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Mike Winger idea 2020-09-11

Why the Father is typically called simply God in the NT while Jesus is called the Son: guarding against modalism

Response to Deke Liu asking why God the Father is typically just called God in the NT while Jesus is called the Son and the Spirit is called the Spirit.

Why the Father is typically called simply God in the NT while Jesus is called the Son: guarding against modalism

1 Corinthians 13:10 does not teach cessationism — the perfect refers to seeing Christ face to face at the second coming, not the completion of Scripture

The Book of Enoch is historically interesting but not canonical and was never part of the Jewish or Christian canon

Christians and labor exploitation: genuine question requiring more information before forming a clear position

Christians may read and study the Quran for education and evangelistic purposes; avoid it only if it causes personal spiritual instability

Isaiah 53:5 interpretation — "by his stripes we are healed" in context

Having had an abortion: is it hypocritical to oppose it, have children afterward, or feel unworthy?

Should we command healing (like Peter in Acts 3:6) or pray to God for healing? — Pray with faith; commanding is not a universal prescription

Confidence in prayer for healing vs. fabricating certainty — suffering can be within God's will

Denominations — legitimate variety within Christianity vs. counterfeit groups

The witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16) — an internal truth-awareness of being God's child, not an emotion

How to start reading the Bible — begin with the Gospels, Acts, Romans, Hebrews; not Genesis-to-Revelation in order

Gethsemane — Jesus was not separated from the Father; "forsaken" means handed over to a terrible fate, not ontological separation of the Trinity

Mark 16:17-18 — the signs follow believers as a community/historically, not as individual mandates for every Christian

Avoiding heresy-tracking burnout — know your realm of responsibility in the body of Christ

Should two Christians who fornicated marry? — Consider it, but do not treat marriage as a required patch on the sin

Where was Jesus's spirit during the two days between death and resurrection?

Acts 2 — the inauguration of the Holy Spirit: all present spoke in tongues

The absence of a universal prescriptive statement is the key problem with the tongues-salvation argument

1 Corinthians 12:30 — rhetorical questions imply not all speak in tongues

Assurance of salvation comes from 1 John and James, not from speaking in tongues

Traditions can masquerade as pure biblical faith; willingness to change one's mind is essential

The one cup of communion is conceptual, not physical — referring to the blood of Christ

Dr. Titus Kennedy's archaeological research supports the historicity of the Exodus

Spiritual gifts are discerned by what you are good at, not merely what excites you

Discovering gifts requires doing everything first and then observing where you excel

Lutheran church: internal struggle between biblical faithfulness and progressive drift

Confessing Christ is the ultimate expression of life and death in the power of the tongue

Hebrews 1:1-2 — God created the world "through" his Son: economic Trinity and the agency of the Son in creation

Symmetry of creation and salvation: both occur through the Son

John 1 — the Logos made all things; parallel to Genesis 1 and Hebrews 1

Attending a same-sex wedding generally expresses affirmation, not merely love — Christians should decline

1 John 4:17-18 — perfect love casts out fear; God's love applied to judgment produces confidence

1 John 3:19-20 — God is greater than our condemning heart and knows everything

Presuppositional apologetics requires assuming Christianity true rather than proving it — Mike disagrees

Christians playing RPG video games: Romans 14 gives space for different convictions

Video game content issues: overconsumption/obsession is a separate concern from content itself

Sexual content in any media is a hard redline for Christians; violence is treated differently in Scripture

Fantasy magic vs. actual witchcraft: the distinction matters for whether a video game element is spiritually dangerous

Two problematic extremes: hyper-strict rules and almost no rules about entertainment — both are spiritually dangerous

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

Christians may use lethal force in self-defense but not premeditated violence; Christian pacifism is mistaken

Fasting: the question is better framed as "is it good?" rather than "must I?"

Scripture assumes fasting is part of normal Christian life without mandating specific schedules; fasting for a single meal is valid

Response to the charge that the church is a bloody, evil institution: distinguish Christ from institutional church history

Jesus's letters to the seven churches in Revelation show the visible church often fails to represent Christ

Parable of the Wheat and Tares explains the presence of ungodly people within the visible church

The Crusades: more defensible than popular narrative but also included real atrocities including use of child soldiers

Christians are not required to tithe (give 10%), but are absolutely required to give generously

Malachi 3:8 is the most-cited pro-tithe verse but is addressed to the nation of Israel under the Mosaic law, not to Christians

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