Two Genders

Genesis 1:27 “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”

When God created the world, he created two genders, male and female. He put this in the bible because it is important for us to know. Today this world has messed that up and says that you can be any gender you want. One survey said that there are over 70 genders and some people even say that there is no fixed limit to the amount of genders there are. There are even people who say that they identify as animals! Even if everyone agreed that there are two genders, there are men who act like women and women that act like men.

1 Corinthians 11:14 -15 “Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.”

The bible says that it is a shame for a man to have long hair and it is a glory for a woman to have long hair. This can also go backwards meaning that it is a shame for a woman to have short hair and a glory for a man to have short hair. Now the bible doesn’t say how long is long, or how short short is, so use you best judgment on that. This also goes for clothing too.

Deuteronomy 22:5 “The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.”

These verses tell us that men and women should act and look different and this is just one of the many things the world ignores but as Christians, we need to do what these verses say. This could mean not hanging out with some of out friends or deleting social media profiles.

2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

If you are reading this and you are confused about your gender, talk to your parents, your pastor and most importantly, God and if you know someone who is confused, talk to them and pray for them.

-Isaac

AI–Looking at Artificial Intelligence through a Christian Lens

AI is everywhere–banking, coding, automatic emails–and has become a hot topic lately. If you follow AI news, you may know Anthropic just released Claude Mythos to certain companies to begin enhancing their security because Claude Mythos is so good at hacking. It is a little scary! Many people believe AI is going to one day become self-aware (become alive and able to think for itself) and eventually take over the world. Today, I, somebody with technological and programming experience, want to take a look at these claims and disprove them with not just logic, but also the Bible, because as Christians, we should be ready to counter this argument.

I’m not going to give you an in-depth discussion on what AI is, simply that it is a program that uses pre-given examples and training data to determine the next most probable world in a sequence (the AI’s response) based on the given data (your messages). All programming and code, including AI, is simply 0s and 1s–binary code. A 0 represents off in the circuit, 1 is on. At its core, AI is nothing but on or off on a circuit. Speaking with technological understanding, I say with absolute certainty, AI will never become self-aware. It would take so much technological improvements that the Earth will not still be in its current fallen state.

The Bible never mentions humanity being destroyed. The 7 years of tribulation, the final years of the fallen world, happen to people, not robots, meaning that humanity will not have been eradicated by AI.

Now, another large topic is the ethical concerns of AI. Some people believe it’s evil. Now, everyone has their own preferences and can decide if they like AI or not, but it is not inherently good or bad. Do you say guns or swords are bad because they can be used to commit murder? No (if you do… read your Bible a bit more, specifically Joshua and Judges). AI is just software, like your browser or file explorer, simply more complicated. It’s just a tool, not bad, not good. It all comes down to the way the person uses it. A gun can be used for murder, or it can be used for fun at a shooting range. AI can be used for evil purposes, planning how to commit a crime, or cause harm, or it can be used for doing long, complex math quickly, helping in medical scenarios, and performing tedious tasks no person wants to. The Bible doesn’t ban the use of something just because it has the ability to cause harm; your hands can kill somebody, and you probably use those all day (you’re probably using it now to scroll through this post!).

Now, the final point I want to look at is a topic a lot of people get worried about, and that is the fact that AI can, has, and will take away jobs. It can simulate thinking and it learns over time, meaning it is going to replace humans. AI doesn’t complain, isn’t lazy, and doesn’t want a pay raise. It simply does what it’s told, meaning that it is better than people for some tasks. But just because it will take away people’s jobs doesn’t mean we should declare it evil. Cars took away jobs from people, and almost nobody today says ‘cars are evil and shouldn’t have been made’. In the short-term, yes, AI will make some people’s life difficult because they will be out of a job, but in the long-term, it will make people’s life easier.

So, let’s wrap things up. Is AI going to take over the world? Absolutely not. Is AI an evil creation that must be removed from the face of the Earth? No. Is AI dangerous? Yes, it can be. It all comes down to how it’s being used. I’m not saying you can’t dislike AI, and AI will never replace human creativity, ingenuity, and uniqueness. AI is simply a new tool in this world. Its impact on the world won’t be of its own doings, fundamentally, but of what people do with it.

BREAK THE CYCLE OF REVENGE

What is revenge? Revenge is what someone does to get even with someone who wronged them. So, let’s say someone says something mean to another person, so that person says something mean back. That second person would be getting revenge on person one. But, it goes deeper than that. That first person may want to get revenge on person two for what they said, so they may say something mean back, or do or say something worse. Then it turns into a cycle, and it’ll keep escalating and then there’s a full blown-out fight. That’s kinda how wars start. They may start because two people want the same thing, one said something mean to the other, or one did something mean to the other.

We’ve heard of what wars can cause, some of us have actually seen them and experienced them. So, how do we stop fights before they get out of hand? First, you have to spot it in time, then, instead of getting revenge, we do something nice instead. For instance, instead of saying something mean, you could say something nice.  It might be hard, because you wouldn’t want to do something nice to someone who was mean to you. But, I think we can all agree that it’s a much better alternative to wars starting, and friendships breaking.

“Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord. Therefore ‘If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.’ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12: 17-21

Kai