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Book of Acts as counter-example to private faith: the apostles were imprisoned and beaten rather than stop speaking about Jesus

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 10) 01:01:07 – 01:02:07

Closing reinforcement of the bold witness argument.

Mike points to Acts as the normative model: the apostles were imprisoned and beaten repeatedly specifically because they would not stop speaking about Jesus. This is the standard for authentic Christian witness. The idea of keeping faith private is antithetical to the apostolic example.

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Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 12 on the meaning of authenteō in 1 Timothy 2:12

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Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 5 on whether women were apostles in the New Testament

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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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1 Timothy 1:3 — The Urgent Need for Timothy in Ephesus: False Teachers

Commentary clippings and research notes on 1 Timothy 1:3, establishing that Paul's primary concern in writing to Timothy was to combat false teaching in Ephesus. Multiple commentaries confirm the false teachers likely held leadership positions, and that Timothy was given Paul's own authority to command them to stop. This false-teaching context is foundational for understanding Paul's instructions in 1 Timothy 2:12.

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