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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-03

RT @ryanschatz: @William_E_Wolfe Right. I forgot all of the apostles died in sw

RT @ryanschatz: @William_E_Wolfe Right. I forgot all of the apostles died in sword fights defending their congregations.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-03

@William_E_Wolfe Right. I forgot all of the apostles died in sword fights defen

@William_E_Wolfe Right. I forgot all of the apostles died in sword fights defending their congregations.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-27

@RBM7211 We have no further instances recorded of the disciples defending themse

@RBM7211 We have no further instances recorded of the disciples defending themselves with the sword. And there was significant persecution against the church.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-18

@pauldirks @PerinDana Why would you think that Kaeley thinks there is nothing particularly good about being a man or a women? Kaeley is battling the cultural mess and swinging her sword madly (haha), and—I think—doing a commendable job. I see no re...

@pauldirks @PerinDana Why would you think that Kaeley thinks there is nothing particularly good about being a man or a women? Kaeley is battling the cultural mess and swinging her sword madly (haha),

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-31

@ThinkyTexan @Guy_JustaGuy3 @IrisB42744268 @WastedAerospace @MilesMosley666 @KerridwinR @RealDoctorT @JustUnderReal @_truthswordsa @MurphyYuiko @Ivotian @NuckChorris16 @AnansiAkin59777 @BrianNazarenus @realdfk @Frenchg11623069 @TessFromWessex @Andrew...

@ThinkyTexan @Guy_JustaGuy3 @IrisB42744268 @WastedAerospace @MilesMosley666 @KerridwinR @RealDoctorT @JustUnderReal @_truthswordsa @MurphyYuiko @Ivotian @NuckChorris16 @AnansiAkin59777 @BrianNazarenus

1 Cor 7:1 general
Theology verse entry

Genesis 2:15-20

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Genesis 2:15-20 garden,guard,ezer,helper,creation order,egalitarian,woman,ezer kenegdo,naming animals,no counterpart,strength
Theology verse entry

Ezekiel 33:1-6

Sections: exegesis

Ezekiel 33:1-6 watchman,warning,accountability,silence,trumpet,blood guilt,Adam parallel
Theology verse entry

John 6:43-45

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis

John 6:43-45 soteriology,drawing,teaching,irresistible grace,Calvinism,provisionism,taught by God
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John 6:44

Sections: debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

John 6:44 soteriology,drawing,irresistible grace,helko,inability,Calvinism,provisionism
Theology verse entry

John 12:32

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis

John 12:32 soteriology,sovereignty,drawing,Calvinism,provisionism,universal atonement
Theology greek term

ἕλκω (helkō)

to draw, attract, drag

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Mike Winger idea 2017-12-27

Q&A: Jesus's swords passage — 'have a sword but don't use it' and the principle of Christian self-defense

Live chat question from Ryan White about Luke 22:35-38 and Luke 22:49-51 / John 18:10-11.

Luke 22:36-38 Luke 22:49-51 John 18:10-11 Luke 22:36-38 Luke 22:49-51 John 18:10-11
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-11

Q&A: Why study the Bible if God writes his word on our hearts?

Viewer question citing the New Covenant promise (Jeremiah 31 / Hebrews 8): if God writes his word on our hearts, why do we need the Bible?

Jeremiah 31 Hebrews 8 Hebrews 4:12 Holy Spirit Jeremiah 31 Hebrews 8
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-25

Luke 21:20-24 — Jerusalem surrounded by armies: partial fulfillment in AD 70, not the abomination of desolation

Key difference between Mark and Luke: Luke gives a different 'sign' — armies surrounding Jerusalem, which Mike connects to AD 70, not the final abomination.

Luke 21:20-24 Romans 11 fullness of Gentiles Matthew 3:15 Luke 21:20-24 armies surrounding Jerusalem AD 70 partial fulfillment
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-17

Anachronism: the fundamental interpretive error in reading Jeremiah 10 as being about Christmas trees

Mike identifies the method error before examining the passage

Jeremiah 10 Hermeneutics Jeremiah 10 Anachronism
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-25

Luke 22:36 — "sell your cloak and buy a sword": Jesus wanted the disciples armed for personal protection in Gethsemane

Q&A from Micah about the meaning of Jesus's command to buy a sword

Luke 22:36 Christian ethics Gethsemane Luke 22:36
Mike Winger idea 2020-09-25

Peter using the sword in Gethsemane: Jesus stopped him — sword was for deterrence, not offensive action

Interpreting the immediate context of Luke 22:36

Luke 22:36 Peter Gethsemane Luke 22:36
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-02

Jesus commanded disciples to carry swords before his betrayal, indicating readiness for self-defense is a godly posture

New Testament grounding for self-defense, contrasted with earlier sending-out instructions

Luke 22:36 Peter Gethsemane Luke 22:36
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-02

Balance principle: being armed and ready for self-defense is healthy; preemptive strikes from anger or against God's will for martyrdom are not

Synthesizing the sword/Gethsemane discussion into a practical principle

violence discernment self-defense
Mike Winger idea 2021-01-08

Christians should not use political grievances as justification for storming government or causing violence

Closing thought on political question, referencing the January 6, 2021 Capitol events contextually

John 18:36 Peter kingdom of God Christian political engagement
Mike Winger idea 2021-01-08

Psalm 37 presents future divine justice as the basis for present contentment amid the prosperity of the wicked

Continuing contextual walk through Psalm 37

Psalm 37 Matthew 5:5 anxiety divine justice Psalm 37
Mike Winger idea 2021-01-08

Government paganism does not nullify Christian obligation to submit to civil authority

Continuing response to the Congress prayer question

John 18:36 Christian political engagement John 18:36 civil government
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-31

Mike argues that killing in self-defense is clearly permitted by Scripture, citing Old Testament law which imposed no penalty for legitimate self-defense, and Jesus’ instruction to the disciples to carry swords the night of his betrayal.

Response to viewer question about whether killing in self-defense is wrong in God’s eyes

Luke 22 Christian ethics just war Old Testament law
Mike Winger idea 2021-02-19

Sword of the Spirit (Word of God) — the only offensive weapon; prayer as the capstone

Sixth and final piece of armor: the one offensive weapon in the full armor. Paul adds prayer outside the armor list.

Ephesians 6:17-18 prayer armor of God Ephesians 6:17-18
Mike Winger idea 2020-12-04

Matthew 5:38-42 addresses personal vengeance, not self-defense or courtroom justice — and does not require total pacifism.

Question from Adriano about the Sermon on the Mount passages on non-retaliation and self-defense.

Matthew 5:38-42 Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:38-42 Turn the other cheek
Mike Winger idea 2020-04-29

Q&A: Death penalty is biblically valid. Genesis 9:5-6 (pre-Mosaic, given to all humanity): whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed — because man is made in God's image. Society has a mandate to execute justice. Romans 13:4: government bears the sword as God's servant/avenger. The sword = general governmental authority, which includes capital punishment for murder under certain conditions.

Q&A — death penalty

Romans 13:4 Genesis 9:5-6 Romans 13:4 imago Dei death penalty
Mike Winger idea 2020-08-31

The colt arrangement was likely a pre-arranged passphrase, not supernatural knowledge — Jesus had extensive prior contact in Bethany and could have sent someone ahead to arrange it.

Analysis of the "password" phrase in Mark 11:2-6

Mark 11:2-6 Mark 11:2-6 donkey symbolism
Mike Winger idea 2020-11-02

Romans 13:1-4 endorses the death penalty in the NEW Testament era — the government "bears the sword" as "God's avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer." Romans 12:19 commands individuals NOT to avenge — leave it to government.

Romans 13 as NT endorsement of the death penalty, paired with Romans 12

Romans 13:1-7 Romans 12:19 death penalty Romans 13:1-7 Romans 12:19
Mike Winger idea 2021-07-30

About “Rhema” (Sword of the Spirit): Can you explain the Greek word Rhema in Ephesians 6 when it talks about the “sword of the Spirit is the Word of God?” Is it Scripture, or like a word of wisdom, knowledge, or prophecy?

Q&A question: About “Rhema” (Sword of the Spirit)

Ephesians 6 prophecy Ephesians 6
Mike Winger idea 2024-04-05

Why was David’s Family Punished?: In 2 Samuel 12: 10, why was the sword to never depart from David’s house if our sins aren’t supposed to carry over? Why was his family punished for his sin, and not just his son with Bathsheba but Ammon, etc.?

Q&A question: Why was David’s Family Punished?

David Samuel Bathsheba
Mike Winger idea 2024-05-17

Jesus Supporting Violence?: Why does Jesus tell the disciples to buy swords? Is this Jesus supporting violence in self-defense?

Q&A question: Jesus Supporting Violence?

Jesus
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