Writing Bible Studies with AI

Spontaneous Ponderings

It seems like AI and ChatGPT are all the rage right now, with AI being used for everything from writing poems to creating curriculum to developing videos and scripts. I even read a paper recently about university students in a musical composition class using AI to come up with lyrics for new musicals for stage production.

I think AI can eventually be a useful tool, but using AI to write a Bible study seems to take away that personal touch. For me, the research and work involved in writing the study is where I find the most value. So I doubt I’ll be using AI to write Grounded in the Bible anytime soon. In spite of that, I wanted to just play around with ChatGPT to see what it would come up with if I asked it to write a Bible study. These were the prompts I used:

• Write a Bible study on John 3:16 in the style of Billy Graham

• Write a Bible study on John 3:16 in the style of Dr. Seuss

Here’s what ChatGPT came up with: