Selah Frontrunner Offers Hope as Transhumanism Looms: ‘We Have the Power Through Jesus’

Published: February 16, 2023

Selah Band Frontman Offers Hope as Transhumanism Looms: ‘We Have the Power Through Jesus’

By Movieguide® Contributor

Todd Smith, frontman for beloved Christian band Selah, recently urged Christians to be on guard as the world embraces transhumanism, the Christian Post reports.

The singer said, “One thing you’re going to start hearing a lot more about, where we’re headed, is transhumanism. Atheism, probably, over time, is slowly going to die out, believe it or not. But transhumanism is really going to start to grow more as the occult grows more, as people get into spirituality more, and they’re checking things out.”

What is transhumanism? According to Encyclopedia Britannica, it is a philosophical and scientific movement that “advocates the use of current and emerging technologies—such as genetic engineering, cryonics, artificial intelligence (AI), and nanotechnology—to augment human capabilities and improve the human condition.”

While this trend raises many spiritual, moral and ethical questions, Smith posits that people’s desire to “improve the human condition” dates back to the Garden of Eden.

“‘Did He say you couldn’t eat of this? If you do, you’ll be like Him. You’ll be a god.’ Even Satan himself [in Isaiah] said, I will be like Him; I will raise myself up,” Smith explained.

“So you’re going to see people will probably say, ‘Oh, yeah, Jesus is real, but He’s not the supreme God, and we can be gods!” Smith added.

He continued, “You’re seeing and hearing stories about [how] different countries are making super soldiers where they’re basically altering the DNA.”

This new technology will provide some benefits, Smith explained.

“If you have cancer, if you have this disease or if you have that disease, the technology is moving so rapidly we’ll have a lot of cures for those things,” he continued.

However, any benefit will come at a cost.

“Where it’s going to lead is, we [will] start to believe that we’re God and we’ll start to believe that we are above God, and that’s what transhumanism is,” Smith insisted.

While technological developments like this can spark fear and anxiety, Smith knows that Jesus and the church will always be the answer.

“We need to be able to show people because we have the power; we have the power through Jesus. We have the death and resurrection and the shedding of His blood and His name is above every name, and it makes the demons scatter. It makes Satan scatter,” Smith assured.

Selah, which includes Smith, Allan Hall and Amy Perry, recently celebrated 25 years in the Christian music industry.

Their newest release Greatest Hymns Vol. 3 commemorates their time in music ministry and more than 750 million streams of their songs. Throughout it all, their goal has been to offer “comfort and encouragement” to listeners.