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Mike Winger idea 2018-11-07

Winger's favorite counter to 'the Bible has been changed' claims: ask the person what specific doctrine or belief should be different based on their view of how the text has been altered. He says no one ever answers because the manuscript tradition is so stable that no theology would change.

textual criticism debate strategy apologetics
Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Q&A: It is okay to be angry about bad theology — Ephesians 4:26 permits anger, but you must then not sin and move through it.

Q&A on anger toward theological error.

Ephesians 4:26 discernment sin Q&A
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-12

Zahnd's three-step method for dismantling orthodox Christianity and replacing it with his own version

Winger maps out the structural argument Zahnd uses in his book 'Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God.'

discernment apologetics false-teaching
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-12

Zahnd claims Jesus 'edited' Isaiah 61 in Luke 4 — but Jesus stopped reading mid-sentence, he did not delete text

Winger examines Zahnd's most prominent proof-text for the 'Jesus edits the Bible' thesis: Jesus reading from Isaiah in the Nazareth synagogue (Luke 4:16–21).

Luke-4 Isaiah-61 hermeneutics discernment apologetics
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-12

Zahnd's claim that 'Jesus is the only perfect theology' and 'the Bible is not the perfect revelation of God' mirrors Bill Johnson's framework

Winger reads Zahnd's explicit statements from pages 14 and 30 of the book about the relationship between Jesus and Scripture.

hermeneutics discernment Christology
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-12

Zahnd's Jesus is actually Zahnd — the method of 'asking Jesus what he thinks' produces only the teacher's own preferences

Winger plays a video clip in which Zahnd describes his hermeneutical method: pausing over Old Testament texts and asking Jesus what he thinks of them.

hermeneutics discernment self-deception
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-20

Repentance restores relationship with God, not salvific status; analogy of marriage reconciliation

Q&A: question about whether believers must live sinlessly or must continually repent.

salvation repentance sanctification
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-19

Bishop Barron's theology of conscience: conscience is 'the aboriginal voice of Christ'

Mike identifies a second major theological claim Barron makes beyond Vatican II

conscience Robert Barron voice of Christ
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-19

Romans 3:19-20 — the law's purpose is to reveal sin and stop boasting, not to justify

Mike states the biblical theology of the law's function

Romans 3:19-20 justification law Romans 3:19-20
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-19

Critique of Barron's theology: grace plus law — the Catholic soteriological framework

Mike synthesizes his critique of Barron's position

Robert Barron grace plus works Catholic soteriology
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-19

Q&A: On communion — Mike agrees it is more than a symbol but rejects transubstantiation

Answering viewer question about 1 Corinthians and dying from receiving communion wrongly

1 Corinthians 11 1 Corinthians 11 Aristotle transubstantiation
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Romans 1:19-20 — creation itself is the evidence through which God is perceived; not faith without evidence

Mike addresses the second counter-passage sometimes used to support faith-without-evidence.

Romans 1:19-20 evidence-based faith cosmological argument Romans 1:19-20
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Thomas's demand to see the nail marks refutes Jehovah's Witness teaching that Jesus rose in a different body

Side point made while explaining the Thomas narrative.

John 20:24-27 Jehovah's Witnesses resurrection body Thomas
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

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: 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 2019-01-30

119 Ministries' Pauline Paradox series analyzed; its pre-Pauline argumentation is the real persuasive engine

Mike explains his analytical approach: the movement's rhetoric and philosophy before getting to Paul is what actually hooks people.

Hebrew Roots Movement 119 Ministries Pauline Paradox
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-30

119 Ministries opens by appealing to an "unsettling feeling" — Mike critiques this as emotional manipulation, not theological argument

Mike plays and critiques the opening rhetorical move of 119 Ministries' video, which begins by affirming that many Christians feel something is missing.

Hebrew Roots Movement 119 Ministries Rhetorical manipulation
Mike Winger idea 2019-01-30

Dispensationalism: Mike rejects the label but holds a modified view — national Israel has a distinct future in God's plan; he rejects full replacement theology

Q&A: questioner asks about dispensationalism and kingdom of heaven vs. kingdom of God.

Romans (series) Kingdom of God Dispensationalism Replacement theology
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

How a Christian should deal with consuming grief over abortion

Response to a viewer involved in pro-life ministry feeling overwhelmed by abortion rulings

Philippians 4 John 16:33 abortion anxiety and prayer Philippians 4
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Mark 13:32 — Jesus not knowing the hour does not threaten his deity

Viewer question about the Trinity and whether Jesus' limited knowledge in Mark 13:32 undermines his divinity

Mark 13:32 second coming Trinity Mark 13:32
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Luke 2:52 — Jesus grew in wisdom, demonstrating genuine human limitations on omniscience

Continuing answer on Mark 13:32 and Jesus's limited knowledge

Luke 2:52 kenosis omnipotence omniscience
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Acts 1 implies Jesus's limitations were lifted after resurrection and glorification

Continuing discussion of Jesus's limited knowledge before vs. after resurrection

Acts 1 resurrection kenosis omniscience
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Job's friends argued he deserved his suffering; God rebuked them at the end

Viewer asking for help understanding Job's friends in the book of Job

Job Job suffering and theodicy Elihu
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Torah (law) vs. commandments: the words overlap but depend on context

Viewer asking how to differentiate between the law and the commandments

Psalm 119 Mosaic law Torah law vs. commandments
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Defending the Trinity against Jehovah's Witnesses: Mike's teaching video addresses their specific objections

Viewer asking for Bible verses to defend Trinity against JW challenges

Islam Jehovah's Witnesses Trinity
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Image of God (imago Dei): grounds human value, authority over creation, and raises questions about communicable attributes

Viewer asking what it means to be created in the image of God

Genesis 1 Genesis 9 dominion mandate Mormonism Genesis 1
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Planned Gospel of Mark series to cover theology, apologetics, and resurrection debates

Response to viewer question about where the Trinity is in Mark

resurrection Gospel of Mark Trinity in Mark
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Literal vs. plain-sense biblical interpretation: read as intended, not mechanically literal

Viewer asking how literally to read the Bible, especially Genesis and Old Testament

Genesis Psalm 6 hermeneutics Genesis genre
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Why Christianity and not other religions: incompatible truth claims require choosing

Viewer asking how to respond to someone asking why they should believe Christianity and not another religion

Islam resurrection apologetics
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Nicene and Apostles' Creed: Mike affirms them but would add content on repentance

Viewer asking about the Nicene and Apostles' Creed

repentance Nicene Creed Apostles' Creed
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Baptism is required for obedience but not for salvation

Viewer recently baptized asking whether baptism is essential to becoming a disciple

Romans 6 discipleship obedience salvation
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

JW interpretation of Daniel 11 king of the north as Russia is old Cold War theology they borrowed

Viewer asking about JW teaching that the king of the north in Daniel 11 represents Russia

Daniel 11 Jehovah's Witnesses Daniel 11 fulfilled prophecy
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Free will in heaven: believers will have genuine free will but no desire to sin

Viewer asking whether we will have free will in heaven

1 Corinthians 15 2 Peter 1 Corinthians 15 Greg Koukl glorification
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Once saved always saved: Mike withholds judgment due to genuine biblical tension

Viewer asking about eternal security / once saved always saved

Ephesians 1-3 Hebrews 6 perseverance of the saints eternal security once saved always saved
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Strategy for protecting college students from JWs and the Mother God cult (World Mission Society Church of God): inoculate, don't isolate

Viewer on a college campus encountering JWs and World Mission Society Church of God

Mormonism evangelism Jehovah's Witnesses
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Luis de Molina and Molinism: middle knowledge reconciles divine sovereignty and human free will

Viewer asking about Molinism and Luis de Molina

Catholicism Molinism middle knowledge
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

There is no single "the one" person to marry — biblical principles guide spouse selection, not divine designation

Viewer asking whether there is only one possible spouse and how that relates to free will

Proverbs 2 Corinthians 6:14 marriage sanctification Proverbs
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Marriage does not exist in heaven; relational bonds persist but are not exclusive spousal bonds

Second part of viewer's marriage question about afterlife

Matthew 22:30 Christ and the Church eschatology resurrection
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

1 Corinthians 11:16 head coverings: Mike does not believe it is binding today but acknowledges difficulty

Viewer asking whether women should still cover their heads based on 1 Corinthians 11

1 Corinthians 11:16 head coverings 1 Corinthians 11:16 women in worship
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Aseity (divine self-existence) and abstract objects: Mike denies abstract objects truly exist, resolving the problem

Viewer asking about God's aseity and how God can exist prior to abstract objects like the number one

nominalism aseity abstract objects
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

John 3:13 — "No one has ascended" does not necessarily contradict Elijah's translation

Viewer asking about John 3:13 and its apparent contradiction with Elijah ascending

John 3:13 Moses divine authority Elijah
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Sabbath observance: Mike does not believe Christians are required to keep the Sabbath

Viewer asking about proper Sabbath observance

Mosaic law Sabbath New Covenant
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Mike's personal testimony: heard the gospel at 12, found relief in forgiveness

Viewer asking about Mike's salvation experience

salvation sanctification forgiveness
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Repentance functions in both justification and sanctification

Viewer asking whether repentance is part of justification or sanctification

Revelation 2 2 Corinthians 7 Ephesus repentance justification
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Authority over evil spirits and sickness comes from Christ's authority, not the believer's own

Viewer asking about Christians' authority over evil spirits and sickness

healing spiritual warfare authority of Christ
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Christians should engage in politics as salt and light; political views must be biblically tested

Viewer asking whether Christians should get involved in politics, referencing Martin Luther King Jr.

Christian worldview abortion Christians and politics
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Did Jesus go to hell? Mike does not think he was tortured there; references 1-2 Peter and Jude on descent

Viewer asking whether Jesus went to hell between death and resurrection

1 Peter 2 Peter Jude 1 Peter 2 Peter descent into hell
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Books like Job belong in the canon because Jesus accepted the Old Testament, and apostles were commissioned to teach

Viewer asking why books like Job are in the Bible if we don't know the author

Job apostolic authority biblical canon Job
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-13

Tithing is an Old Testament concept; Christians are required to give but not mandated to a 10% figure

Viewer asking Mike to reconcile his teaching that the tithe is not required with the obligation to give

1 Timothy 5 Mosaic law New Covenant tithing