Is Dispensationalism Even in the Bible? Rev Matt

 What I want to do is show you that conversation, but at the same time I want this article to serve as a template for using AI intelligently. Some people just ask AI a question and then accept its answer. But AI is not an authority on anything, it is an information aggregator that can very quickly search and summarize information. This has its strengths and weaknesses.

In this piece I am going to taken you through how I assessed dispensationalism, while also using AI critically. I think the results are informing from both angles. AI answers will be in italics, to distinguish them from my writing, and I have summarized some of them to make this article more accessible.

My First Question

Out of curiosity I decided to ask Deepseek this question: “What theme is most prominent in the Bible?”

It gave me an incredible answer, one I was not actually expecting:

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Excellent question. While the Bible is a complex library of books written over centuries, most theologians and scholars agree that one overarching theme binds it all together:

The Kingdom of God.

This theme acts as the central narrative thread, and it can be broken down into a more specific and powerful storyline: God’s unfolding plan to redeem and restore His broken creation through a promised Messiah.

Here’s a breakdown of why this is the most prominent theme and how it develops from Genesis to Revelation:

(Read the rest - it will blow your mind in its insight and broad perspective! - CL)

https://revmatthewlittlefield.substack.com/p/is-dispensationalism-even-in-the?publication_id=1182452&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=y7h5a&utm_medium=email 

...This analysis and argument will not convince many dispensationalists. In fact, I know some might even see it as evidence that AI is of the antichrist, as it downplays the importance of Christians focusing on a nation that calls itself Israel. I had someone say that to me online once, so I am not just surmising here. But this analysis is interesting, because AI is good at recognizing patterns and collating information. And when it studies the patterns in the Bible it finds that a Christocentric unified story about God calling one people to himself through faith is the consistent message of the Bible. Dispensationalism is not found in the mix.

But this analysis is also interesting, because it shows you should not just accept AI’s first answer to a question. It’s first answer was based on the majority opinion. Eventually, I got it to analyse the text itself, and it confirmed the Covenantal or unified framework, but I needed to tease out why it answered questions in certain ways first. AI is a useful tool, but we need to use it critically.