Artificial Intelligence
and the Christian
A BPC Learning Seminar
“And the LORD God made for Adam and his wife garments of skin and clothed them.”
- Genesis 3:21
“And God blessed them and said, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over every creature that moves on the earth.”
- Genesis 1:28
“When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpas at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments.”
- 2 Timothy 4:13
“The LORD said to Moses,
‘I have called Bezalel and filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and craftsmanship to devise artistic designs…
and to work in every craft.’”
- Exodus 31:1-6
“King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold whose height was sixty cubits, and its breadth was six cubits. He set it up on the Plain of Dura in the province
of Babylon.”
- Daniel 3:1
“Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and talk face to face, so that our joy may be complete.”
- 2 John verse 12
Artificial Intelligence:
“A manmade simulation
of human intelligence or intelligent actions conducted
by a machine.”
“Remember that we as Christians are precisely where God wants us to be.”
- Cary Nieuwhof
“The real problem of humanity is the following: we have paleolitic emotions,
medieval institutions,
and god-like technology.”
- EO Wilson
Parasocial
“A connection that someone feels between themselves and
a famous person they do not know, a character in a book, film, etc., or an artificial intelligence.”
“And he gave the apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers to equip the saints for the work of ministry.”
- Ephesians 4:11-12
“So, then, each one of us
will give an account of
himself to God.”
- Romans 14:12
“All who believed were together and had all things in common. They sold their possessions and distributed the proceeds to any who had need…And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”
- Acts 2:44-45 & 47
“Behold what kind of love the Father has given to us that we should be called the children of God; and that is what we are.”
- I John 3:1
“Being more human is what humanity will start craving in the age of AI, even if people can’t exactly name what we’re missing or what went wrong.”
- Cary Nieuwhof
“Better is a neighbor who
is near than a brother
who is far away.”
- Proverbs 27:10
“What if we gave people a reason to do things face-to-face instead of always doing things face-to-screen?”
- Cary Nieuwhof
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything…
let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God…will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
- Philippians 4:6-7
Artificial Intelligence
and the Christian
A BPC Learning Seminar