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Theology greek term

αὐτοδικεῖν (autodikein)

to plead one's own cause; to act as one's own advocate (Attic Greek equivalent of authentein)

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Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Beth Allison Barr's 'The Making of Biblical Womanhood' as a prime example of story-driven theology — the book frames the entire discussion through personal pain and church hurt.

Mistake #5: Critique of Beth Allison Barr's book

church hurt story-driven theology Beth Allison Barr
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-14

Mike's rhetorical argument: even if naming is 'only discernment,' no one would accept a stranger renaming their child or village -- naming inherently involves authority.

Common-sense argument for naming and authority

naming as authority common sense argument
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

Luke 9:1-5 refutes host-as-leader claim: apostles stayed in strangers' homes

Mike tests the host-as-leader claim against the biblical text.

Luke 9:1-5 hosting vs. leading Luke 9:1-5 apostles
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Egalitarian response: cultural reasons prevented women apostles

Mike presents and critiques the standard egalitarian counter-argument.

Craig Keener women in ministry debate cultural acquiescence argument
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Submission is limited to 'your own husband,' not all men

Mike distinguishes complementarianism from patriarchalism.

1 Peter 3:1 patriarchalism 1 Peter 3:1 scope of submission
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

The physical strength difference between men and women may explain the absence of female military leaders — an analogy to firefighter standards.

Practical consideration for military leadership

military leadership physical strength firefighter standards
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Evidence that headship is transcultural: creation order, Ephesians 5, and the danger of cultural relativism

Mike builds his case that headship is not culturally bound.

Ephesians 5:22-24 1 Corinthians 11:8-9 Ephesians 5:22-24 1 Corinthians 11:8-9 cultural hermeneutics
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

Failed egalitarian arguments against Pillar 2

Mike lists and dismisses various egalitarian counter-arguments.

1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:12 egalitarian arguments authenteo
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Qualified submission — not unqualified 'just submit woman'

Mike argues submission in marriage is qualified, not absolute.

1 Corinthians 7:5 qualified submission 1 Corinthians 7:5 marital dynamics
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Abigail in 1 Samuel 25 — a positive example of a wife righteously subverting her husband's authority

Mike uses Abigail as a biblical example showing limits on female submission.

1 Samuel 25 Acts 5:29 David Abigail 1 Samuel 25
Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

Overview of 1 Timothy 2:8-15 in full context

Mike reads through the full passage and establishes the broader context of 1 Timothy as a letter about church order.

1 Timothy 2:8-15 Timothy church order Ephesus
Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

View 1: Women saved from physical death during childbirth

Mike evaluates the view that 'saved through childbearing' refers to physical preservation during labor.

1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 2:15 sozo physical preservation view
Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

Sacrificing elder authority to support egalitarianism is theologically dangerous

Mike warns about the theological cost of denying that elders have authority.

servant leadership elder authority theological cost
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-14

Direct address to Bill Johnson: Mike thanks him for inspiring greater prayer and trust in God, but challenges his theology and hermeneutic as dangerous

Mike concludes the teaching section with a personal message to Johnson

Bill Johnson hermeneutics revival
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-21

JW.org article 'Blood Transfusions: How Safe?' uses 30-year-old statistics to exaggerate the dangers of blood transfusions.

Mike critiques the Watchtower's misinformation campaign against blood transfusions as medical propaganda.

jw.org blood transfusion safety hemolytic transfusion reaction
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-21

Watchtower propaganda tactics: citing AIDS-era blood fears and praising bloodless surgery advances, while ignoring the overwhelming mortality data on transfusion refusal.

Mike identifies specific rhetorical strategies the Watchtower uses to make blood transfusion refusal appear reasonable.

bloodless surgery Watchtower propaganda AIDS epidemic
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-21

The worst Watchtower error is not the blood doctrine but the false gospel — which condemns souls, not just physical bodies.

Mike closes his main argument by placing the blood transfusion issue within the broader context of JW false gospel teaching.

evangelism Jehovah's Witnesses Watchtower
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-07

If healers never verify their healings with follow-up and all their subjects are strangers they never see again, they have no way of knowing whether the healings were real.

Practical critique of the healing ministry model.

healing ministry responsibility integrity
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

Q&A: Is biblical numerology nonsense? Distinction between symbolic numbers and predictive numerological systems

Question from Jessie Swanger.

hermeneutics numerology biblical symbolism
Mike Winger idea 2017-12-27

Q&A: Scientology is not Christian — it is a dangerous, money-driven cult involving alien mythology

Live chat question from 'Pac-Man' about Scientology.

comparative religion Scientology cult
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

Practical advice for engaging Mormons: don't mock, don't assume what they know, ask what they believe rather than lecturing them about their own doctrine.

Mike closes the teaching section with pastoral and apologetic advice on how to use this information in real conversations.

apologetics Christian-Mormon dialogue pastoral ethics
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-14

Greek word 'sozo' (saved) does not always carry theological salvation meaning — Philippians 1:19 as example

Illustrating the theological vs. dictionary meaning distinction with 'saved'

Philippians 1:19 semantic range sozo salvation
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-21

If the Catholic Church truly has Magisterial authority, the Bible is potentially dangerous since it sometimes competes with Catholic teaching

Following the logic of Magisterial authority to its conclusion

sola scriptura Magisterium church authority
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-21

Q&A — Why didn't God make the Bible's message so clear that everyone interprets it the same way?

Philosophical/theological question about biblical clarity and interpretive diversity

hermeneutics Jesus biblical clarity
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-11

Reason 2 refuted: The Bible contains extensive practical advice; specificity is about utility, not inspiration

The skeptic argues the Bible does not give specific enough practical advice — for instance, a chapter organized by killing scenarios (war, self-defense, execution).

Proverbs marriage apologetics Proverbs
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-25

Luke 21:29-36 — 'this generation' in Luke: the generation that sees the signs, not the first century

Mike applies the same interpretive logic to the 'this generation' phrase in Luke as in Mark.

Luke 21:29-36 this generation Luke 21:29-36 fig tree parable Luke
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-25

Upcoming event: speaking at 'Witnesses Now for Jesus' West Coast Conference about witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses

Mike shares an upcoming ministry engagement.

Jehovah's Witnesses Witnesses Now for Jesus evangelism to cults
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-22

Exposing false teaching is inherently evangelistic — all evangelism involves correcting wrong beliefs about Jesus and salvation

Q&A: Naomi King asks whether one should actively expose false teaching to save others.

evangelism apologetics discernment
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-17

The claim 'all sin is the same' contains a kernel of truth but is ultimately inaccurate and too imprecise to be useful.

Mike opens the livestream by stating the topic: is all sin really the same? He acknowledges the idea has partial truth but argues it is clumsy and misleading.

hermeneutics sin Christian living
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-24

Side 1: Halloween is not a gospel issue — two opposite errors to avoid

Mike's first analytical point: proper categorization of the issue

1 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians Halloween Discernment
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Anger is a universal human issue that even godly leaders fail to handle biblically, undermining their witness.

Opening framing for the session — establishing why anger matters for Christians.

sanctification Christian witness anger
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Colossians 3:8 commands Christians to put off anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk — treating each as distinct.

Primary passage for the teaching; Mike introduces the list and his interpretive method.

Colossians 3:8 sanctification anger Colossians 3:8
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Anger is defined as an internal 'girling' feeling — a changed inner state that drives thoughts and actions.

Mike attempts a working definition of anger as the emotional/internal experience.

anger definition emotion
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Proverbs 15:1 — a soft answer turns away wrath; applies both to interpersonal conflict and internal self-talk.

First Proverbs passage; illustrated with a personal story about responding gently to a road-rage driver.

Proverbs 15:1 self-talk conflict resolution wrath
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Proverbs 15:18 — being hot-tempered stirs up strife and is a sin issue, not a personality trait; being slow to anger quiets contention.

Second Proverbs passage applied to people who normalize their hot temper.

Proverbs 15:18 self-control relationships Proverbs 15:18
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Proverbs 16:32 — being slow to anger and ruling one's spirit is a greater achievement than military conquest or social status.

Third Proverbs passage; Mike reframes the cultural value of strength and accomplishment.

Proverbs 16:32 self-control humility character
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Proverbs 19:11 — it is glorious to overlook an offense, inverting the cultural shame of not retaliating.

Fourth Proverbs passage; Mike challenges the instinct to 'get back' at someone who wrongs you.

Proverbs 19:11 grace forgiveness anger
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Proverbs 27:4 — anger and wrath are intensifying forces that cause a person to overreact and become a caricature of themselves.

Fifth Proverbs passage; Mike describes the distorting effect of anger on behavior.

Proverbs 27:4 marriage self-control anger
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Ephesians 4:26 — 'be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger' is about harboring anger in your own heart, not about resolving every marital dispute before bed.

Common misuse of the verse corrected; the passage is linked to Cain's sin in Genesis 4.

Ephesians 4:26 Genesis 4 marriage anger Ephesians 4:26
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Proverbs 29:22 — a person 'given to anger' causes much transgression; anger is the internal gateway to sin.

Sixth Proverbs passage applied to those who easily default to anger.

Proverbs 29:22 sin anger inner life
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Proverbs 25:28 — a man without self-control is like a city with broken walls; anger is the enemy that raids it.

Seventh Proverbs passage; illustrated with a statistic about job loss.

Proverbs 25:28 self-control anger character
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Romans 12:17-21 — do not repay evil for evil; leave vengeance to God; overcome evil with good, even toward enemies.

New Testament passage on retaliation and the theological grounding for non-retaliation.

Romans 12:17-21 anger Romans 12:17-21 repay evil
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Wrath (Colossians 3:8) is the outward expression of anger — the outburst; James 1:19 commands slow speech as the antidote.

Distinction between anger (the feeling) and wrath (the expression); applied to marriage and conflict.

Colossians 3:8 James 1:19 marriage self-control Colossians 3:8
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Malice (Colossians 3:8) is bottled-up anger that becomes a twisted, bitter lens through which a person sees someone — the opposite of wrath.

Third element of the Colossians 3:8 list; Mike defines malice as stored bitterness.

Colossians 3:8 marriage relationships Colossians 3:8
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

The remedy for malice is praying for your enemies (Matthew 5:44) — specifically blessing them, not praying 'about' them asking God to deal with them.

Practical counsel for those who recognize malice toward someone.

Colossians 3:8 Matthew 5:44 practical application forgiveness Colossians 3:8
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Slander and obscene talk (Colossians 3:8) are what anger does to the tongue — attacking character and saying hateful things; Colossians 3:8 is a complete map of what to put off.

Final two elements of the Colossians 3:8 list; synthesis of the whole passage.

Colossians 3:8 sanctification anger Colossians 3:8
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Anger management is not about appearances — it is about internal transformation through Christ and the Holy Spirit.

Closing exhortation; addressing both Christians and non-Christians.

Holy Spirit gospel sanctification
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Q&A: Controlling anger toward someone consistently hurting you does not mean passivity — it means replacing anger as your motive with wisdom and godliness.

First Q&A question; addressing ongoing relational harm.

wisdom relationships Q&A
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