“It was great to see 300-pound linemen get excited about the Bible.”
Logos Director of Media Relations Scott Lindsey, a lifelong New England Patriots fan, recently found himself in unexpected territory: the Seattle Seahawks’ locker room.
There, he helped lead the team’s weekly Bible study with pastor Jonathan Rainey.
As the Seahawks and Patriots prepare to play in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Lindsay told CBN News that he was “really shocked” by “how serious[Seattle players]were about their Bible study.”
“They have the same seriousness about how to live their lives according to God’s word that they do in the field,” he said.
In November, Lindsay joined Laney’s pre-practice Bible study, which regularly draws as many as 50 players throughout the season to help players, including wide receiver Jake Bobo and quarterback Drew Lock, understand the Bible on a deeper level.
Rainey and Lindsey’s collaboration comes as Logos is launching a new artificial intelligence tool that allows users to explore theology, study doctrine, and ask deep questions about Bible passages.
Recognizing how ubiquitous AI has become, Lindsay warned that the use of most artificial intelligence platforms is risky for a variety of reasons, including the propensity of such tools to create hallucinations. Hallucinations are a phenomenon in which generative tools, such as large-scale language models, confidently generate inaccurate or completely fabricated content, either by drawing from misinformation on the Internet or by failing to acknowledge the lack of information in response to a query.
“The problem with hallucinations is actually getting worse,” Lindsey explained. “We checked last week and statistically, about 35% to 90% of the answers we get from AI are fabricated and dangerous.”
This phenomenon is especially dangerous when studying the Bible, he noted. Logos’ artificial intelligence tools, on the other hand, are based solely on the Bible and vetted theological and academic research.
“Our AI is not connected to the internet,” a Logos executive said. “It’s bound by the Bible and trusted scholarship. I call it AI with guardrails.”
“We want people to know, ‘This is what the Word of God says,’ rather than an algorithm figuring out just what people want to hear,” he added.
Lindsey said he was encouraged by the conversations he had with Seattle players when he shared the new Logos technology. Many of the athletes asked questions ranging from the Nephilim mentioned in Genesis to what the Bible teaches about raising children, he recalled.
What he saw in Seattle’s locker room appears to have spread quite widely across the sports world.
Prominent NFL stars such as Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers, Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles, and Drake Maye of the Patriots are openly Christian and frequently profess their belief in God.
“When you think about how popular and well-known quarterbacks are, when young people, you know, see their idols, athletes so to speak, talk about their love for Jesus, it’s very encouraging for young people to be bold,” Lindsey said.
He later added: “It’s amazing to see them glorify God every time they step on the microphone.”
All of this is due to a surge in Bible reading across the U.S., especially among Millennials and Gen Z, according to Barna data. But research also shows that the number of Americans who strongly affirm the authority of the Bible is decreasing.
Lindsey said many of the contradictions have to do with Biblical literacy.
More and more people are reading the Bible, but they are not truly studying its doctrine. This is important. The “horror” Lindsey pointed out is that people are having trouble reading and understanding the Bible, and turning to poor sources like Google and ChatGPT for answers.
“It’s a dangerous place to ask theological questions,” he said, urging people to talk to someone they trust or use tools like Logos. “God is truth. He is not afraid of any questions from anyone. The problem is that they go elsewhere for answers…and many end up shipwrecked and led down meaningless paths.”
He added: “I’ve been walking with Jesus for 30 years. I still have so many questions. But that’s the great thing about the Bible. You can never surpass Jesus.”
You can watch our full conversation with Lindsay in the video above. Also, if you would like a 60-day free trial of Logos, click here: logos.com/cbn.
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