Elon Musk made a short comment about Jesus on social media, and people think it could be the start of something.
The tech mogul weighed in on X after another user asked whether anyone would try to bring him to Christianity, posting: “Someone needs to evangelize Elon Musk. Who will lead him to Christ?”
Musk responded with a brief statement: “I believe in the teachings of Jesus.”
The remark quickly drew a range of reactions, with some suggesting it hinted at a bigger personal shift.
One person commented: “Something really really bad is about to come out about him.”
While another wrote: “He said this for a very long time. He’s not a Christian but he believes in the teachings of Christ.”
And a third asked: “Agreeing with teachings and believing that Jesus is the Son of God sent to redeem our sins is 2 different things. Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?”
Others pushed back against the darker interpretations, with one person offering a more optimistic take: “Could also be something beautiful.”
I agree with the teachings of Jesus
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 17, 2026
Another user argued the comment wasn’t new at all, saying: “He has said this several times over the years. He agrees with Jesus’s teaching.”
Musk has shared similar sentiments before. In 2022, he wrote on X: “Jesus taught love, kindness and forgiveness. I used to think that turning the other cheek was weak & foolish, but I was the fool for not appreciating its profound wisdom.”
Then in 2024, during an interview with Jordan Peters, he said: “While I’m not a particularly religious person, I do believe that the teachings of Jesus are good and wise.”
He has also described moving away from religion as a teenager, saying he lost his faith at around 14 as he started thinking more deeply about the universe.
Back in 2013, he told Rainn Wilson that although he accepted there are aspects of existence people may never fully grasp, he was ‘less convinced that there’s some superconsciousness watching over our every movement and kind of evaluating it against some criteria and deciding whether we’re going to one place or another when we die. I think that’s unlikely.’
Yet years later, he appeared more willing to entertain spiritual possibilities. In 2025, he said: “I’m open to the idea of God… If you say, where did the universe come from? How is it created? I suppose there would be some entity that you could call God.”