Posted on Monday, May 22, 2023

The Lie of A.I.

by Dr. MaryAnn Diorio

by MaryAnn

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Hello and Happy Day! This is Dr. MaryAnn Diorio, novelist and life coach, welcoming you to another episode of Winning with the Word. Today is Monday, May 22, 2023, and this is Episode #21 of Series 2023. This episode is titled “The Lie of A.I.”

The topic of Artificial Intelligence, aka AI, has headlined the news lately and has raised a lot of serious questions. What is AI and how is it fulfilling Bible prophecy? Yes, in case you have any doubts, it is fulfilling Bible prophecy.

According to Britannica.com, AI, or Artificial Intelligence, is “the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings. The term is frequently applied to the project of developing systems endowed with the intellectual processes characteristic of humans, such as the ability to reason, discover meaning, generalize, or learn from past experience.”

Generally speaking, psychology characterizes human intelligence as the combination of many abilities, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and the ability to speak and use language. AI seeks to imitate these abilities and even to surpass them. In fact, trans-humanists are using AI to create—or to attempt to create—a species of superhuman whom they call Homo Sapiens, Version 2.0.

AI is permeating every aspect of our lives and is closely linked to Bible prophecy.

How so?

Well-known Bible teacher and prophecy expert, Pastor Billy Crone, describes AI as follows: “AI is in the process of taking over every aspect of society. Self-driving cars, robotic surgery, lightning-fast communication, … it all sounds so good. But the Bible tells us how these seemingly helpful benefits to society will be used to usher in the dark agenda of the Antichrist in the future.”

AI has already made extensive inroads into such areas as health, education, transportation, the economy, and the military. For example, doctors are doing surgery using robots run by Artificial Intelligence. The military is using AI in its operations both at home and abroad. Consider Project Maven, the Pentagon’s flagship Artificial Intelligence effort that has been used to conduct military operations in all branches of the service. Through the use of unmanned drones, military robots, and equipment such as exploding dragonflies, the way the military conducts warfare has drastically changed.

AI is being called “the new electricity”. Just as the invention of electricity transformed society and the way we lived at that time, so is AI transforming society and the way we live now. AI has already infiltrated homes, businesses, cities, shopping, education, even law enforcement through the concept of “predictive policing”.

So, what’s the problem, you may ask? AI is doing a lot of good things. For one thing, it’s making our lives easier. And who doesn’t want that? It’s doing things for us so that we don’t have to do them for ourselves.

While all this sounds good, there is great danger inherent in AI.

The danger in AI is that it is catering to a selfish, pleasure-loving society that wants convenience at all costs. A society that loves pleasure more than God. A society that wants to be served and not to serve.

AI will take over everything for you. It will manage your life for you. AI will give you a self-driving car so that you can sit back, texting to your heart’s content. AI will vacuum your house through a robot vacuum cleaner. It will do your grocery-shopping for you and even deliver your food to your house.

AI will even rid you of your job. Now, how’s that for convenience? The job you do today may be done by a robot tomorrow. But, wait a minute? How will you earn a living?

Not so good.

AI will provide a means of controlling everything in every aspect of life. AI will control the world through global surveillance techniques that will track your every move. AI will control transportation through driverless vehicles. In case you were not aware, we already have driverless cars and trucks on our highways. Once the global digital currency system is in place, AI will have total control over your money. Those who try to beat the system will be severely punished, possibly even imprisoned and put to death.

The AntiChrist will eventually use AI to control the entire planet during the soon-to-come, seven-year Tribulation. At the push of a button, he will be able to force every person on earth to comply with his demands. If they do not, they will be killed.

I call AI the “Frankenstein of the 21st Century.” Man has created a monster that will eventually result in his destruction. At the root of AI is a desire to be like God. Indeed, to be God. Where did we hear that before?

Satan keeps repeating the same old lie. He uses the same trick with us that he used with Adam and Eve. And many are still falling for it.

Don’t you be one of them. Learn the truth about AI. Learn the truth about what is soon to come upon the earth. Learn the truth about Heaven and Hell and how to be saved, not only from the evil clutches of AI but also from eternal damnation and separation from God in Hell.

How?

By accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord. He will lead you into all truth, not only about AI but also about His purpose for your life.

Pray this simple prayer with me now:

Lord Jesus, I acknowledge that I am a sinner. I repent of my sin and ask You to forgive me and to cleanse me of all unrighteousness. I invite You into my life now to be my Savior and my Lord. Thank You for saving me. Make of me the person You created me to be. Amen.

If you have acknowledged that you are a sinner, if you have repented of sinning against the Most High God, and if you have received Jesus as your Savior and Lord, you are now a born-again child of God. Welcome to the Family! Write to me at info@maryanndiorio.com and request my free e-booklet titled After You’re Born Again. It will help you get started in your exciting life journey with Jesus.

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Sources cited:
__”Artificial Intelligence”
https://www.britannica.com/technology/artificial-intelligence

__”The A.I. Invasion” by Billy Crone
https://prophecywatchers.com/videos/billy-crone-the-a-i-invasion/

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Posted on Monday, April 10, 2017

VICTIM OR VICTOR? WHICH ONE ARE YOU?

by Dr. MaryAnn Diorio, Your Virtual Life Coach

by MaryAnn

“Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life.” ~ Proverbs 4: 23

Victim or Victor. Both words begin with the same four letters, but they are complete opposites in definition. Which one are you?

Let’s take a look at some of the characteristics of each. See where you fit in.

VICTIMS:

—believe they have little or no control over their lives. They are swept along by the desires of others and refuse to take responsibility for their lives. They often don’t know how to say no.

—think that their past equals their future. They feel condemned and controlled by what happened to them and hopeless that things will ever change.

—are ruled by their circumstances. Victims feel powerless to do anything about their circumstances and, hence, succumb to them.

VICTORS:

—believe that they alone are responsible for their lives. They do not allow others to control their lives. They “own” their lives and take charge of them under the leadership of the Holy Spirit.

—know that their past does not equal their future. They feel empowered to make those choices that will create for them the kind of life they want to live. They believe that they have a free will that can change things.

—are not ruled by their circumstances. Instead, they rule over their circumstances by the pro-active way in which they respond to their circumstances.

So, which one are you? Victim or Victor?

“You are a victor to the degree to which you take charge of your life.”
~ Dr. MaryAnn Diorio

If you discovered that you are a victim, you can change. If you discovered that you are a victor, keep doing what you’re doing. But if, like most of us, you found yourself somewhere in-between, take heart. God is still working on us. The fact that we are still on this earth means that God has not finished with us yet.

So, be encouraged. It is only by His power that we can be set free from a victim mentality and develop a victor mentality. Ask the Lord to help you see where your thinking is wrong and to change it. Depend on Him to help you break free of the chains of victimization and to walk in the freedom He died to give you.

In their pivotal book, It’s Not My Fault, Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend make a critically important statement: “You can be free from whatever situation surrounds you to the degree that you are willing to take responsibility and ownership for it, even it it’s not your fault.”

So, whether you are a victim or a victor depends on whether or not you choose to take full responsibility for your life–in other words, whether or not you choose to “own” your life.

Make that choice now! Choose to be a victor by taking responsbility for your thoughts, your words, and your actions. As you do, you will discover more and more that you are gaining victory over your life instead of being a victim of it.

Now, it’s YOUR turn: Are you a victim or a victor? How can you tell? Please leave your response in the Comment Box below. Thank you!

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Posted on Monday, April 3, 2017

HOW TO CONQUER STINKIN’ THINKIN’

by Dr. MaryAnn Diorio, Your Virtual Life Coach

by MaryAnn

“Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life.” ~ Proverbs 4: 23

Are you a stinkin’ thinker? I used to be. Until, that is, I learned that stinkin’ thinkin’ got me nothing except misery, poor relationships, and failure.

So, what did I do to change? Let me share three Scripture verses that pulled me out of the pit of stinkin’ thinkin’ and put me on the path to happiness, great relationships, and success. As I obeyed these Scripture verses and applied them to my life, they changed me from a negative person to a positive one. They can do the same for you!

Scripture Verse #1: Philippians 4: 8 NLT – “Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”

Easier said than done. But doable, indeed! God never gives us a command without also giving us the ability to obey it. As I set my will and my mind to obey this commandment, I began to realize how much my thoughts were fixed on the opposite: the false, the dishonorable, the wrong, the unholy, the ugly, and the least to be admired. I certainly was not thinking of things that were excellent and worthy of praise. No wonder I wasn’t experiencing the abundant life Jesus died to give me.

Scripture Verse #2: 2 Corinthians 10: 5 NIV – “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”

What are “arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God?” Simply put, they are the lies that the devil throws at us every day. Those lies come in the form of negative thoughts.

Have you ever tried to lasso a negative thought? It resists capture worse than a bucking bronco. Lassoing (or capturing) a negative thought takes a determined and concerted effort on our part. First, we must monitor our thoughts. Then we must lasso those that disagree with God’s Word. Lassoing our thoughts is difficult enough, let alone capturing them. But once we have captured them, we can’t hold on to our prisoners. We must give those captured thoughts to Jesus in prayer.

One of the best lessons I learned about monitoring and lassoing my thoughts came from the three-year-old son of a friend of mine. My friend walked into her living room one day and discovered her little guy staring out the window in deep thought.

“Matt,” she asked, “what are you thinking about?”

He turned from the window and looked at her. Then, in a pensive voice that defied his three-years of age, he said, “I’m thinking about what I’m thinking about.”

Profound? No question! This little boy, at a very young age, had learned the importance of monitoring this thoughts.

Are you monitoring your thoughts? Do you think about what you’re thinking about? If not, start now. Doing so will vastly improve your life.

“Whatever things are true, noble, pure, right, lovely, admirable,
excellent, and praiseworthy, think on these things.” – Philippians 4: 8

Scripture Verse #3: Romans 12: 2 NLT – “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.“

Talk about an amazing promise! Let’s break it down. First, God tells us not to copy the behavior and customs of this world. This means that the world’s way of doing things will lead to destruction. Then God tells us that He wants to change us into new people. God is in the business of making things new. Would you like some newness in your life?

So, how does God change us into new people? By changing the way we think. Success in life is all in the way we think. As we saturate ourselves with God’s Word, we will discover how He thinks. Then, as we change our thinking to align with His thinking, we will reap a great reward. What is that reward?

Let’s look at the end of the verse to find out. There God says that as we allow Him to change our thinking to conform to His thinking, we will then–and only then–experience what God’s will is for us. Then, and only then, will we experience the wonderful relationship He wants us to have with Him. Then, and only then, will we experience the abundant life Jesus died to give us.

Isn’t obeying these three Scripture verses worth it?

Most people don’t know that whenever I take one of those temperament tests, I always test out dominant for melancholic. This means that I have a natural tendency to veer toward the negative in my thinking. So I have to keep constant guard over my thought life. By God’s grace, I have trained myself not only to monitor my thoughts but also to lasso them and give them to Jesus. By changing my thinking to agree with His thinking, I have developed a supernatural tendency to veer toward the positive.

If I, a melancholic by nature, can do it, so can you! 🙂

Now, it’s YOUR turn: Are you a stinkin’ thinker? If so, what have you done to turn your thinking around? Please leave your response in the Comment Box below. Thank you!

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Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017

ARE YOU IN BONDAGE TO YOUR BAGGAGE?

by MaryAnn

“Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life.” ~ Proverbs 4: 23

Are you in bondage to your baggage? Are you carrying around the excess emotional weight of past hurts, trauma, or abuse? If so, listen up. You can check your baggage at the freedom counter and unload it once and for all!

All of us carry emotional baggage from our past. Whether that baggage resulted from trauma, abuse, or some other family dysfunction, we have to deal with the baggage if we want to live the abundant life Christ died to give us.

A common misconception about baggage is that born-again Christ-Followers do not have baggage. The truth, however, is that all of us have baggage. And that baggage hangs around in the soul.

The first thing to understand is that you are made up of three parts: spirit, soul, and body. Your spirit is your core—who you truly are. Your soul comprises your mind, your will, and your emotions. Your body is what I like to call your “earth suit”.

Emotional baggage is stored in the soul compartment. In other words, it is housed in your feelings, your thinking, and your decision-maker. If not dealt with, emotional baggage has a way of invading your physical body and causing ill health.

So, how can you get rid of emotional baggage? Here are three ways that have worked for me:

1-Do not bury your feelings. Admit them. Being honest with yourself about your negative feelings is the starting point for getting rid of them.

2-Examine your attitudes. Are you guilty of “stinking thinking”? Do you complain and criticize? Do you focus on the negative instead of the positive? Christian motivational speaker Zig Ziglar once said, “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” in life. So, start thinking the way God thinks. Read Philippians 4: 8.

3-Give your baggage to God. He Himself said “Cast your cares on Me because I care for you.” Moreover, it is Jesus Himself who promises to restore your broken soul from the damage done to it (Psal 23: 3). As you give your baggage to Him, He will clean up and make your soul like new!

So, what are you waiting for? Are you ready to unload your baggage? Are you ready to move forward with your life? With God’s help, you ca let go of your emotional baggage once and for all and begin living the abundant life Jesus died to give you.

The choice is entirely up to you!

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” ~ Zig Ziglar

Now, it’s YOUR turn: Are you in bondage to your baggage? If so, what do you plan to do about it? Please leave your response in the Comment Box below. Thank you!

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Check out my 3-minute podcast on this week’s topic below: Are You in Bondage to Your Baggage?

—How to Make Change Your Ally

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