SemperVerus Helps You Be Authentic : The 2023 Word of the Year
The craving for authenticity in our internet culture of bogosity and the breakdown of society reflected in deepfakes, post-truth, situational ethics, “your-truth-is-not-my-truth,” and artificial intelligence, has resulted in Merriam-Webster declaring authentic its Word of the Year, based on the high-volume lookup data during 2023 on the dictionary’s website, driven by stories and conversations about AI, celebrity culture, identity, and social media.
Among the other highly searched words in the dictionary’s 2023 data, is deepfake: “an image or recording that has been convincingly altered and manipulated to misrepresent someone as doing or saying something that was not actually done or said.”
Authentic has a number of meanings, including not false and not imitation, and its synonyms include real, actual, legitimate, pure, reliable, and true.
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SemperVerus is here to help you “stay true to what is right” (1 Timothy 4:16 NLT) by adhering to the teachings of Scripture; as Jesus prayed to God the Father, “Use the truth to make them holy. Your word is truth” (John 17:17 NIrV).
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As a member of the SemperVerus Brotherhood/Sisterhood, I, ________________________, solemnly pledge to stay true to what is right (1 Tim. 4:16) by daily choosing to live led by (Rom. 8:14), filled with (Eph. 5:18), walking by (Gal. 5:16), and in step with (Gal. 5:25) the Holy Spirit:
- loving God and loving people (Mark 12:30-31)
- optimistically (joy) (Phil. 4:4)
- as a peacemaker (Rom. 12:18)
- with patience (James 5:7-8)
- in humility (Micah 6:8)
- valorously (courage) (1 Cor. 16:13)
- with chivalry (courtesy) and gentility (kindness) (Gal. 5:22-23)
- being steadfast and dutiful (faithful) (1 Cor. 15:58)
- with integrity and generosity (goodness) (Rom. 12:9)
- exhibiting self-control (Titus 1:8) and persevering strength (James 1:12)
- discerning right from wrong (Phil. 1:9-10)
- with virtue (purity) (1 John 3:3) and honor (dignity) (Rom. 12:10-13)
- reading the Bible as my guiding authority and compass (Psalm 119:105).
The line between “real” and “fake” has become increasingly blurred and people want to know what is true. Authentic is what we all should aspire to be.
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