In this episode, we confront a growing cultural myth: the belief that humanity is merely a transitional tool, a “biological bootloader”, for the rise of digital superintelligence.

While tech leaders like Elon Musk imagine a future where artificial intelligence upgrades or replaces us, Scripture offers a radically different vision. We are not accidental scaffolding for a machine god; we are image-bearers of the living God, made with purpose, dignity, and eternal worth. Tracing the ancient lie of Genesis 3, “You will be like God”, we explore how modern transhumanism revives humanity’s oldest temptation: to transcend our limits without our Creator.

But rather than escape the curse through code, we find hope in the gospel of Jesus Christ, who entered our weakness, shared in our suffering, and redeemed our humanity at the cross. In a world obsessed with optimization, we ask: What are the hidden costs of trying to upgrade our way out of being human? And what does it mean to rest in a Savior who doesn’t require us to become more than human to be fully loved?

With Scriptures like Genesis 1, Psalm 14, and Hebrews 4 as our guide, we challenge the assumption that faster, smarter, and stronger is always better—and offer the good news that through Christ, grace meets us exactly where we are. 

 In this second installment of Baal.ai, we continue exploring the spiritual implications of artificial intelligence; not merely as a technological tool, but as a modern idol shaped in the image of our deepest desires. Building on Episode 1’s discussion of humanity’s creative nature as image-bearers of God, we now turn to examine how that creative drive becomes corrupted when severed from its source.

Just as Baal once promised control over fertility, prosperity, and weather, today’s AI systems offer counterfeit versions of God’s attributes: omniscience through data absorption, omnipresence through ever-connected devices, and growing omnipotence through decision-making algorithms. But with these promises come hidden sacrifices: relational, spiritual, and moral. This episode challenges listeners to consider whether the pursuit of ease, speed, and control is leading us not toward flourishing but toward fracture.

With Scripture as our guide, 2 Kings 17, Jeremiah 2, Romans 1, we confront the unsettling parallels between ancient idolatry and modern innovation. AI may offer answers, intimacy, creativity, and power, but it cannot satisfy the soul. Only Christ can. As we reflect on what it means to follow Jesus in a world increasingly discipled by machines, we ask; where have we traded the fountain of living water for broken cisterns? Where have we begun to treat Jesus as a divine assistant rather than the all-sufficient King? And are we building a future that’s actually good for the next generation? Or are we building one that quietly erodes what it means to be human? 

Episode 1: Baal.ai — The Golden Calf of the Digital Age

In this inaugural episode, we explore the theological weight behind artificial intelligence and the human obsession with becoming like God. Built from the dust yet made in the image of the Divine, humans are designed to reflect God's glory—especially through words. We live in a word-based reality, governed by logic and meaning, revealed ultimately in Christ, the Logos made flesh.

But when creation turns from its Creator, the impulse to imitate becomes idolatrous. From the Tower of Babel to Baal worship in ancient Israel, we trace a long arc of humans using technology and power to replace the God who gives both. Today, that arc leads us to Baal.ai—the modern golden calf, promising omniscience, omnipotence, and even eternal life.

We discuss how AI mirrors God's attributes (knowing all, being everywhere, solving death), and why that should concern us. But we also ask: can AI be used for good? For discipleship? For the dominion mandate?

Scripture, tech theology, and practical discipleship intersect in this foundational episode as we seek to discern how to love God and neighbor in an age of machine-made gods.