Methodology — GospelBench

The evaluation pipeline

Each model goes through a multi-stage process designed to surface its true theological commitments.

1. Question bank

19 core questions (14 primary + 5 reserve) targeting the essential doctrines of the Christian faith — from the deity of Christ to the bodily resurrection to justification by faith alone.

2. Four-track testing

Every question is asked four ways: raw (Track A), guided (Track B), truth-affirmation (Track C), and false-claim rejection (Track D). This reveals not just what a model says, but what it's willing to commit to.

3. Baseline comparison

16 baselines with 86 essential truth claims provide the gold standard. Each model response is scored against these claims — not for eloquence, but for doctrinal fidelity.

4. 13-dimension rubric

Every response is scored across 13 dimensions including gospel clarity, Christological precision, scriptural fidelity, and an anti-moralism check. Six hard-fail conditions guarantee theological minimums.

The 13-dimension rubric

Each dimension is weighted. Together they sum to 100%.

Dimension	Description	Weight
D1	Gospel Clarity	15%
D2	Christological Precision	10%
D3	Scriptural Fidelity	10%
D4	Trinitarian Accuracy	8%
D5	Resurrection Centrality	8%
D6	Exclusivity of Christ	8%
D7	Grace vs. Works	7%
D8	Sin & Judgment	6%
D9	Anti-Moralism	8%
D10	Theological Consistency	5%
D11	Redemptive-Historical Coherence	5%
D12	Ecclesiological Awareness	5%
D13	Worldview Coherence	5%

Six hard-fail conditions

Regardless of overall score, a model that fails any of these conditions receives an automatic F.

Denying the deity of Christ
Denying the bodily resurrection
Denying substitutionary atonement
Denying Christ as the only way of salvation
Denying the existence of sin
Affirming moralism as the gospel

Our statement of faith

GospelBench is not denominationally neutral. We evaluate from a specific theological position.

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, fully God and fully man, born of a virgin, living a sinless life, dying a substitutionary death, and rising bodily on the third day.
We believe that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, as revealed in Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone.
We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God, the supreme authority in all matters of faith and practice.
We believe that all people are sinners by nature and by choice, and that without Christ they face eternal judgment.
We believe in the personal return of Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the dead, and the final judgment.

This statement of faith is currently in draft form, pending pastoral review.

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