False Prophecy—A Serious Biblical Error And False Doctrine

False Prophecy—A Serious Biblical Error And False Doctrine

Bodie Hodge, M.Sc., B.Sc., PEI

Biblical Authority Ministries, September 18, 2026 (Donate)

‘But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.’ “And if you say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?’ “when a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him." (Deuteronomy 18: 20-22, NKJV)

According to the Bible, falsely claiming to speak for God is an extremely serious offense. It makes a person a false prophet and in the Old Testament they were to be put to death.

Beware of alleged new prophecies! Image requested by Bodie Hodge*

A false prophet isn’t merely someone who makes an ordinary mistake. The issue is claiming divine authority for a message God didn’t give. For instance, Muhammad, the founder of Islam, had an instance where he claimed he attributed the words of Satan to God and this has been a mess for those professing Islam ever since.[1] This was by his own admission and is problematic.

What Makes A Prophecy False?

God provides several biblical tests—naturally, against God’s previous revelation. First, a prophecy attributed to God must come true. Recall that Deuteronomy 18:20-22 says that when someone speaks in God's name and the prediction doesn’t occur then that alleged prophet has spoken presumptuously.

Next, the message can’t contradict previous revelation. Even if a predicted sign occurs, a prophet who directs people toward another god or another gospel must be rejected (e.g., Deuteronomy 13:1-5; Isaiah 8:20; 2 Corinthians 11:3-4).

Also, a prophet can’t invent revelation. God condemned prophets who claimed He had spoken when He hadn’t:

“I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. But if they had stood in My counsel, And had caused My people to hear My words, Then they would have turned them from their evil way And from the evil of their doings. (Jeremiah 23:21-22, NKJV).

Finally, false prophets can appear religious. Jesus warned us to be aware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but are actually ravenous wolves (Matthew 7:15)! And Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14)!  Christians must therefore test those claiming revelation (e.g., 1 John 4:1-3).

Conditional Prophecy

As a caveat, you must understand a something important. The Bible reveals that there are conditional prophecies that one could mistake for a false claim, when in fact it isn’t. Some prophecies by God have come with conditional judgment. One of those prime examples is with Jonah. If Nineveh didn’t repent, they would be judged and destroyed.

As you find out, Nineveh wasn’t destroyed, so one might mistakenly think, “oh, this was a false prophecy”—but it isn’t. Because the destruction was predicated on whether they repented or not. Of course, Nineveh repented at Jonah’s preaching, so the need for destruction was relented. The point is that this is conditional prophecy.  

Conditional prophecy must be distinguished from failed prophecy. As seen, God sometimes makes judgment dependent upon repentance or obedience (Jeremiah 18:7-10; Jonah 3:4-10). That is totally distinct and different from making an unconditional prediction in God's name that simply fails.

Prominent Alleged Prophets And Prophetic Movements

Over the last 2,000 years, numerous individuals have claimed prophetic authority or special revelation. From a biblical perspective, their claims must be tested rather than assumed—a few famous ones are:

• Muhammad claimed revelations that became the Quran, yet its theology contradicts biblical revelation concerning Christ and the gospel (and many other accounts too!).
• J. Smith claimed revelations, angelic encounters, and additional scriptures. His claims (polytheism) must be rejected as they contradict previously revealed Scripture.
• W. Miller predicted Christ's return in connection with 1843-1844. The predicted return didn’t occur.
• E.G. White claimed numerous visions. One well-known 1856 statement indicated that some people then present would remain alive until Christ's return; all subsequently died.
• C.T. Russell and the early Bible Student movement pushed prophecies of Christ return in 1874, then 1878, and then 1914...that didn’t unfold as expected.

The same biblical standard applies to modern or independent alleged "prophets." If someone says, the Lord told me this will happen, and it doesn’t happen, Christians shouldn’t excuse the statement as a minor mistake. If God didn’t say it, the speaker should never have attributed it to Him.

God can’t lie (e.g., Titus 1:2) as it would violate His own perfect nature. Therefore, genuine prophecy can’t originate with God and turn out to be false or errant. In context of prophecy, the Bible says:

Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. (1 Thessalonians 5:19-22, NKJV).

Claims of prophecy must be tested by God's already-revealed Word, not by wild reinterpretations of God's Word to rescue failed prophets and their alleged prophecies.

Conclusion

There is an “elephant in the room” here. The Bible revealed in the first century that the faith has once and for all been delivered to the saints (Christians). The Christian faith is complete. It needs nothing else—Christ has already obtained eternal salvation by His own blood. Consider the words of the Holy Spirit through Jude:

Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. (Jude 1:3, NKJV))

We no longer need any new prophecies—what we need is Jesus Christ. So one should be automatically be wary of any alleged "new" prophecies or prophetic books and claims. 

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Bodie Hodge, Ken Ham's son in law, has been an apologist defending 6-day creation and opposing evolution since 1998. He spent 21 years working at Answers in Genesis as a speaker, writer, and researcher as well as a founding news anchor for Answers News. He was also head of the Oversight Council.  

Bodie launched Biblical Authority Ministries in 2015 as a personal website and it was organized officially in 2025 as a 501(c)(3). He has spoken on multiple continents and hosts of US states in churches, colleges, and universities. He is married with four children.

Mr. Hodge earned a Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC). Then he taught at SIUC for a couple of years as a Visiting Instructor teaching all levels of undergraduate engineering and running a materials lab and a CAD lab. He did research on advanced ceramic materials to develop a new method of production of titanium diboride with a grant from Lockheed Martin. He worked as a Test Engineer for Caterpillar, Inc., prior to entering full-time ministry.

His love of science was coupled with a love of history, philosophy, and theology. For about one year of his life, Bodie was editing and updating a theological, historical, and scientific dictionary/encyclopedia. Mr. Hodge has over 25 years of experience in writing, speaking and researching in these fields.

*Image by generative program as requested by Bodie Hodge

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[1] Silas, Muhammad And The Satanic Verses, Answering Islam, accessed, September 18, 2026.

Doctrines Landing Page

Image requested by Bodie Hodge* 

Doctrines of Christianity Landing Page

• Doctrine, An Introduction
• The Importance Of Biblical Doctrine
• Church Splits
• Protestant Denominations After The Reformation
• The Doctrine of Creation
• The Inspiration Of Scripture
• The Authority Of Scripture
• The Sufficiency Of Scripture
• The Infallibility Of Scripture
• The Inerrancy Of Scripture
• Major Christian Doctrines (Triadology)
• The Doctrine Of The Canon
• The Doctrines Of Faith, Hope, And Love
• Doctrines of the Reformation: The Five Solas
• The Doctrine And Origin Of Law
• Sabbath Day And The Lord's Day
• Doctrine Of Perspicuity (Clarity)
• Doctrinal Confessions Of Faith (After The Reformation)
• Doctrine Of The Interpretation Of Scripture (Hermeneutics)
• The Doctrine Of Prayer
• The Doctrine Of Textual Criticism (And Preservation)
• The Doctrine Of The Curse
• The Doctrine Of Dominion
• The Doctrine Of The Covenant
• The Doctrine Of Hell
• The Doctrine Of Work And Rest
• The Doctrine Of Sacrifice
• Theological Doctrines Surrounding Salvation (Soteriology) 
• A Doctrinal Battle: Calvinism Vs Baxterianism Vs Arminianism (Remonstrance)
• The Doctrine Of Clothing
• The Doctrine Of The Fall Of Man
• Modes Of Baptism
• Doctrine Of War
• Intelligibility Doctrines
• Doctrine Of The Security Of The Believer
• Doctrine Of Prophecy
• The Doctrine of Sin (Hamartiology)
• The Doctrinal Ordinance of the Lord's Supper (Communion/Eucharist)
• Doctrines Of Confessions And Absolution
• The Doctrines Of Angelology, Satanology, and Demonology
• Good Works, Providence, And Promises: Common Fundamental Doctrines
• The Doctrine Of Man (Male And Female)
• The Doctrine Of The Image Of God
• Doctrine Of The Virgin Birth
• The Doctrine Of Miracles
• The Doctrine Of Biblical Apologetics
• Doctrine of Missiology
• Doctrines of Praise And Worship
• The Doctrinal Debate Over Covenant Theology And Dispensational Theology
• False Doctrine: Praying To And For The Dead? 
• The Doctrine Of Discipleship
• The Doctrine Of The Tower Of Babel
• The Doctrine Of The Flood
• The Doctrine Of Diet
• The Doctrine Of Life
• The Doctrine Of Religious Liberty (Freedom)
• The Doctrine Of Christian Discipline
• The Doctrine Of The Second Coming And Eschatological Matters
• The Doctrine Of Heaven

False Doctrines:

• False Doctrines, An Introduction
• False Authority
• The False Doctrine Of Geocentrism
• Unitarianism—A False Doctrine With Consequences
• Polytheism: A False Doctrine
• The False Doctrine Of Purgatory
• Salvation By Works: A False Doctrine
• Tattoos From A Biblical Doctrinal Viewpoint
• The False Doctrine Of Baptism For The Dead
• Are There Many Paths To God? (A False Doctrine With Eternal Consequences) 
• Will There Be More Books Of The Bible? (Open Canon)
• What About Slander, Gossip, Libel And False Accusations? (False Personal-Attack Doctrines That Permeate The Church)
• Prayer Toward Anyone Other Than God: A False Doctrine
• Can Churches Add Or Subtract Scripture? (Beware Of This False Doctrine)
• Denial Of God In The Flesh: A False Doctrine
• False Doctrine Of Bible Contradictions
• The False Doctrine Of Easy Believism
• Does The Bible Teach That Women Are Inferior?  (The False Doctrine Of Female Inferiority)
• False Prophecy: A Serious Biblical Error And False Doctrine

*Image by generative program as requested by Bodie Hodge

Does The Bible Teach That Women Are Inferior?

Does The Bible Teach That Women Are Inferior?

The False Doctrine Of Female Inferiority

Bodie Hodge, M.Sc., B.Sc., PEI

Biblical Authority Ministries, September 16, 2026 (Donate)

Sometimes skeptics—particularly evolutionary colleagues—attack the Bible by saying that Christianity teaches that women are inferior to men. Surprisingly, Charles Darwin held views about women that many people today would consider very degrading.

Portrait of Charles Darwin in his later years in the latter portion of the 1800s. Image public domain.

This raises an important question: Which worldview provides a consistent basis for the equal value of men and women? Hint—it isn’t the evolutionary worldview!

Darwin And Women

Charles Darwin believed that evolutionary processes had resulted in men having greater mental abilities than women. In Darwin’s The Descent of Man, he argued that the average mental ability of men was above that of women. He said:

... a higher eminence, in whatever he takes up, than can women—whether requiring deep thought, reason, or imagination, or merely the use of the senses and hands. If two lists were made of the most eminent men and women in poetry, painting, sculpture, music (inclusive of both composition and performance), history, science, and philosophy, with half-a-dozen names under each subject, the two lists would not bear comparison. We may also infer, from the law of the deviation from averages, so well illustrated by Mr. Galton, in his work on “Hereditary Genius” that ... the average of mental power in man must be above that of women.[1]

This definitely wasn’t simply a biblical idea that Darwin borrowed. In fact, his view conflicts with the Bible's teaching—not just about origins but also about the value of men and women.

Genesis teaches that God created both male and female in His image (Genesis 1:27). Therefore, both have eternal value because they were created by an eternal God. Galatians 3:28 also teaches that men and women are equally able to receive salvation and be one in Christ Jesus.

Of course though, men and women and boys and girls have differences. Scripture gives them different roles in certain areas, but this does not mean one sex is less valuable than the other.

Does The Bible Blame Eve?

Some skeptics believe Christianity teaches that women are responsible for bringing sin into the world because Eve ate the forbidden fruit first (the fruit of the Tree of The Knowledge of good and Evil).

Eve certainly sinned first, but the Bible places the responsibility for mankind's fall upon Adam. When Eve sinned, there was still one person who had dominion over the world that wasn’t corrupt. When Adam ate, they both were now fallen and their whole dominion fell. King Adam and Queen Eve fell form their glorious estate together—but the king gets the responsibility because the command was given to Him by God and he was the spiritual head of the human race.  

Both who had dominion ate; Image requested by Bodie Hodge*

Romans 5:12 says that it was through one man’s sin entered the world, and death through sin. 1 Corinthians 15:22 similarly reveals by the Holy Spirit that in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. As Christ became a man and lived a perfect life and upon His resurrection from His humbled state and death on the cross, He now has all dominion and authority—He is our new federal head of the human race.

Bear in mind that the Bible doesn’t teach that women are the world's "biggest sinners." Instead, God’s Word teaches that everyone sins (Romans 3:23). And one sin against and an infinitely powerful God demands the full wrath of God to punish that sin. Christ took that punishment on our behalf. Thus, both men and women need God’s gracious salvation through Jesus Christ.

Has The Bible Been Changed?

Another common claim is that the Bible was changed over the centuries, perhaps even to make women look bad. But making that claim is not the same as proving it.

Thousands of biblical manuscripts and ancient copies allow scholars to compare the biblical text across history. Discoveries such as the Dead Sea Scrolls also provide ancient evidence for the transmission of the Old Testament. Christians believe that God has preserved His Word. God’s Word—completed about 2,000 years ago—is virtually identical to today.

But again, the when reading the Bible in context and understanding its teaching, women are not inferior at all. Instead, we are co-equal as image bearers of God.  

Different Roles Do Not Mean Inferiority

Another argument claims that because the Bible gives men and women some different roles, it must teach that women are inferior. But different roles and responsibilities don’t mean different value.

Men and women are both created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-27). Therefore, they possess equal human dignity and worth before our Creator. At the same time, God designed men and women with differences that allow them to complement one another. For example, Eve was created as a "helper comparable to" Adam (Genesis 2:18). Being a helper does not mean being inferior. In fact, Scripture repeatedly refers to God as a helper (Psalm 54:4; Hebrews 13:6).

Some roles overlap—especially on clean-up day! Image requested by Bodie Hodge*

Some also argue that because wives are instructed to submit to their husbands, the Bible must consider women inferior (Ephesians 5:22-23; Colossians 3:18). Again, submission does not mean inferiority in value, intelligence, ability, or dignity. And in the same context husbands and wives are to submit to one another (Ephesians 5:21)!

Scripture gives different responsibilities to husbands and wives. Husbands, for example, are commanded to love their wives "just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her" (Ephesians 5:25). Biblical headship calls for sacrificial love. This doesn’t mean treating women as lesser persons.

Christ Jesus provides an important example showing that submission doesn’t equal inferiority. Christ submits to the Father (Luke 22:42; 1 Corinthians 15:28), yet the Son is fully divine and equal in divine nature (John 1:1; 10:30). Thus, submission can’t automatically mean that the one submitting is inferior. Keep in mind that the Father was ready to submit to the Son as well (e.g., Matthew 26:53).

The same principle applies to other biblical roles. Scripture assigns particular responsibilities to husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, and church leaders like pastors/ministers/bishops as well as elders, teachers, and deacons. Having different responsibilities doesn’t determine someone's value before God.

Biblically, men and women are different and complementary in certain roles while remaining equal as mankind created in God's image. Both are sinners, both need Jesus Christ, and both can equally receive the gift of salvation (Galatians 3:28; 1 Peter 3:7). Different roles simply don’t mean superior and inferior people; they merely reflect different responsibilities within God's created order.

Conclusion: The Bigger Question

Ultimately, these debates concern authority. Do we begin with human ideas about the past, or with God's revealed Word?

The Bible teaches that God created both men and women in His image, that both are sinners, and that both need the same Savior. Christianity doesn’t teach female inferiority. Instead, the value of every man and woman begins with their Creator.

Sadly, the attacks on the Bible in this area are often by skeptical evolutionists, who their “high priest” Charles Darwin did make statements degrading women. One’s ultimate and final authority should always be God, not fallible sinful man—like Darwin.

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Bodie Hodge, Ken Ham's son in law, has been an apologist defending 6-day creation and opposing evolution since 1998. He spent 21 years working at Answers in Genesis as a speaker, writer, and researcher as well as a founding news anchor for Answers News. He was also head of the Oversight Council.  

Bodie launched Biblical Authority Ministries in 2015 as a personal website and it was organized officially in 2025 as a 501(c)(3). He has spoken on multiple continents and hosts of US states in churches, colleges, and universities. He is married with four children.

Mr. Hodge earned a Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC). Then he taught at SIUC for a couple of years as a Visiting Instructor teaching all levels of undergraduate engineering and running a materials lab and a CAD lab. He did research on advanced ceramic materials to develop a new method of production of titanium diboride with a grant from Lockheed Martin. He worked as a Test Engineer for Caterpillar, Inc., prior to entering full-time ministry.

His love of science was coupled with a love of history, philosophy, and theology. For about one year of his life, Bodie was editing and updating a theological, historical, and scientific dictionary/encyclopedia. Mr. Hodge has over 25 years of experience in writing, speaking and researching in these fields.

*Image by generative program as requested by Bodie Hodge

 

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[1] Darwin, Charles, The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1896, page 564.

The False Doctrine Of “Easy Believism”

The False Doctrine Of “Easy Believism”

Bodie Hodge, M.Sc., B.Sc., PEI

Biblical Authority Ministries, September 15, 2026 (Donate)

Easy believism is a false doctrine that makes its way into churches far too easily. And it means the mission field is often sitting in the pew! Some of you might be asking…what is “easy believism”? that is because it isn’t talked about very often!

Easy believism refers to the idea that someone can make a momentary profession of faith in Jesus. Perhaps they repeat a prayer, call themselves "a Christian", or intellectually agree with certain facts about Christ. But they continue living their sinful life. Can they be assured of salvation regardless of whether there is repentance, perseverance, or any subsequent change of their life? 

Image requested by Bodie Hodge*

Basically, easy believers continue living their life and acting as if they were an unbeliever. In other words, there is no “fruit” or reason to think this person is saved when looking at their life or in the heart. When analyzing this idea against Scripture, there is a misunderstanding concerning the vital concept of saving faith.

Saving Faith Is More Than Intellectual Agreement

Merely believing facts about God is insufficient. There were unbelievers in ancient times that knew that Jesus resurrected, but they weren't saved (e.g., the guards at the tomb, Josephus, etc.).

One might suggest that demons and Satan know Jesus resurrected but that doesn’t save them. The Holy Spirit through James writes,

You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! (James 2:19, NKJV).

However, demons and Satan aren’t eligible for salvation so it wouldn’t matter anyway. Only man is eligible for salvation in Jesus Christ who became a man to rescue man who is made in God’s image. Fallen spiritual beings like Satan and demons can’t be saved because it isn't offer to them—they tasted the heavenly gift in the presence of God and still rebelled.

Nevertheless, demons possess accurate information about God, but they are obviously not saved. Biblical faith for man, though, involves more than just acknowledging that God and Jesus exist or acknowledging the resurrection.

This is where saving faith is key. It is a faith where one surrenders to Christ and receives Him for who He is and what He did. Essentially, we must be sincerely humbled to acknowledge that Jesus is Lord by the power of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:3).

Repentance Accompanies The Gospel

Jesus preached for sinners to repent, and believe in the gospel (Mark 1:15). Peter similarly commanded his hearers to repent (Acts 2:38) once they believed by being cut to the heart (Acts 2:37). Paul proclaimed repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 20:21). Repentance doesn’t save you (e.g., John the Baptist has a baptism of repentance) but it is something granted by God to understand the truth (2 Timothy 2:24-26).

As a caveat, repentance doesn’t mean achieving sinlessness, perfection, or earning salvation through good behavior. It involves a genuine turning to God that accompanies saving faith—it’s the fruit of salvation to understand the truth about what Christ did.

Works Don't Save, But Saving Faith Produces Fruit

God’s Word teaches salvation is by grace through faith, not of works (Ephesians 2:8-9). Yet the very next verse says believers are created in Christ Jesus for good works (Ephesians 2:10).

You need to understand that good works are expected—were made in the image of a God who does perfectly good work—every time! We, as man, echo Him, but sin has left us doing works that are filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6).

Filthy rags can never save us. Works are, therefore, not the cause of salvation but a consequence and evidence of it in that our works are now done due to a us being new creations in Christ and renewed for good godly works.

In James, he makes this distinction when he says that faith without works is dead (James 2:20, 26). So, when someone has a profession in Jesus that has no subsequent fruit, this should be a red flag as to whether someone is saved—especially if they are living in unrepentant sin. If you recall, Jesus taught that trees are known by their fruits (Matthew 7:16-20) and those with saving faith are obvious to spot.

Image requested by Bodie Hodge* 

True Believers Persevere

Jesus warned about people who initially receive the Word but later fall away because they have no root (Matthew 13:20-21). Consider the Parable of the Sower.

Mark 4:13-17, (NKJV) says:

And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? “The sower sows the word.

“And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. “These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; “and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble.

Easy believism is essentially those who hear the Word of Christ and receive it joyfully but it gets immediately choked out—either by Satan or by the fact they have no root and no growth.

1 John 2:19 similarly describes people who departed because they weren't of us—they left the fellowship of believers because their heart was elsewhere. Jesus said that he who endures to the end shall be saved (Matthew 24:13), while Colossians 1:23 commands us to continue in our faith."

Again, perseverance doesn’t earn salvation. Rather, continuing faith shows the reality of one's saving profession and submission to  Christ—as that is fruit of salvation.

Not Everyone Who Says "Lord" Is Saved

Perhaps the strongest warning against easy believism comes from Jesus (Matthew 7:20-23, NKJV):

“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. “Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

Some people outwardly profess Christ without truly belonging to Him. And sometimes they do great things. The gospel is certainly simple enough for a child to understand: believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. But this belief must be a saving belief and this is often evidenced by repentance and growing in your faith and trying to be obedient because you love Christ. Salvation is entirely by God's grace and can’t be earned.

Salvation is a free gift. But free doesn’t mean superficial. Saving faith trusts the true Christ, and is therefore accompanied by repentance, and then we live a changed life as its fruit (2 Corinthians 5:17).

Conclusion

Thus, easy believism errs when it reduces salvation to a mere verbal profession, superficial prayer, intellectual decision, or general acknowledgment while separating genuine faith from the heart receiving Christ. When one neglects repentance and ignores obedient to Christ (this doesn’t mean we are perfect and still fall short) but it shows the heart of the person.

If one refuses to follow Christ and His commands after they make a profession in Christ, then genuine believers have the right to question if that person is truly saved. Instead, it could easily be a situation where the seed get choked out—easy believism.  

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Bodie Hodge, Ken Ham's son in law, has been an apologist defending 6-day creation and opposing evolution since 1998. He spent 21 years working at Answers in Genesis as a speaker, writer, and researcher as well as a founding news anchor for Answers News. He was also head of the Oversight Council.  

Bodie launched Biblical Authority Ministries in 2015 as a personal website and it was organized officially in 2025 as a 501(c)(3). He has spoken on multiple continents and hosts of US states in churches, colleges, and universities. He is married with four children.

Mr. Hodge earned a Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC). Then he taught at SIUC for a couple of years as a Visiting Instructor teaching all levels of undergraduate engineering and running a materials lab and a CAD lab. He did research on advanced ceramic materials to develop a new method of production of titanium diboride with a grant from Lockheed Martin. He worked as a Test Engineer for Caterpillar, Inc., prior to entering full-time ministry.

His love of science was coupled with a love of history, philosophy, and theology. For about one year of his life, Bodie was editing and updating a theological, historical, and scientific dictionary/encyclopedia. Mr. Hodge has over 25 years of experience in writing, speaking and researching in these fields.

*Image by generative program as requested by Bodie Hodge