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    The document is the October 2023 newsletter from Grace Bible Church in Lucknow, India. It discusses how AI has advanced to surpass human intelligence, with chatbots and virtual religious figures now being used. The pastor cautions that as Christians, we must remain conservative and not get carried away by technology that tries to substitute our loving relationship with Jesus Christ. The newsletter also provides the church's pulpit schedule, finances, birthdays, prayer requests, and contact information.

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    The document is the October 2023 newsletter from Grace Bible Church in Lucknow, India. It discusses how AI has advanced to surpass human intelligence, with chatbots and virtual religious figures now being used. The pastor cautions that as Christians, we must remain conservative and not get carried away by technology that tries to substitute our loving relationship with Jesus Christ. The newsletter also provides the church's pulpit schedule, finances, birthdays, prayer requests, and contact information.

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    Grace Times

    Vol. XXVI/02 Grace Bible Church, C 930, Sector B Mahanagar, Lucknow, India October 2023

    Dear Church family,


    We have reached that point of technological advance- Pulpit Calendar
    ment where Artificial Intelligence has been made to October 2023
    surpass human intelligence. In the recent past, several Morning Services at 09:30 am
    skilled employees of big companies were retrenched 01 Rev. Ashish H. Khan
    and replaced by Chat-GPT. Chat GPT is an artificial in- (Holy Communion Service)
    telligence program that generates dialogue. The next 08 Rev J. T. Raja
    time you interact on any customer care mobile appli- 15 Rev. Ashish H. Khan
    cation, you might just be chatting with a machine pos- 22 Rev. I. Shimi Preetham
    ing as a person! Chat GPT-4 has also been used to help
    people better understand religious beliefs and prac-
    29 Rev. Moses Parmar
    tices. By using GPT-4 to generate conversations, peo- ( E.U. Sunday)
    ple can ask questions and receive answers from a vir-
    tual religious figure. To top it, even images of virtual Thursdays at
    Jesus Christ are being used 6.30 p.m.
    to convey supposed Biblical (2 Samuel)
    content. You must have 5th, 19th online
    seen that in WhatsApp
    sometime. As a Bible be-
    lieving Christian, what Thursdays at 6.30 p.m.
    should be our take on this? The Bible has always re- 12th, 26th online
    vealed God as a personal God who forms a loving rela-
    tionship with His children. In the book of Isaiah, God Ladies prayer on 21st
    refers to Abraham as “my friend” (Isaiah 41:8). In Exo- Oct at 5 p.m.
    dus we learn that “the Lord used to speak to Moses
    face to face, as a man speaks to his friend” (33:11).
    And in the Gospel of John, Jesus calls his disciples
    “friends” (15:15). While in other religious beliefs God
    may be impersonal but for us God is personal. He says
    in Jeremiah 33:3 - "Call to me and I will answer".
    Therefore, we Christians need to keep away from this
    lucrative distorted virtual renderings of AI regarding
    the matters of our faith. We must remain conservative
    when we have to connect with the Lord. Keep your
    phone/laptop aside, close the door and simply read
    the Bible and pray! David confesses in Psalm 139 -”O
    God You have searched me and know me…” Let us not
    get carried away by any technology that tries to substi-
    tute our loving, caring Lord Jesus Christ with some AI
    based characters. It’s the first commandment.
    In the Lord’s service,
    Ashish
    FINANCES QUIZ - In which Indian language was the
    Receipts September Bible first printed?
    Hint: Don’t Google it directly. Read about
    General Offerings 26,220 the Danish missionary Bartholomaeus
    Pledged Giving 45,750 Ziegenbalg to find the answer!
    Missionary Support 7,550
    New Church Building 1,000
    Birthdays in October
    3rd Manohar Lugin
    Village Church 1,000 10th Della Singh
    Sunday School 2,510 12th Manji Phillips
    17th Poonam Modwell
    GRAND TOTAL 84,030
    18th Magizh Mitran
    22nd Simon Wilson
    24th Nalin Phillips

    JOYS & CONCERNS


    Eisenberg Family (Germany) blessed with
    two grand children - Ezra and Jiya
    Shobha Prakash was in CMC Vellore for
    further advice on her treatment. Prayers
    needed.
    Guru Prasath was briefly hospitalized for
    high sugar level. Continue to pray for him
    Vijay and Anita Singh lost their sister-in-
    law
    Aunty Shireen Revis has turned 99!

    The church is open for


    prayer from Saturday to
    Thursday - 9:30 am to
    1:00 pm.
    For Pastoral Care contact

    Rev. Ashish H. Khan


    9648431177
    Rev. Ignatius Shimi Preetham SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL
    8318069259 Gracebiblechurchlucknow

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