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Bethel's prophetic culture is social engineering — a formula developed through experimentation and exported to other churches worldwide

Bill Johnson's Theology and Movement Examined Biblically. 01:00:24 – 01:01:55

Mike's meta-level analysis of what Bethel is doing with prophecy

Mike argues Bethel has discovered, through trial and error, that certain social environments produce certain spiritual-seeming responses from people. They have turned this into a repeatable formula and are exporting it through BSSM and their apostolic network. This is why they have to create 'artificial filters' for prophecy: because they have a room full of people saying whatever comes to their minds, some of which is harmful, off-putting, or simply wrong. The filter adopted: only encourage, only lift up, never rebuke. Mike notes this is not consistent with biblical prophecy, which is not always encouraging.

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κεφαλή (kephale) — Logos Clippings (Cheryl Schatz)

A curated collection of Logos Bible Software clippings compiled by Cheryl Schatz examining the Greek word κεφαλή (kephale) and Hebrew רֹאשׁ (rosh). The clippings draw from lexicons, encyclopedias, commentaries, and academic journals to argue that "source/origin" is the primary metaphorical meaning of kephale rather than "authority/leader," with implications for interpreting 1 Corinthians 11, Ephesians 5, and Colossians 1.

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What Mike Winger Gets Wrong on What Women Can’t Do

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 13 on what women can and can't do according to the Bible

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The Debates Over 1 Timothy 2

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 12 on the debates over 1 Timothy 2:11-15

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@whoalaura @StothersRyan Yes, you are correct. Many false prophets do exactly this. Prophets carried the death penalty for false prophecy because of this. When God inspires someone to write scripture, it is self-evident, internally consistent, and no...

@whoalaura @StothersRyan Yes, you are correct. Many false prophets do exactly this. Prophets carried the death penalty for false prophecy because of this. When God inspires someone to write scripture,

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@CaidenHooks @MikeWingerii @copper_teal Except you are not judging his false teaching or false prophecy but the *manner and authenticity* of his recanting that specific teaching. It wasn’t done in a convincing way to you, so you claim he lied. Whethe...

@CaidenHooks @MikeWingerii @copper_teal Except you are not judging his false teaching or false prophecy but the *manner and authenticity* of his recanting that specific teaching. It wasn’t done in a c

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@psalm119164 @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam This is not about encouraging false teaching or false prophecy! After all, that is precisely what Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop. A godly woman teaching true doctrine to women to groups including men is...

@psalm119164 @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam This is not about encouraging false teaching or false prophecy! After all, that is precisely what Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop. A godly woman teaching

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