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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-05

@ronhenzel The pre-Luther Waldensiens understood that women could be leaders, so this isn’t new. The problem is that this is a secondary issue, and so one church operating with male only leadership should be able to remain in fellowship with another...

@ronhenzel The pre-Luther Waldensiens understood that women could be leaders, so this isn’t new. The problem is that this is a secondary issue, and so one church operating with male only leadership s

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-26

@ymmotrojam @ich1ban123456 Sin is sin. It's not about sincerity or my heart's d

@ymmotrojam @ich1ban123456 Sin is sin. It's not about sincerity or my heart's desire. So you are ok with me going to Hell? Would you ever attend my church and fellowship with us as fellow believers

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-16

@marciapiper @megbasham Because the SBC needs to learn to fellowship and work wi

@marciapiper @megbasham Because the SBC needs to learn to fellowship and work with churches that disagree with them on secondary matters.

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-14

@William_E_Wolfe @bartbarber Did you forget that the church belongs to Jesus and not to the SBC or to @bartbarber? No one should be disfellowshipping anyone over something that is not a primary matter of the faith or a sin issue. The SBC has gone t...

@William_E_Wolfe @bartbarber Did you forget that the church belongs to Jesus and not to the SBC or to @bartbarber? No one should be disfellowshipping anyone over something that is not a primary matte

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-14

@JustinPetersMin I object because the SBC disfellowshipped them on the basis of something that should have never been listed in any statement of faith. This is Jesus’ body, not the SBC’s private kingdom!! They don’t have to agree with egalitarians,...

@JustinPetersMin I object because the SBC disfellowshipped them on the basis of something that should have never been listed in any statement of faith. This is Jesus’ body, not the SBC’s private king

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-14

@trulyheisrisen @ortrails @goteamcarr Treating men and women as equally capable of leading is not feminism just as it is not masculism. That's why it is called egalitarian. Whether you are complementarian or egalitarian should not matter when it co...

@trulyheisrisen @ortrails @goteamcarr Treating men and women as equally capable of leading is not feminism just as it is not masculism. That's why it is called egalitarian. Whether you are complemen

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@GMErectheus @abitztony1 @TaylorRMarshall By apostolic I understand the teaching of the apostles, not the Roman Catholic magisterium: "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer" (Acts...

@GMErectheus @abitztony1 @TaylorRMarshall By apostolic I understand the teaching of the apostles, not the Roman Catholic magisterium: "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellows

Acts 2:42 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@ortrails @goteamcarr Yes! It should be based on gifting and desire. If God gifted her in that fellowship and she desired the role of overseer, then she should not be prevented or else that would be working against the Holy Spirit who chooses to gi...

@ortrails @goteamcarr Yes! It should be based on gifting and desire. If God gifted her in that fellowship and she desired the role of overseer, then she should not be prevented or else that would be

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@gray_jedi_ @_nomadic_soul If you know someone in your fellowship thinks you are a false believer, that would be hard. I experienced this too. Even Paul talks about being in danger from 'false brethren' so it is not unexpected that this can happen....

@gray_jedi_ @_nomadic_soul If you know someone in your fellowship thinks you are a false believer, that would be hard. I experienced this too. Even Paul talks about being in danger from 'false breth

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@kitchenSvenk30 @MikeWingerii You want to disfellowship people who think that wo

@kitchenSvenk30 @MikeWingerii You want to disfellowship people who think that women should be able to preach true doctrine and serve as elders and deacons?

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren Correction.... "egalitarian churches" to be disfellowshipped. No matter what you think of Rick Warren, this decision means if you believe women can be pastors, you will not be tolerated in the SBC. Sad as its a secondar...

@William_E_Wolfe @RickWarren Correction.... "egalitarian churches" to be disfellowshipped. No matter what you think of Rick Warren, this decision means if you believe women can be pastors, you will n

debate
Theology verse entry

1 Peter 3:1-9

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Peter 3:1-9 submission,wives,husbands,Sarah,mutual-honor,egalitarian,context,obedience,intimidation
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 10:16-22

Sections: exegesis

1 Corinthians 10:16-22 communion,Lord's supper,body of Christ,participation,koinonia,idol worship,table of demons
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sections: cross_references, exegesis

1 Corinthians 11:17-34 communion,Lord's supper,discerning the body,love feast,agape,judgment,selfishness,corporate worship
Theology verse entry

John 17:5

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

John 17:5 pre-incarnate glory,Son,Father,equality,EFS,Trinity,eternal equality,high priestly prayer
Theology greek term

κοινωνία (koinonia)

sharing, participation, fellowship, communion

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Women in ministry is a secondary issue — sincere believers on both sides are still Christians, and it is not worth dividing over.

Mike's personal framing of the debate

women in ministry secondary issue Christian unity
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Galatians 2:9 as counterexample to Keener's first argument

Mike argues Paul does appeal to apostles as a group elsewhere.

Galatians 2:9 James John Galatians 2:9 Paul's apostleship James
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Grenz argues the Spirit's sovereign call and gifting, not gender, determines who can be an elder

Grenz's more detailed argument: since the Spirit calls believer-priests to ministry, gender cannot be an overriding disqualifying factor.

1 Corinthians 12:7 Discovering Biblical Equality Stanley Grenz 1 Corinthians 12:7
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Westfall's 'out-group status' argument: excluding women from eldership communicates they are outsiders

Mike engages Westfall's use of sociological language about out-grouping.

Galatians 2 eldership Galatians 2 Cynthia Long Westfall
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Galatians 2 pushback: Peter's refusal to eat with Gentiles as social discrimination

Mike addresses the strongest egalitarian counter-argument from within Galatians itself.

Galatians 2:11-14 Paul Peter table fellowship
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Warning: head coverings can be a gateway into cults and weird teachings

Mike offers a pastoral warning to the head covering movement.

head covering movement cult dangers secondary issues
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Women can be deacons — Phoebe in Romans 16:1 as evidence

Mike argues for women deacons with Phoebe as the primary example.

Romans 16:1 Phoebe diakonos Romans 16:1
Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

Personal note: health issues, family crisis, and love for both sides

Mike shares personal context for the video's long production time.

Christian unity personal testimony love across disagreement
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-21

Historical timeline: The blood transfusion ban originated in Watchtower publications in 1945 and escalated to a disfellowshipping offense in 1961.

Mike traces the doctrinal history of the JW blood transfusion policy to show it is a human invention, not an ancient or consistent teaching.

Jehovah's Witnesses Watchtower blood transfusion ban history
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-21

Blood cards carried by JWs serve to legally prevent hospitals from administering blood transfusions, even in life-threatening emergencies.

After describing the disfellowshipping escalation in 1961, Mike explains the physical enforcement mechanism: the blood card.

Jehovah's Witnesses blood card annihilation doctrine
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-07

Mike extends a gracious, direct invitation to Todd White to call Hosanna Christian Fellowship in Bellflower and talk personally — framing the critique as brotherly rather than adversarial.

Closing direct address to Todd White.

Todd White accountability Hosanna Christian Fellowship
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

Q&A: How to deal with people in your church or fellowship making end-times predictions — Matthew 18 process

Question from Bethany Cole Baum on pastoral response.

Matthew 18 Matthew 18 false prophecy church discipline
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-17

Sin damages the relational walk with God for believers without severing salvation; New Testament epistles urge repentance precisely because ongoing sin harms fellowship.

Q&A section: a viewer asks whether they are separated from God when they sin in daily life.

Revelation 3 repentance salvation sin
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 2018-11-14

Q&A: 2 John 1:9-11 — disconnect from the false teacher's church and teaching, but distinguish that from family relationship; the two separations are not identical.

Final Q&A on whether to disconnect from a family member teaching false doctrine.

2 John 1:9-11 1 Peter false teaching church discipline family
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-01

Q&A: Diversity in Christianity is not the same as division — unity is a calling, but believers can disagree on secondary issues while remaining unified in primary ones through love

Question from Fred Baek about how to reconcile Christian diversity with the biblical call for unity

Christian unity love ecclesiology
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-07

Face-to-face with God as the referent of "the perfect" in 1 Corinthians 13

Mike elaborates on why "the perfect" refers to the eternal state, using the internal logic of 1 Corinthians 13.

1 Corinthians 13:11-12 spiritual gifts eschatology cessationism
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-14

Principle of Christian unity: partnering across doctrinal differences on non-essentials while agreeing on essentials

Mike articulates the philosophy behind the collaboration

Christian unity essentials vs non-essentials in doctrine ecumenical cooperation
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-15

Hebrew Roots movement defined: a scattered, loosely organized group seeking to practice the Law of Moses

Background on the movement being critiqued

Hebrew Roots movement Sabbath Torah observance
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

Acts 15:19-21 -- James decrees four abstentions for Gentiles: things contaminated by idols, fornication, what is strangled, and blood. The reason given: Moses has been preached in every city.

James's four-fold decree for Gentiles

James (brother of Jesus) Acts 15:20-21 table fellowship James (brother of Jesus) Acts 15:20-21
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

The four Apostolic Decree commands correspond to Leviticus 17-18, which lists things God judges Gentile nations for -- suggesting these were universal moral standards applicable even outside the law

Analysis of the four commands and their OT background

Leviticus 17-18 Acts 15:20 John Polhill table fellowship Apostolic Decree Leviticus 17-18
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

Two interpretations of the four commands: (1) universal moral standards for all Gentile believers, or (2) specifically for Jewish-Gentile table fellowship. Winger favors table fellowship.

Competing interpretations of the Apostolic Decree

Acts 15:20-21 table fellowship dietary laws Acts 15:20-21
Mike Winger idea 2019-07-17

Calling to online ministry: A strong sense of divine compulsion in 2012

Winger describes how in 2012 he experienced an unusual, intense sense that he had to do something in ministry beyond his local church.

calling youth ministry Hosanna Christian Fellowship
Mike Winger idea 2019-07-17

Four target audiences for BibleThinker ministry

Winger articulates the specific audiences he aims to reach through his online ministry.

discipleship apologetics biblical worldview
Mike Winger idea 2019-07-17

Church and staff status: Volunteer again, not fired

Winger clarifies his church relationship in response to questions and misconceptions.

Hosanna Christian Fellowship church staff volunteer ministry
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

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 2019-10-02

Pluralism is insulting to actual religions: each has a different destination and goal

Pluralism disrespects the distinct truth claims of individual religions

Islam heaven Hinduism
Mike Winger idea 2019-10-02

Islam's fundamental claims: closer to Christianity but built as a rejection of it — different God, no grace, no cross

Comparative religion analysis of Islam vs. Christianity

Revelation Islam salvation by works comparative religion
Mike Winger idea 2019-07-31

Infant baptism is an in-house issue — important but not essential for fellowship

Winger situates the debate as an intra-Christian disagreement, distinguishing it from gospel-level essentials.

Christian fellowship infant baptism theological triage
Mike Winger idea 2019-07-31

Institutionalizing infant baptism in a church normalizes a practice with no scriptural grounding

Winger closes his main argument by noting the ecclesiological stakes of adopting infant baptism as a church practice.

ecclesiology Sola Scriptura church practice
Mike Winger idea 2020-01-29

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

Q&A: pastoral guidance on when doctrinal disagreement becomes a fellowship-breaking issue

1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians church discipline fellowship
Mike Winger idea 2020-01-29

Christians without a local church should attend an imperfect one rather than stay home; Hebrews commands gathering

Q&A: pastoral guidance for Christians who cannot find a theologically sound local church

Hebrews ecclesiology Hebrews church attendance
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-02

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

Constructive answer on what Christian giving should look like without a tithe mandate

James 1 Corinthians 9 James 1 Corinthians 9 Christian giving
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