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Faith & AI · Episode 11 of 43 · 0:48

Should Christians use AI?

They may, with discernment. Drawn as a blueprint: what AI may assist and what it may not replace, a three-step way to use it, five checks before you trust a tool, and the verdict: yes as a tool, no as an authority.

What’s on screen

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 Should Christians use AI?
  2. 0:02The short answer They may, with discernment. AI may assist your study. It may not replace Scripture, prayer, conscience, pastoral care or the church.
  3. 0:10Return to the source. “…each day they searched the Scriptures, checking whether these things held true.” Acts 17:11
  4. 0:17Keep your judgment active. “Plans fail where there is no counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” Proverbs 15:22
  5. 0:23Let reflection become practice. “But be people who act on the word. If you only hear it, you deceive yourselves.” James 1:22
  6. 0:31Before you trust a tool See the source. Know the limits. Keep deciding. Control your data. Go back to people.
  7. 0:38The takeaway Yes as a tool. No as an authority.

The film condenses one guide. Read “Should Christians use AI?” in full for the reasoning, the common cases, and a place to ask your own version.