Is Elon Musk’s 5-year Old Son an Evangelist?

Someone posted a fake video of Elon Musk’s 5-year old son talking about Jesus. What AI had him say was basically true. So, does that make it good that the “truth” got out there even though propagated by a lie that he words came from a five year old?

Here’s my take. While it said true things about Jesus, it was a lie that pretended it was real. If I were an unbeliever I would think, those crazy Christians are lying on top of the lie that Jesus is the only way. It just makes us look bad and damages our testimony, which is something we can ill afford these days especially. 

If those who posted the video had made it clear with a disclaimer that it wasn’t intended to be seen as true (like the satirical publication called the Babylon Bee that says up front: “Fake News that You Can Trust”), I guess it would be a little different. But it seems they posted it as if it were genuine. It’s the definition of “disingenuous,” which doesn’t really constitute what you would call a good testimony.

“Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways;” said Paul, “we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.” (2 Corinthians 4:2)

Could it have been an antichristian sceptic that posted this to make us look even worse than we already do? More likely it was someone who believes in Jesus thinking it would get the message out there no matter the medium. Back in the day a Canadian philosopher named Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase: “The medium is the message.” In other words, the medium through which information is transmitted influences how the information is perceived and interpreted. Since the medium in this case is a lie, how can that be a conduit through which we expect the Sprit to do his work of conveying the good news?

Just my opinion. What’s yours?