Where We Turn for Wisdom
A new poll finds that a small but real share of people who use artificial intelligence now turn to it with spiritual questions, which makes it worth asking again how Scripture is meant to be studied.
A recent poll, reported by Religion News Service, found that 15% of people who use artificial intelligence have used it to study Scripture. Another 11% have sought spiritual guidance from it, and 13% have used it to generate prayers. The numbers are small, but they are not nothing, and they raise an old question in a new form: where do we turn when we want to understand?
Scripture points the reader first to Scripture itself. The second letter to Timothy says, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness." The word is given not only to inform but to shape. It is meant to be read slowly, returned to, and lived in.
The psalmist puts it plainly: "Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path." A lamp does not cover the whole road at once. It shows the next step, and asks you to keep walking.
A tool may sort verses or draft a prayer. It cannot do the walking. For that, the letter of James offers a clear instruction: "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you."
Today, read one passage without hurry. Then ask.
Sources
- A surprising number of Americans use AI for spiritual reasons. Here’s what they told us — Religion News Service
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