Karl Alibuas

I'm a software developer and church leader within the Philippines General Council of the Assemblies of God (PGCAG), where I serve as a Liaison Officer for the Align Commission under the TEAMFIRE framework. My work sits at the intersection of technology, ministry, and discipleship.

I'm not a seminary graduate or a biblical scholar — I'm a developer who loves Scripture and believes that good tools can make real scholarship accessible to everyone. For years, I've been the person who digs into the original Greek and Hebrew, cross-references three commentaries before accepting a sermon illustration, and believes that how we study the Bible matters as much as what we study.

When AI Bible tools started appearing, I got excited — and then concerned. Most of them wrap a language model in Scripture and call it good. I've seen these tools fabricate quotes from scholars who never said those things, blend denominational positions without warning, and present AI-generated theology as if it were established commentary.

I built OpenLumin because I believe we can do better.

OpenLumin doesn't generate theology. It retrieves from real scholars — Matthew Henry, John Gill, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, Michael Heiser, and others who gave their lives to studying Scripture — and lets you discover the meaning yourself. The AI is a research assistant. The scholars are the teachers. You are the student.

My vision is simple: every believer — from a curious teenager in Manila to a seminary student in Nairobi to a pastor in rural Philippines — should have access to the same quality of scholarly Bible study. No paywalls. No premium tiers. Just the Word, the scholars, and you.