Paul Long, founder and president of Kappa Studios, the post-production facility for 'The Chosen' and other faith-based content, noted to Fox News Digital that viewers often search 'Who is Jesus?' and 'Who is Matthew?' while watching the show.

I recently saw an article on FOX Business about a new app that allows people to use an AI chatbot to talk with biblical figures such as Jesus or Moses. I don’t want to steal anyone’s joy, so if people are able to learn something from talking to AI Jesus, more power to them.

There are risks, though, in replacing God with computer programs. For one thing, AI programs sometimes hallucinate. Your conversation might take a strange turn when "Jesus" says something that’s just not true or makes up a Bible verse or reference that doesn’t exist.

Another risk with AI Jesus comes from replacing the living and true God with a false God. The Bible is pretty clear that we should pray to the real God, not to idols or pretenders. If we remember that AI Jesus is simply a tool to help some people learn about Jesus, then there’s probably no harm. If people start to confuse the heavenly God with an earthly app, spiritual danger is close at hand.

But there’s a bigger question: Why talk to AI Jesus when you can encounter real Jesus?

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