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How AI will steal your knowledge of Scripture: 10 Qs with Mike Winger (Ep 55)

BibleThinker

Mike Winger

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference:1. 0:58 {Pastors Using AI?} For pastors preparing sermons: What is the proper use of AI (artificial intelligence)? What are some rules of wisdom we can apply when using AI as a helpful tool?2. 27:23 {“Soul” in the OT/NT} How do we reconcile the Old Testament use of "soul" to mean a whole person with statements by Jesus implying that a soul is a separate entity? He seems to be contradicting what the Old Testament teaches.3. 31:24 {Why is Open Theism Unbiblical?} I know in the past you have been against Open Theism. Why is the idea of a non-completely settled future unbiblical? I lean toward Open Theism due to God’s freedom.4. 33:53 {Praying for Personal Blessings: Selfish?} Can you share your insight on how to get over the feeling that it’s somehow wrong to pray for personal blessings? Objectively, I know it’s not, but the feeling often creeps in, as if it’s selfish.5. 37:47 {“Lord” in the OT vs. NT} Is the title of Lord used in the same capacity in the New Testament as it is in the Old Testament (for example, in John 13:13)?6. 42:26 {Confessing to Others} You've recently been calling leaders out publicly. Do all Christians need to publicly confess our sins, or only leaders? Is confessing to God and repenting enough, or should we tell each other?7. 51:36 {The Importance of Jesus’ Lineage} Why was it so important for Jesus to be born from Seth vs. Cain, Isaac vs. Ishmael, etc., since He came to save all mankind?8. 53:49 {Should Shame Linger?} As a kid, even after apologizing, I felt my parents' shame/disappointment/anger in the room until a period of time would pass. I know my sin harms my intimacy w/God even though Romans 8:1 is true, so I can't get over the "awkward in the room" feeling when I try to pray or draw near to God after sinning. Should shame linger for a period of time?9. 57:09 {Church Leadership: Unbiblical Demands?} A church I know has an Intellectual Property document that staff signs and it says they can't pursue personal creative projects without the leadership’s permission. Is this biblical?10. 1:02:04 {How to Draw Near to God} How can someone draw closer to God? How to Find Jesus in The Old Testament playlist: Click Here Michael Brown’s 23 years of cover-up. (I hope I can delete this video in day when he repents): Click Here I'm taking questions from the live chat... here are the rules: I do this live stream most Fridays at 1 p.m. Pacific Time. You're welcome to join.To ask a question, you'll need to follow these instructions:1. Don't post your question before you see me live on camera.2. Post questions as comments in the LIVE chat at the beginning of the stream.3. Post your question with "Q" at the beginning so we can easily identify that you are sending it in as a question for me and not just a comment in the chat.4. Try to be as clear as possible so I won't misunderstand the question. Keep in mind that I don't know anything about your question other than what you type in that short comment.5. Include specific verse references when possible or applicable.6. Only one question submitted per subscriber, per stream, please. Submitting the same question into the chat a few times is OK.7. Please understand that we don't strictly take the first 10 questions submitted. Our team takes several factors into consideration.8. You can also check the "Clip Search" on BibleThinker.org in advance to see if your topic of interest has already been covered in a past session. I try not to answer the same questions over and over, so you may find what you need there. My website is searchable and all the video and audio content is free:https://BibleThi...

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0:00.0

All right. AI is amazing and terrible, and it's not going away. So let me explain why this first

0:07.6

question is being asked. The first question is like, what's the proper use of AI? Like, what should we

0:13.3

be using AI for as pastors preparing sermons? Now, this is not about whether you should use it or not.

0:19.4

It's more like rules for how you'll use it. Actually, let me, I forgot to pull this up. Let me pull up the reason why I'm answering this question. It was actually Sean McDowell's question on Twitter. And I replied and then thought, you know what? I think this is a good thing for us to discuss. So let me find that question. I'm so not ready. I'll tell you guys why

0:40.6

all of a sudden right before the stream, I got distracted. But first, I'll answer the first question,

0:45.0

then I'll tell you that. Then we'll go to the second question. What is the right use of AI?

0:50.7

So the question from Sean, is it gone? Sean? Is the Sean question gone? What ethical guidelines

0:59.9

should pastors follow when using AI to develop sermons? Okay, that's the question. What ethical

1:04.6

guidelines? Now, I think there's actually wisdom in asking this question because I prefer to say,

1:10.2

I'll be honest, and this is perhaps

1:11.5

me showing my age, if you notice the gray in my beard, which doesn't actually show up on camera

1:15.6

as much as it's actually there. The question, the thing I'd like to say is, hey, pastors,

1:22.6

don't use AI. But I'm going to acknowledge, because I'm old enough to know, I'm young enough to, I'm old

1:30.0

enough and young enough. I'm in that middle ground to know that I'm speaking from my generation

1:35.7

and not realistically about the future. All right? You're going to use AI. Pastures, you're going to

1:41.4

use AI. You're probably going to use it during your preparation studies.

1:46.2

And it's probably better to ask what guidelines you need to have instead of whether you should use it or not.

1:51.2

So here are some guidelines.

1:52.1

I gave six, and I'll read them to you now.

1:55.6

These are my opinions, and I will support many of these with specific scriptures, or at least with other reasons that I think are consistent with the Word of God.

2:03.6

Number one, don't fail to comprehend the text because of taking shortcuts.

2:09.0

That's the first thing I'll say.

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