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Mike Winger idea 2018-09-12

Mike Winger idea 2018-10-17

Mike has watched James White's response to his Calvinism video and appreciates the brotherly spirit; a formal response will have to wait until after his resurrection debate and additional study of the recommended reading.

Q&A section: a viewer asks about Mike's reaction to James White's response video on Calvinism.

James White resurrection Calvinism James White

Mike Winger idea 2018-10-24

Q&A: Secondary doctrinal differences (Calvinism, cessationism, rapture timing) are not grounds for refusing church fellowship

Viewer question about which doctrines can be tolerated when choosing a church

Calvinism Cessationism Rapture

Mike Winger idea 2018-12-01

Q&A: Genesis 6:5 — 'every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually' — describes mankind as thoroughly corrupted, whether read hyperboliclaly (extreme wickedness) or literally (total moral collapse)

Question from Ricky Pickering

Genesis 6:5 hermeneutics exegesis sin

Mike Winger idea 2019-02-07

Heresy accusations between Christians: two extremes to avoid

Q&A question about how to handle accusations of heresy between Christian brothers.

secondary issues false teaching gospel

Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Free will in heaven: believers will have genuine free will but no desire to sin

Viewer asking whether we will have free will in heaven

1 Corinthians 15 2 Peter 1 Corinthians 15 Greg Koukl glorification

Mike Winger idea 2019-05-08

Winger rejects irresistible grace: God's Spirit convicts all people universally but some freely reject him; Winger believes he personally would likely not believe without the Spirit's work

Response to question about whether Winger would believe in the Resurrection without God's testimony

John 16 Calvinism soteriology free will

Mike Winger idea 2019-05-30

Definition of limited atonement: Jesus's death only paid for the sins of the elect

Winger defines limited atonement as the doctrine that God only provided payment for the sins of certain people (the elect), not for all humanity.

Calvinism limited atonement TULIP

Mike Winger idea 2019-05-30

Summary: multiple scriptures confirm universal extent, non-universal application; rejecting limited atonement does not require leaving Calvinism

Winger wraps up his scriptural case and notes that rejecting limited atonement does not require rejecting Calvinism wholesale.

Calvinism limited atonement TULIP

Mike Winger idea 2019-05-30

James White tweet: respectful but firm disagreement; White acknowledged for textual criticism work and Ehrman debate

Winger shows the James White tweet that prompted deeper preparation for this stream.

James White textual criticism James White Bart Ehrman

Mike Winger idea 2019-07-24

Introduction: inside-baseball soteriology debate; response to James White on limited atonement

Mike opens the livestream framing the discussion as Calvinist vs. non-Calvinist soteriology, noting this is a response to James White's critique of Mike's earlier limited-atonement video.

James White James White Calvinism soteriology

Mike Winger idea 2019-07-24

Brotherly tone: Calvinism debates should not break Christian fellowship

Mike recounts actually meeting James White for lunch; uses this to model gracious disagreement.

James White James White Christian fellowship Calvinism

Mike Winger idea 2019-07-24

Scripture should trump philosophical reasoning; most limited atonement arguments are not exegetical

Mike's meta-level argument about the structure of Calvinist argumentation for limited atonement.

Calvinism theological method Scripture authority

Mike Winger idea 2019-07-24

Calvinist interpretation of 1 Tim 2:1-6 refuted: "all kinds of people" reading fails

Mike engages and then rejects the standard Calvinist re-reading of 1 Timothy 2.

1 Timothy 2:1-6 hermeneutics Calvinism unlimited atonement

Mike Winger idea 2019-07-24

Salvation conditioned on faith is not a limitation on God's power but God's sovereign choice of conditions

Mike responds to White's charge that non-Calvinism makes God dependent on human cooperation.

James White Hebrews 7:25 James White faith divine sovereignty

Mike Winger idea 2019-07-24

Application of atonement through faith is not a "secondary act of atonement"

Mike responds to the Calvinist rhetorical slogan that non-Calvinism requires a second atonement act.

atonement Calvinism unlimited atonement

Mike Winger idea 2019-07-24

Calvinism is not a fellowship-breaking issue; call for brotherly engagement

Closing exhortation on tone and Christian unity.

James White James White Christian fellowship Calvinism

Mike Winger idea 2019-08-07

Q&A: Acts 13:48 — 'appointed to eternal life' and the election/free will question

Viewer asks about the Calvinist proof text in Acts 13:48.

Acts 13:48 election Calvinism Molinism

Mike Winger idea 2019-10-02

Q&A: If someone prayed to receive Christ but later turns away from Christianity, do they go to hell?

Viewer question from BC Our Life

salvation Calvinism Arminianism

Mike Winger idea 2019-10-02

Q&A: Does Matthew 11:21-22 (Tyre and Sidon) challenge Calvinism?

Viewer question from James Giorgio

Matthew 11:21-22 repentance Calvinism soteriology

Mike Winger idea 2020-08-28

Mike does not hold to full Calvinist total depravity; the key disagreement is whether fallen humans can respond to the Holy Spirit's call

Question from Jason Staub about conditional election, prevenient grace, and total depravity — if Christ dies for all, why must a sinner overcome unbelief on their own?

soteriology free will Calvinism

Mike Winger idea 2020-08-28

Proverbs 16:4 is a text that theological grids are read INTO, not a proof text for either Calvinist determinism or open theism

Question from Tobias about whether Proverbs 16:4 suggests God predestined the wicked for condemnation.

Proverbs 16:4 hermeneutics Molinism middle knowledge

Mike Winger idea 2020-08-28

The elect are not a closed group from which some are necessarily excluded; election involves foreknowledge and preserves both God's and humanity's free choice

Question from Threads of Hope about whether the doctrine of election means some people simply cannot be saved.

election soteriology free will

Mike Winger idea 2020-09-18

Calvinism, Arminianism, Molinism — Mike identifies as a Molinist

Lightning-round question from Kyle about Mike's soteriological position.

election Calvinism soteriology

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-02

Calvinism: regeneration precedes faith — the Holy Spirit regenerates the sinner first, making belief inevitable

Question from Jason Staub about whether faith from a fallen nature is "fruitful" faith, touching on the Calvinist doctrine of regeneration preceding faith

Calvinism soteriology total depravity

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-02

Mike's anti-Calvinist argument: faith is not a work regardless of its source; the Calvinist objection tries to smuggle faith into the "works" category

Mike's response to the Calvinist framing of faith as a "good work" that requires prior regeneration

Galatians 2 Romans 11:6 Genesis 15:6 Galatians 2 Abraham Romans 11:6

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-02

Non-Calvinist view: God initiates faith through the proclaimed word, but the individual makes the decision to believe

Mike's positive account of how faith works in a non-Calvinist framework

Romans 10:17 faith Calvinism soteriology

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-02

Calvinist theodicy: God is not guilty for decreed sin because he is perfect goodness; skeptical theism is the strongest available path for Calvinists

Question from Matt Bach about whether the Calvinist claim "God is not guilty for sin he decrees because his purposes are good" is a form of ends-justify-the-means reasoning

theodicy Calvinism problem of evil

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-17

Introduction to TULIP as a summary of Calvinist theology

Mike opens the Q&A by addressing a Facebook question from Paul Rem about the five points of Calvinism.

Calvinism R.C. Sproul TULIP

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Mike has watched James White's response to his Calvinism video and appreciates the brotherly spirit; a formal response will have to wait until after his resurrection debate and additional study of the recommended reading.

Q&A: Secondary doctrinal differences (Calvinism, cessationism, rapture timing) are not grounds for refusing church fellowship

Q&A: Genesis 6:5 — 'every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually' — describes mankind as thoroughly corrupted, whether read hyperboliclaly (extreme wickedness) or literally (total moral collapse)

Heresy accusations between Christians: two extremes to avoid

Free will in heaven: believers will have genuine free will but no desire to sin

Winger rejects irresistible grace: God's Spirit convicts all people universally but some freely reject him; Winger believes he personally would likely not believe without the Spirit's work

Definition of limited atonement: Jesus's death only paid for the sins of the elect

Summary: multiple scriptures confirm universal extent, non-universal application; rejecting limited atonement does not require leaving Calvinism

James White tweet: respectful but firm disagreement; White acknowledged for textual criticism work and Ehrman debate

Introduction: inside-baseball soteriology debate; response to James White on limited atonement

Brotherly tone: Calvinism debates should not break Christian fellowship

Scripture should trump philosophical reasoning; most limited atonement arguments are not exegetical

Calvinist interpretation of 1 Tim 2:1-6 refuted: "all kinds of people" reading fails

Salvation conditioned on faith is not a limitation on God's power but God's sovereign choice of conditions

Application of atonement through faith is not a "secondary act of atonement"

Calvinism is not a fellowship-breaking issue; call for brotherly engagement

Q&A: Acts 13:48 — 'appointed to eternal life' and the election/free will question

Q&A: If someone prayed to receive Christ but later turns away from Christianity, do they go to hell?

Q&A: Does Matthew 11:21-22 (Tyre and Sidon) challenge Calvinism?

Mike does not hold to full Calvinist total depravity; the key disagreement is whether fallen humans can respond to the Holy Spirit's call

Proverbs 16:4 is a text that theological grids are read INTO, not a proof text for either Calvinist determinism or open theism

The elect are not a closed group from which some are necessarily excluded; election involves foreknowledge and preserves both God's and humanity's free choice

Calvinism, Arminianism, Molinism — Mike identifies as a Molinist

Calvinism: regeneration precedes faith — the Holy Spirit regenerates the sinner first, making belief inevitable

Mike's anti-Calvinist argument: faith is not a work regardless of its source; the Calvinist objection tries to smuggle faith into the "works" category

Non-Calvinist view: God initiates faith through the proclaimed word, but the individual makes the decision to believe

Calvinist theodicy: God is not guilty for decreed sin because he is perfect goodness; skeptical theism is the strongest available path for Calvinists

Introduction to TULIP as a summary of Calvinist theology

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