3 measures - 40-60lbs of dough, this is big! This requires work, a major vessel When you make a starter; the bacteria starts to grow, keep discarding, and growing the good bacteria, the beginning isn t healthy, but the good colony is good useful for many things To be kingdom building, is to be looking for opportunities to be used, totally generous Warning; I cor. 11:8 - there is leaven of malice there is bad leaven, it's so important to know what we are feeding You will be spreading what you re cultivating This will make you dangerous and powerful to worldly ideologies,
Called to be cultivating, The kingdom is like leaven Investment mindset, is giving freely, not clamoring; Matt. 12:34 - Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks Luke 6:38 - Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 2 cor. 9:6 - Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously Starter is fed with fresh water and flour, if we demand back, we are counterproductive
Resources Papers; - - - Daniel Strauss, on Reductionism Dr Peter Jones, Lie about Sexuality Rosaria Butterfield, On Pronouns Books; - - - Mattias Desmet, The Psychology of Totalitarianism George Gilder, Knowledge and Power Bill Mowry, The Way of the Alongsider Pod talks; - - All the Things, Biola, Weighing Pros and Cons of Ai Too many many more Music which keeps me grounded in Christ; - - - - Singing Psalms; Poor Bishop hooper, Brian Sauve Hip hop; alert312, Prisms, Krum Rock; Gable Price Singer/song writer; Jon Van Deusen, Zach Winters
