How the AI here works
The plain-English version, in writing, on purpose.
What the AI will do
When you ask a question, the assistant searches the commentary of eight named teachers: Chrysostom, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas (Catena Aurea), Calvin, Matthew Henry, John Gill, Adam Clarke, and Jamieson-Fausset-Brown. It quotes and summarizes what they wrote, with a citation after every claim. You can tap any citation and read the original passage yourself.
What the AI will never do
- It will never interpret Scripture on its own authority. Every theological statement it makes belongs to a named teacher, and the citation proves it.
- It will never tell you which tradition is right. The voices are labeled and kept side by side. Weighing them is your work, not the app's.
- It will never pray for you, speak as God, or act as your pastor. There are people in your life for that. This is a study tool.
- It will never make something up to avoid silence. When the teachers don't address your question, it says exactly that: “The provided sources don't address this.” We consider that refusal a feature.
Where the words come from
Every commentary on this site is public domain, drawn from translations published between 1845 and 1889 (and originals from the 4th century onward). The assistant's answers are assembled only from this library. It has no access to the open internet, to modern commentary, or to anyone's opinions, including its own.
Your writing is yours
Journal entries and reflections are private to your account, protected at the database level. They are never used to train anything and never shown to anyone else.
No engagement tricks
No streaks, no badges, no guilt screens, no notifications designed to pull you back. If this app helps you, we want it to be because you met the text and the teachers, and kept coming back on your own.