The Bible vs AI - How Much Are You Relying On AI?

Where do you get your counsel when you need an answer you can completely rely on?

We spend a lot of money on therapists and counselors. We spend a lot of time talking with friends, pastors, family members, and people we trust about what we should do. And now, more and more people are turning to AI.

I use AI. I think it is a great tool. I use it for writing, research, ideas, explanations, and even to help me think through things. But today, I’m showing you an actual image of a conversation between me and ChatGPT where Chat simply got something wrong.

I questioned the answer, and Chat acknowledged the mistake. Then I asked Chat to create the image you’re looking at.

And here’s another one. Wendy used AI to help pick a paint color. AI gave her the correct Sherwin Williams paint name and the correct paint number, but the image it created showed the wrong color. The information sounded right, but the visual representation was wrong. That mistake turned into about a $500 error for us.

AI simply makes mistakes.

That was a good reminder for me. People can be wrong. Counselors can be wrong. Pastors can be wrong. Friends can be wrong. I can certainly be wrong, and AI can be wrong too.

God’s Word is different.

“Every word of God is true. He guards those who come to him for safety.” (Proverbs 30:5 NCV)

That is an incredible statement. Every word of God is true. Not mostly true. Not usually dependable. Not correct most of the time. God’s Word is the one place you and I can go for counsel that does not need to be corrected later.

Now, that does not mean counselors are bad. It does not mean therapy is bad. It does not mean we should stop asking wise people for advice. In fact, the Bible encourages wise counsel. But every piece of human counsel has to be measured against something, and for me, that standard has to be God’s Word.

What I have found is that most of the people Wendy and I counsel already know much more than they think they do. They usually know the difference between right and wrong. They know they should forgive. They know they should tell the truth. They know they should stop doing certain things. They know they should love the difficult person. They know they should not be controlled by anger, lust, bitterness, pride, jealousy, greed, or revenge.

Yet for some reason, we still want another human being to tell us what to do.

Maybe the real issue is not always that we do not know what God says. Maybe the issue is that we do know, and we just do not like the answer.

James gets right to the heart of that.

“But people are tempted when their own evil desire leads them away and traps them. This desire leads to sin, and then the sin grows and brings death.” (James 1:14 to 15 NCV)

Notice where James says the problem begins. It begins inside of us. My own desires can pull me away. Your own desires can pull you away. We want what we want, and sometimes what we want is completely opposite of what God says is best.

I want the pleasure. I want to say what I feel like saying. I want to get even. I want to hold onto the offense. I want the other person to apologize first. I want somebody else to change while I remain exactly the same.

And when I live that way, something in me begins to erode. I become more bitter, more angry, more selfish, more restless, and less peaceful. Sin always promises something good, but eventually it takes something from us.

That is why I need the Bible to tell me the truth, even when I do not want to hear it.

“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for showing people what is wrong in their lives, for correcting faults, and for teaching how to live right.” (2 Timothy 3:16 NCV)

I love the simplicity of that. Teach me. Show me where I am wrong. Correct me. Teach me how to live.

That is what good counsel should do anyway. It should not simply tell me what makes me feel better. It should help me see what is true.

“Your word is like a lamp for my feet and a light for my path.” (Psalm 119:105 NCV)

God’s Word does not always give me a detailed map of everything that is going to happen. Sometimes it simply gives me enough light to know the next right thing to do.

Love this person. Forgive that person. Tell the truth. Stop doing that thing you know is wrong. Apologize. Be generous. Be patient. Serve instead of demanding to be served. It’s the next right thing to do.

And if I am being truthful, I usually know those things before I ask anybody. The bigger issue is whether I love God enough to actually do what He says.

Jesus said, “If you love me, you will obey my commands.” (John 14:15 NCV)

That really gets to the heart of it. Obedience is not just about rules. It is about love. If I deeply love Christ, then His way starts to matter more than my desires. I want to honor Him more than I want to satisfy myself. I want to forgive because He forgave me. I want to love because He loved me first. I want to serve because He served me.

So I am not trying to obey God so He will love me. I am trying to obey because He already loved me enough to send His Son to save me.

When my love for Christ becomes greater than my love for the temptation, obedience begins to make more sense. When gratitude for what Jesus has done becomes stronger than my desire to get my way, I begin to live differently.

So yes, use AI. I recommend it. Get counseling when you need it. Talk to wise people. Ask questions. Learn from people who have experience.

But remember that all human counsel has limitations.

AI gathers information from human sources. Sometimes it misunderstands something. Sometimes it gets facts wrong. Sometimes it can even give you the right paint name and number and still show you the wrong color. It can be incredibly useful, but it is not flawless.

God’s Word is different, flawless, and perfect.

So when I am confused, when I am tempted, when I am hurt, when I am angry, when I want revenge, when I do not want to forgive, or when I simply do not know what to do, I want to keep coming back to the source I can trust. The Bible. Not because it always tells me what I want to hear, but because it tells me the truth.

And most of the time, I already know what God wants me to do. The real question is whether I love Him enough to do it.

LORD, help me desire to read your word every day - then do it. IJNIP amen ♥️