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Mike Winger idea 2020-10-30

Acts 2 Pentecost: the drunk accusation was caused by incomprehensible tongues, not ecstatic behavior

Question from Gringo Nebrasa about whether Acts 2 supports drunk-in-the-spirit or ecstatic charismatic behavior.

Acts 2 Acts 2 Pentecost charismatic gifts

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-30

Three arguments against drunk-in-the-spirit theology: self-control is a fruit of the Spirit; accusers were unsaved; Scripture describes the gifts

Mike's comprehensive rebuttal of drunk-in-spirit theology.

Acts 2 Galatians 5:23 Acts 2 self-control charismatic gifts

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-30

Personal testimony: Mike faked being slain in the Spirit at a hyper-Pentecostal church due to peer pressure as a teenager

Mike's personal experience with being slain in the Spirit.

charismatic gifts slain in the Spirit Pentecostalism

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-30

Keeping faith private: a private relationship with God signals shame or embarrassment, not genuine privacy

Question from Dusty Matthew about a friend who says faith is a private matter.

Matthew 10:33 Luke 12:9 evangelism private faith shame of the gospel

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-30

Book of Acts as counter-example to private faith: the apostles were imprisoned and beaten rather than stop speaking about Jesus

Closing reinforcement of the bold witness argument.

Acts Acts persecution bold witness

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-30

Announcement: second YouTube channel 'YouTube Tactics with Mike Winger' for evangelical ministry on YouTube

Closing announcements.

YouTube ministry YouTube Tactics with Mike Winger

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

Acts 2 Pentecost: the drunk accusation was caused by incomprehensible tongues, not ecstatic behavior

Three arguments against drunk-in-the-spirit theology: self-control is a fruit of the Spirit; accusers were unsaved; Scripture describes the gifts

Personal testimony: Mike faked being slain in the Spirit at a hyper-Pentecostal church due to peer pressure as a teenager

Keeping faith private: a private relationship with God signals shame or embarrassment, not genuine privacy

Book of Acts as counter-example to private faith: the apostles were imprisoned and beaten rather than stop speaking about Jesus

Announcement: second YouTube channel 'YouTube Tactics with Mike Winger' for evangelical ministry on YouTube

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

Matthew 18:15-17 is about personal sin resolution, not evaluation of public teaching

Paul rebuked Peter publicly in Galatians 2 because his behavior impacted the whole community

"Touch not the Lord's anointed" means do not murder -- not do not critique

Mark 16:9-20 (the longer ending) is likely not original to the gospel

If Mark 16:17-18 is original, signs accompanying believers does not mean every believer at all times

Snake handling is condemned as tempting God, mirroring Satan's temptation of Jesus using Psalm 91

Paul's snakebite in Acts is a fulfillment of divine protection -- validating the gospel message, not a prescription

2 Corinthians 12:2 -- Paul's reference to the third heaven and its Jewish cosmological background

In Jewish thought: first heaven = atmosphere, second heaven = space/stars, third heaven = God's presence

Genesis 1-11 allegorical interpretation does not necessarily violate John 5:44-47 or deny salvation

Francis Collins is cited as an example of a Christian who holds evolutionary creation yet is genuinely saved

John Walton's temple language view and William Lane Craig's archetypal history view are named as options within Christian faith

1 Corinthians 6 provides key principles for evaluating bodily health choices: lawfulness, helpfulness, and avoiding bondage

Bodily stewardship and exercise as a moral issue -- knowingly neglecting physical health can become sin

Matthew 16:28 "some standing here will not taste death" is fulfilled by the Transfiguration, not the Second Coming

Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 do speak about Satan, contra the scholarly majority

Lordship salvation: repentance and faith are two sides of the same coin, not moral prerequisites for merit

Subjective truth is self-refuting -- every claim for it is itself an objective truth claim

All believers are indwelt by the Spirit at salvation, but degrees of Spirit-filling differ among believers

Acts 16:31 does not teach household salvation -- the household's rejoicing proves they individually believed

Romans teaches that physical descent from Abraham does not save -- only the faith of Abraham counts

Rejecting the deity of Christ is a salvation issue -- John 5 says dishonoring the Son dishonors the Father

Luke 23:34 'Father forgive them' likely refers to delayed judgment / forgiveness offered, not full salvific pardon

Responding pastorally to a parent whose daughter came out as bisexual: distinguish identity from sin, love without approval

Noahide Laws conspiracy theory is rooted in anti-Semitism and misrepresents Jewish belief

Socratic approach for witnessing to Mormons about pre-mortal existence: let them make their case first

The seven spirits of God in Revelation symbolize the Holy Spirit's omniscience and universality, not seven distinct spirits

Proverbs' paradoxical advice on rebuking a fool applies to confronting Word of Faith in-laws -- danger exists either way

Unleavened bread at communion is symbolically important (sinlessness of Christ); alcoholic vs non-alcoholic wine is incidental

Habitual sin and salvation: honest uncertainty, but the answer is always to press toward Christ rather than despair

The Passion Translation — concerns and how to warn others about it

Pluck out your eye (Matthew 5:29) vs. having an advocate with the Father (1 John 2:1)

Mark 10:17-18 — Why does Jesus ask why he is called good? Implicit claim to deity

Luke 14:26 — Forsaking family for Christ: hyperbole and ultimate priority, not literal abandonment

How Mike prepares his messages — text-first exegetical process

Scriptures for believers needing deliverance — Romans 6 for sin, Philippians 4 for oppression

How Mike ended up at Calvary Chapel — left previous church over moral compromise in youth ministry

Can a high school student give a sermon? — Giving a message vs. holding the office of elder

Women's silence passages in context — likely addressing local disorder, not a universal ban

Gaps in vocational ministry — expository preaching, apologetics, archaeology, worship leading

Pro-life and pro-death penalty are not contradictory positions

Sin leading to death in 1 John 5:16-17 — interpretation depends on prior theology

Epistemic humility in teaching: share conclusions only to the degree of confidence you actually possess

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