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Mike Winger idea 2019-06-26

Q&A: Tongues in 1 Cor 14 are actual languages; tongues always requires genuine linguistic communication; "groaning" in Romans 8 is distinct from the gift of tongues.

Response to viewer question about whether 1 Cor 14 tongues are languages or ecstatic utterances.

1 Corinthians 14 Romans 8 1 Corinthians 13:1 1 Corinthians 14 Romans 8 spiritual gifts

Mike Winger idea 2019-07-17

Q&A: 2 Corinthians 7:10 — godly grief vs. worldly grief, applied to lust

Question about the difference between godly and worldly grief and how to repent better from lust.

1 Corinthians 10:13 2 Corinthians 7:10 repentance sanctification lust

Mike Winger idea 2019-07-17

Q&A: Distinguishing personal prophecy from adding to Scripture (1 Corinthians 14:30)

Question about how to tell the difference between someone claiming new revelation above the Bible versus a 1 Corinthians 14-style prophecy.

1 Corinthians 14:29-32 Philip's daughters testing prophecy prophecy

Mike Winger idea 2019-09-04

Q&A: Head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11 — literal or metaphorical?

A viewer asks about 1 Corinthians 11 and head coverings. Winger gives his current tentative view without claiming certainty.

1 Corinthians 11 head coverings 1 Corinthians 11 authority

Mike Winger idea 2019-09-04

Q&A: Would you wear a gun necklace if Jesus had been shot? Yes — the cross symbolizes the instrument of our salvation

A viewer asks how to respond to the JW/Watchtower question: if Jesus had been shot, would you kiss a gun? Winger says he would possibly wear a gun necklace in that scenario — because the point is not the instrument but what was accomplished.

Q&A: Tongues in 1 Cor 14 are actual languages; tongues always requires genuine linguistic communication; "groaning" in Romans 8 is distinct from the gift of tongues.

Q&A: 2 Corinthians 7:10 — godly grief vs. worldly grief, applied to lust

Q&A: Distinguishing personal prophecy from adding to Scripture (1 Corinthians 14:30)

Q&A: Head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11 — literal or metaphorical?

Q&A: Would you wear a gun necklace if Jesus had been shot? Yes — the cross symbolizes the instrument of our salvation

1 Corinthians 1:16 and 16:15 — Stephanas's household: all converts who devoted themselves to service, not infants

1 Corinthians 7:13-16 — children are "holy" through a believing parent but this has nothing to do with baptism

Q&A: Women receiving Communion — implied by context of 1 Corinthians and the general gathered assembly

1 Corinthians 15:3-8: the apostles argued historically for the resurrection by listing eyewitnesses

Gospel-level error requires breaking fellowship; lesser errors require wisdom and church leadership

A Christian can struggle with addiction and still be born again; Christians struggle with sin

God gives wisdom primarily through Scripture, secondarily through the word of wisdom gift and through other believers

1 Corinthians 13:10 does not teach cessationism — the perfect refers to seeing Christ face to face at the second coming, not the completion of Scripture

1 Corinthians 14:5 — Paul wishes all spoke in tongues, implying not everyone does

1 Corinthians 12:30 — rhetorical questions imply not all speak in tongues

Critique of Bethel/Bill Johnson teaching that everyone works miracles and is a prophet

New Testament giving priorities: the poor, the persecuted church, local ministers, and generosity as lifestyle — not limited to 10%

Paul's instructions on tongues and prophecy require self-control, proving the Spirit does not override the person's will

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 is about sexual immorality in context, not primarily about diet/exercise/tobacco — but the moderation and mastery principles within the passage do apply broadly

Sexual sin is uniquely grave — it is a sin against one's own body in a way other sins are not

Jesus appearing in the locked room — glorified body explanation from 1 Corinthians 15

Fighting pornography addiction — battle is lost before you even feel overwhelmed

1 Corinthians 3 — believers are judged at the Bema for their works (gold/silver/precious stones vs. wood/hay/straw), not for salvation

1 Corinthians 6:12 and 10:22 — "all things are lawful" is a Corinthian slogan Paul quotes and then corrects

1 Corinthians 10 — food offered to idols has different rules depending on marketplace vs. temple context and whether a pagan makes it explicit

1 Corinthians 16:20 — "greet one another with a holy kiss" is a culturally applied principle, not a universal command

Is marriage a choice? 1 Corinthians 7:25-40 — singleness and marriage as two equally valid, differently good options

Homosexuality passages: pedophilia reinterpretation refuted — Mike's four-part series using pro-gay Greek scholars

1 Corinthians 6 provides key principles for evaluating bodily health choices: lawfulness, helpfulness, and avoiding bondage

Bodily stewardship and exercise as a moral issue -- knowingly neglecting physical health can become sin

Luke 14:26 — Forsaking family for Christ: hyperbole and ultimate priority, not literal abandonment

1 Corinthians 6:3 — We will judge angels: ruling/leading rather than condemning

Women's silence passages in context — likely addressing local disorder, not a universal ban

Does intercourse constitute marriage? — No; vows before witnesses and God define marriage

1 Corinthians 14:22 — tongues are a sign for unbelievers only when interpreted; the apparent contradiction explained

1 Corinthians 7:12-14 - Paul says "not the Lord" meaning he gives apostolic instruction without a direct quote from Jesus; believers married to unbelievers should not divorce.

"Sanctified" in 1 Corinthians 7:14 does not mean saved; it describes the practical, behavioral influence a believing spouse has on an unbelieving one and on the children.

Using frequency of tongues-speaking as a spiritual credential is spiritually abusive; Mike refuses to disclose personal charismatic experiences in that context.

Jesus commends voluntary singleness (making oneself a eunuch for the kingdom) — therefore a blanket command for every person to have children cannot be right.

Refusing to sing Bethel/Hillsong/Elevation music is not legalism, but binding that refusal on others crosses into judgmentalism — this is a conscience matter analogous to Paul's 'meat sold in the marketplace' principle.

Worship leaders bear collective responsibility to their congregations: presenting music in corporate worship is like preparing a meal for everyone — songs known to cause stumbling should be avoided.

1 Corinthians 5:11 — not associating with a so-called 'brother' guilty of ongoing sin — targets life-pattern behavioral sins, not theological disagreement; the context is likely the communion/love-feast meal.

When someone professing faith lives as an unbeliever, the individual Christian's posture should shift from fellowship mode to outreach mode — still loving and gracious but with different relational goals.

Angels could fall but redeemed humans in eternity will not — Scripture promises 'with him forever'; the mechanisms likely include: prior choice already made, maximum Holy Spirit indwelling, perfected environment, and crucially the removal of the sin nature.

Believers as the temple — the astonishing access to God available through Christ

Q9: Is it sinful to not want to marry? Singleness is a gift, not inferior to marriage

Gift of singleness: a choice, not only a sovereign assignment

Many ways to interpret the Bible — but the most important truths are plainly clear

Q19: 1 Corinthians 11:10 and Ephesians 5:23 — no biblical grounds for a husband disciplining his wife

Sexual deprivation of a spouse is a sin — each spouse's body belongs to the other in marriage

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