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Faith & AI · Episode 41 of 43 · 0:50

Is it wrong to make AI images of Jesus?

Christians already differ on images of Jesus, and AI adds new ways to get it wrong. No one alive has seen his face, so a generated “real face” is only a guess, and his name is not a prop for likes. Keep charity where believers differ, and open the Gospels to see him.

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Every verse in the film is quoted from the Lumin Translation as it read when the film was made (edition 2.0). The linked passages show the current text.

  1. 0:00The question Is it wrong to make AI images of Jesus?
  2. 0:04The short answer An old debate. New problems.
  3. 0:07No one alive has seen his face. It can only guess. “He had no stately form or splendor to draw our gaze, no appearance that would make us delight in him.” Isaiah 53:2
  4. 0:18Not his face. Not a prop. His name isn’t bait for likes. “Do not use the name of Yahweh your God for worthless purposes…” Exodus 20:7
  5. 0:27Christians differ. Keep charity. Both sides agree: worshipping an image is idolatry. “Everyone must be fully convinced in their own mind.” Romans 14:5
  6. 0:35Want to see him? Open the Gospels. Scripture gives us the picture. “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.” Colossians 1:15

The film condenses one guide. Read “Is it wrong to make AI images of Jesus?” in full for the reasoning, the common cases, and a place to ask your own version.

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