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Mike Winger idea 2018-09-19

Mike Winger idea 2018-10-10

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Winger frames the entire video around the claim that Brian Simmons is intentionally embedding sectarian theology into the text.

Brian Simmons

Mike Winger idea 2020-09-25

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

Application of the 1 Corinthians 12 argument against charismatic excess

1 Corinthians 12 Bethel Church Brian Simmons Bill Johnson

Mike Winger idea 2020-11-06

Matthew 18 is widely misused on the internet to silence discernment of public teachers

Mike introduces the recurring question about whether he has the right to critique public teachers like Bill Johnson, Todd White, Brian Zond, and Brian Simmons

Matthew 18 Brian Simmons Matthew 18 Bill Johnson

Mike Winger idea 2020-12-11

Update on the Passion Translation review project: four interviews done with scholars, more coming; Brian Simmons took unusual liberties especially in Revelation and Song of Solomon.

Passion project update - Passion Translation review series

Revelation Song of Solomon Brian Simmons textual criticism Revelation

Mike Winger idea 2020-12-18

Brian Simmons (Passion Translation author) has uttered false prophecy on record — Mike found hours of footage while researching for his Passion Translation project and plans to release a video exposing this.

Announcement during Q&A transition.

Brian Simmons Passion Translation False Prophecy

Mike Winger idea 2020-12-18

Passion Translation project update: Mike has hired multiple scholars to review the Passion Translation — Tremper Longman (Song of Songs, already published), Nijay Gupta (Galatians, days away), Darrell Bock, Douglas Moo, Craig Blomberg are upcoming.

Closing ministry update on the Passion Translation evaluation project.

Craig Blomberg Douglas Moo Brian Simmons

Mike Winger idea 2021-01-01

Q10: Dangers of treating positivity/negativity as moral categories — New Age/New Thought origins

Response to question about "happy church" culture where positivity = moral good

Philippians 4:8 Brian Simmons prosperity gospel Philippians 4:8

Mike Winger idea 2021-02-05

Framing the question: Does one fraudulent religious figure (Brian Simmons) justify skepticism about all religious authors, including the Gospel writers?

Question from Robert asks whether Brian Simmons being a "nut" should make us skeptical of Paul and the Gospel authors the same way.

Brian Simmons Passion Translation Anti-supernatural bias

Mike Winger idea 2021-02-05

Private vs. public religious experience: Brian Simmons's experiences are private; Jesus's resurrection appearances were witnessed by many simultaneously.

First major distinction between Brian Simmons and the apostles in the credibility comparison.

James (brother of Jesus) Brian Simmons Paul the Apostle James (brother of Jesus)

Mike Winger idea 2021-02-05

Verifiability: Simmons's claims are provably false by checking the Greek text; the apostolic claims are historically robust.

Third distinction: the content of the claims can be tested.

Romans 1 Brian Simmons William Lane Craig Gary Habermas

Mike Winger idea 2021-02-05

Proper epistemology: compare the quality of evidence for each religious claim rather than treating all religious claims equally.

Conclusion of the Brian Simmons / apostles comparison section.

Mormonism Joseph Smith Comparative religious epistemology

Mike Winger idea 2020-12-04

The Passion Translation is not a real translation — scholars hired by Winger unanimously agree it contains fabrications and mistakes, not genuine Hebrew/Greek insights.

Responding to a Twitter question from Jeff Gaitzens about a pastor using the Passion Translation.

Brian Simmons Passion Translation Tremper Longman

Mike Winger idea 2020-12-04

How to approach a pastor who uses the Passion Translation: lead with grace toward the person while critiquing the translation, not the person.

Continued advice to Jeff Gaitzens on handling a pastor using the Passion Translation.

Brian Simmons Passion Translation Pastoral accountability

Mike Winger idea 2020-04-29

Mike announces his "passion project": hiring 5+ well-respected scholars (Craig Blomberg, Mark Strauss, Darrell Bock, Tremper Longman, Nijay Gupta) to each evaluate different books of the Passion Translation by Brian Simmons, producing free 5-page papers and video interviews. Goal: provide definitive scholarly assessment showing pervasive (not just isolated) problems with the translation.

Passion Translation scholarly project announcement

Mark Strauss Craig Blomberg Brian Simmons Passion Translation

Mike Winger idea 2023-06-16

Brian Simmons, translator of the Passion Translation, has made contradictory claims: calling his translation "God-breathed" in charismatic settings while denying it is inspired in the same way as the apostolic writings. His study notes contain claims like "the Temple took 46 years to build and humans have 46 chromosomes, therefore we are the temple God is building" — presented as divine revelation rather than scholarly research.

Brian Simmons's self-contradictory inspiration claims and problematic study note methodology

revelation Brian Simmons revelation charismatic movement

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Idea

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

Matthew 18 is widely misused on the internet to silence discernment of public teachers

Update on the Passion Translation review project: four interviews done with scholars, more coming; Brian Simmons took unusual liberties especially in Revelation and Song of Solomon.

Brian Simmons (Passion Translation author) has uttered false prophecy on record — Mike found hours of footage while researching for his Passion Translation project and plans to release a video exposing this.

Passion Translation project update: Mike has hired multiple scholars to review the Passion Translation — Tremper Longman (Song of Songs, already published), Nijay Gupta (Galatians, days away), Darrell Bock, Douglas Moo, Craig Blomberg are upcoming.

Q10: Dangers of treating positivity/negativity as moral categories — New Age/New Thought origins

Framing the question: Does one fraudulent religious figure (Brian Simmons) justify skepticism about all religious authors, including the Gospel writers?

Private vs. public religious experience: Brian Simmons's experiences are private; Jesus's resurrection appearances were witnessed by many simultaneously.

Verifiability: Simmons's claims are provably false by checking the Greek text; the apostolic claims are historically robust.

Proper epistemology: compare the quality of evidence for each religious claim rather than treating all religious claims equally.

The Passion Translation is not a real translation — scholars hired by Winger unanimously agree it contains fabrications and mistakes, not genuine Hebrew/Greek insights.

How to approach a pastor who uses the Passion Translation: lead with grace toward the person while critiquing the translation, not the person.

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