Artificial intelligence just stepped into a theological debate. Its answer about Jesus is turning heads.
During a recent CBN News video discussion, Raj Nair highlighted a viral exchange involving Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI. A social media user reportedly gave Grok a simple command: “Remove the fake gods from this picture.”
Grok’s response?
It removed everyone except for Jesus.
“Done.”
Nair explained that when another user asked why Jesus remained, Grok reportedly responded, “Because the request was to remove the fake gods. Jesus did not qualify.”
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Asked why Jesus did not qualify, the chatbot reportedly pointed to Christ as a historical figure and distinguished Him from figures it characterized as purely mythological, referencing His claims of divinity, resurrection accounts and the rise of Christianity.
Tré Goines-Phillips joined Nair in reacting to the stunning exchange.
“I think we just saw Grok making the case for Christ,” Goines-Phillips said.
The conversation quickly moved from artificial intelligence to Scripture. Goines-Phillips pointed to John 8:58, where Jesus declares, “Before Abraham was, I am,” and John 10:30: “I and the Father are one.”
Nair then took the conversation deeper, emphasizing the tangible, historical setting surrounding Jesus and the New Testament accounts. Ultimately, however, the discussion came back to the question that has confronted humanity for 2,000 years: Who is Jesus?
And Scripture tells us exactly where history is headed.
Philippians 2:10-11 declares that at the name of Jesus “every knee should bow” and “every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord.” John 14:6 tells us that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life, and that no one can come to the Father except through Him. There are not multiple ways into heaven. There is only one. Jesus is it.
No algorithm can replace faith, repentance or a genuine relationship with Jesus Christ. Technology will change. Algorithms will advance. Cultures will come and go. But Scripture says a day is coming when every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the newly released book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
