Artificial intelligence, genetic editing, and digital surveillance are reshaping society faster than ethics can keep up. For believers, the question is not whether to use technology but how to engage it faithfully.

Scripture may not mention algorithms, but it speaks about wisdom, stewardship, and love. Proverbs urges, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.” (Proverbs 1:7). Before adopting new tools, we ask: will this glorify God and serve people, or will it exploit and harm?

Technology is never neutral. Social media can connect families or fuel envy. AI can aid medicine or manipulate truth. Christians are called to discernment – to “test everything; hold on to what is good.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21). We use tools, but we refuse to be shaped uncritically by them.

We must also protect human dignity. Every person is made in God’s image. When technology commodifies people – reducing them to data, likes, or productivity – we push back. Jesus showed compassion for individuals overlooked by systems.

Finally, technology should never become a saviour. Hope belongs to Christ alone. Psalm 20:7 warns, “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” Today we might say, “Some trust in code and machines.” Wise Christians embrace innovation but resist idolatry.

Engaging technology with prayerful curiosity and ethical courage can make the church a prophetic voice in a world racing forward without a moral compass.