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The Critical Error Most Bible Students Miss

And how it is creating a new age modern theologian and student of the Bible...

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Joel Muddamalle, PhD
Aug 19, 2025
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The Bible was written for us, but not to us.

I recently watched an interview that Lecrae had with Larry Sanger (co-founder of Wikipedia) where they discussed the Hebrew term "elohim" and how Christians should understand it. In the clip, Larry was adamant that we should not understand the term as God, and if we do translate it, it is only appropriate to do so within quotation marks (e.g., "gods") as an indication that these beings do not exist.

Needless to say, I have lots of issues with this statement.

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I created a brief response video if you guys want to check that out.

Then, the other day I saw a video of Doug Wilson in a CNN interview where he stated, "Women are the kind of people that people come out of." I watched the extended 30-minute interview, and there is more than I have time or energy to address. But the comment about not having women in subm…

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