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Mike Winger idea 2018-12-19

Q&A: Can atheists be saved? — Romans 1 and the hardening process of rejecting God

Answering viewer Sarah Beauchamp's question about Barron's statement that even atheists can be saved

Romans 1 Romans 1:18-32 atheism conscience Romans 1
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

The 'faith = belief without evidence' definition makes Christians appear foolish and concedes the epistemic ground

Mike explains the rhetorical and theological consequences of accepting this definition.

faith Christian apologetics reasonable faith
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Deuteronomy 18:22 — false prophecy as test for identifying true vs. false prophets

Mike's second Old Testament example showing God requires verification before demanding belief.

Deuteronomy 18:22 Jehovah's Witnesses prophecy evidence-based faith
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

No other religion has a comparative apologetic to Christianity

Mike makes a comparative religion claim after discussing Christian evidential resources.

Islam resurrection comparative religion
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Hebrews 11:1 is a description of what faith looks like, not a definition of why or how we believe

Mike's core exegetical argument about the nature of Hebrews 11.

Hebrews 11:1 hermeneutics faith Hebrews 11:1
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Abraham and Sarah in Hebrews 11: faith as trust in specific divine promises, not evidence-free belief

Further examples from Hebrews 11 illustrating that the characters had specific reasons to believe.

Hebrews 11:8 Hebrews 11:11 Sarah Abraham faith
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Skeptical objections to Christianity are often based on misunderstanding, misrepresentation, and bad scholarship rather than genuinely superior evidence

Mike's meta-level assessment of the state of skeptical arguments against Christianity.

evidence-based faith skepticism Christian apologetics
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Dictionary definition of faith: Google's two definitions — 'complete trust or confidence' vs. 'strong belief based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof'

Mike moves from Scripture to the dictionary to examine the secular definition of faith.

personal testimony faith spiritual apprehension
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Why Christians accept the bad definition: 'sloppy thinking' — illustrated by the peanut butter sandwich experiment

Mike explains how well-meaning Christians end up using imprecise language that harms their apologetic position.

faith apologetics methodology sloppy thinking
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Evidence for Christianity spans multiple disciplines: Scripture, philosophy, history, science, and personal experience

Mike summarizes the scope of Christian evidential resources before moving to Q&A.

personal testimony evidence-based faith comparative religion
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Q&A: How to explain to non-believers that the Holy Spirit's presence is a reason for faith

Viewer question from Cam 94.

Holy Spirit personal testimony apologetics methodology
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Q&A: Can Satan, as a non-omnipotent being, put thoughts into people's minds?

Viewer question from Joy Chintons.

John 13:2 omnipotence Satan spiritual warfare
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Q&A: Connection between belief and obedience in John 3:36 — belief leads to obedience; lack of obedience implies lack of faith

Viewer question from Jacob Englet about John 3:36 and James 2:14-26.

John 3:36 obedience hermeneutics faith and works
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

James 2:14-26 — faith without works is dead; Mike references his dedicated video on Catholic vs. Protestant interpretations

Part of Jacob Englet's question on faith and obedience.

James 2:14-26 faith James 2:14-26 faith and works
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Q&A: Response to atheist videos on the Dr. Ragnar study and the lurking variable of family instability

Viewer question from Brian Stevens about a sociological study and atheist video responses.

Dr. Ragnar study Dr. Rosenfeld family instability
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Q&A: How to know you have the proper interpretation of Scripture — hermeneutics and contextual reading

Viewer question from Eric Seagardia.

hermeneutics biblical interpretation contextual reading
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Q&A: Distinction between 'evidence' and 'proof' — Mike is skeptical that they must be rigorously distinguished

Viewer question from Martin Gradwell.

epistemology evidence apologetics methodology
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Q&A: Personal testimony — Bradley Wilcox found God through science and history; Mike shares friend Travis's conversion testimony

Viewer comment on creation as evidence; Mike illustrates with a personal conversion story.

Romans 1:19-20 personal testimony Romans 1:19-20 natural theology
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Q&A: How to use the Bible as evidence with non-believers who don't accept it as God's word — the prophecy approach

Viewer question from Kate about apologetic method.

Isaiah 53 Bible as historical document Isaiah 53 Pontius Pilate
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Closing summary: faith is simply trust; the reasons for faith are a separate discussion from the nature of faith itself

Mike's concluding definition and summary of the session.

evidence-based faith faith trust
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Introduction: Mike frames the livestream as an unemotional, logical case against the pro-choice position on the Roe v. Wade anniversary

Opening remarks establishing the tone and purpose of the livestream

abortion pro-choice pro-life
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

The central question of abortion: 'What is it?' — using the analogy of a child asking 'Can I kill this?'

Mike's foundational framing of the entire abortion debate

Greg Koukl abortion human rights
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Critique of 'keep abortion safe, legal, and rare' — internal contradiction if the unborn is not a person

Mike uses Hillary Clinton's famous phrase to expose inconsistency in the pro-choice position

internal contradiction abortion safe legal rare
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Embryology textbook quote: Keith Moore and T.V.N. Persaud's 'The Developing Human' — a zygote is the beginning of a new human being

First of several scientific citations establishing the humanity of the unborn from conception

Keith Moore T.V.N. Persaud The Developing Human
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Embryology textbook quote: T.W. Sadler's 'Langman's Embryology' — the zygote is an independent new organism

Second embryology citation supporting the humanity of the unborn from fertilization

embryology zygote fertilization
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Embryology quote: Ronan O'Rahilly and Fabiola Muller — fertilization forms a new genetically distinct human organism

Third embryology citation confirming the unborn is genetically distinct from both parents

embryology fertilization Ronan O'Rahilly
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

The unborn has three qualities shared with all humans: Living, Human, and Whole

Mike's three-part framework for establishing the moral status of the unborn

abortion human rights embryo
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Pro-abortion advocates Ronald Dworkin and Faye Wattleton concede abortion kills a developing human

Mike cites ideological opponents who admit the reality of what abortion does

abortion Ronald Dworkin Life's Dominion
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

The unborn is human — it has its own unique human DNA, distinct from both parents, present from conception

Establishing the 'Human' quality of the unborn with genetic evidence

embryo DNA human species
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Peter Singer (Princeton ethicist) concedes the embryo is a human being from the first moment of existence

Citing a prominent pro-abortion and pro-infanticide ethicist who nevertheless concedes scientific facts about the embryo

abortion embryo Homo sapiens
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

The 'Whole' quality of the unborn — Bernard Nathanson (NARAL co-founder) confirms the embryo is a unified whole, self-directed, and distinct from the mother

Mike's explanation of the third quality of the unborn, backed by a prominent pro-choice source

human development embryo Bernard Nathanson
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

The pro-life syllogism — abortion is wrong because it intentionally kills an innocent human being

Mike's core logical argument against abortion, credited to Scott Klusendorf

abortion Scott Klusendorf pro-life syllogism
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

SLED — S: Size does not determine human value

First of four SLED arguments responding to the claim that the embryo's small size makes it less valuable

abortion SLED acronym size argument
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Abraham Lincoln's anti-slavery argument applied analogously to abortion — differences do not justify denying rights

Historical parallel between pro-slavery arguments and pro-choice arguments about arbitrary distinctions

reductio ad absurdum abortion human rights
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Contraception vs. abortion — the moral question is whether conception has already occurred

Q&A — question about whether normalizing contraception contributes to disregard for infant life

abortion zygote contraception
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) — moral issues around discarding or permanently freezing fertilized embryos

Q&A — question about IVF and its connection to killing unborn children

abortion zygote embryo
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Christian call to defend the fatherless — abortion as a moral mandate for Christians regardless of eschatological timeline

Q&A — question about whether abortion can be abolished given worsening culture as end times approach

cultural engagement eschatology Christian ethics
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Abortifacient birth control — if it kills a conceived zygote, it is abortion not contraception

Q&A — follow-up question about abortifacient forms of birth control

abortion zygote contraception
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Heaven and miscarriage — Scripture does not specify the state or 'age' of those who die before birth

Q&A — question about the state of aborted or miscarried children in heaven

Ephesians Ephesians abortion heaven
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Rape exception — the child is not morally culpable for the father's crime; killing the child does not undo the evil

Q&A — question about whether abortion is acceptable in cases of rape

abortion human rights pro-life argument
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Jeremiah 1:5 — 'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you' refers to God's plan for Jeremiah, not pre-conception literal existence

Q&A — question about whether life begins even before conception, citing God's foreknowledge in Jeremiah 1:5

Jeremiah Jeremiah 1:5 Jeremiah hermeneutics pre-existence
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Pre-Roe abortion death statistics were radically overstated — Scott Klusendorf cites approximately 70 deaths in the year before Roe

Q&A — claim that Roe v. Wade stopped women from dying from botched abortions

abortion Roe v. Wade Scott Klusendorf
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Mother's life exception — ectopic pregnancy and similar cases are not 'abortion' by definition; they are pro-life decisions

Q&A — question about whether abortion is acceptable when the mother's life is at stake

pro-life bioethics mother's life exception
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Heartbeat argument refuted — heartbeat is an arbitrary and inconsistent criterion for the beginning of life

Q&A — claim that life begins when the heartbeat starts

abortion heartbeat argument life begins
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Overpopulation argument fails — if it justifies killing the unborn, it justifies killing anyone

Q&A — claim that overpopulation justifies abortion

consistency argument abortion SLED acronym
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

Brief digression — 'the sin that leads to death' in 1 John and Leviticus typology are likely unrelated

Q&A — off-topic question about 1 John's 'sin that leads to death' and Leviticus typology

1 John Leviticus 1 John typology biblical interpretation
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-23

High-risk pregnancy (lupus) scenario — saving the mother is a pro-life position, not abortion by definition

Q&A — question about a mother with lupus whose life is endangered by pregnancy

pro-life mother's life exception abortion definition
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-30

Introduction: Hebrew Roots Movement defined as mostly Gentile believers who think they should obey the Law of Moses

Opening of the video; Mike explains he surveyed his audience for topic requests and this won the most votes.

Hebrew Roots Movement Law of Moses Torah
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-30

Hebrew Roots Movement is not monolithic — four distinct subgroups identified along a spectrum from optional Torah-keeping to rejecting Jesus entirely

Mike breaks down the internal diversity within the movement to caution against a single label.

Torah observance Hebrew Roots Movement Salvation by works
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-30

Mike's positive disclaimer: he loves the Old Testament law and is not attacking it — the debate is about application, not truthfulness

Before making his critique, Mike establishes his high view of the OT law to clarify that his disagreement is about how and to whom the law applies, not whether it is true.

Leviticus Leviticus Law of Moses Gentile believers
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