Don't Be Discipled by a Machine

AI knows everything ever written about God. It doesn't know God, and it doesn't know you.

In week three of our 1 Corinthians series, Pastor Jim Essian teaches from 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 on knowledge, artificial intelligence, and the Holy Spirit.

John Calvin opened the Institutes by saying true wisdom is the knowledge of God and the knowledge of yourself. Every generation has asked the first question. Ours is asking the second one — who am I? — and we're asking machines.

Paul's point to Corinth was that the rulers of his age had Torah, the temple, rabbinical training, and Jesus himself standing in front of them, and they still crucified the Lord of glory. You can have eyes, ears, and a heart that hopes, and still lack the capacity to know God. All the knowledge in the world can't get you there.

But the Spirit searches the depths of God. And the Spirit was given to us for a purpose — that we might understand the things freely given us by God.

A food chemist can describe a strawberry to you in full. You still haven't tasted it. Ask AI a question about God and you'll get a correct answer in four seconds and be no closer to him than before you asked.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Preached by Jim Essian in Fort Worth, TX