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Hebrew Roots claim that most believers secretly have Jewish ancestry — Mike dismisses this as convenient and self-serving

Q&A: questioner relays that her Hebrew Roots friends claim most people have Jewish ancestry they are unaware of, which is why the law applies to them.

Hebrew Roots claim that most believers secretly have Jewish ancestry — Mike dismisses this as convenient and self-serving

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

Leviticus 24:22 — "same rule for sojourner and native" does not require Gentile Torah-observance; it is case law about judicial fairness in civil punishments

John 1 Logos — what it means for Jesus to be the Word: Jesus is God's self-revelation, not the Bible itself

Pastoral counsel for those with family members in the Hebrew Roots Movement — distinguish unnecessary restrictions from the deeper spiritual danger

Colossians recommended as a direct scriptural answer to questions about Sabbath and the fourth commandment for Gentiles

Recommended apologetics resources: websites and books

1 Corinthians 7: Singleness is better than marriage for kingdom service

Catholic Church mandatory celibacy for priests and nuns is unbiblical

Non-believers in a worship band constitute vain worship

Generational curses: Mike does not believe in them as commonly taught

Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit: not accidentally saying a wrong phrase

Fulfilled prophecy as evidence for God

Kalam Cosmological Argument for God's existence

Problem of evil is actually evidence for God, not against him

How a Christian should deal with consuming grief over abortion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A pastor considering a church of a different denomination should front-load doctrinal disagreements before accepting the role

Bart Ehrman's telephone-game argument against Gospel reliability

Vernon Bartlett on Papias's unique geographic position for collecting traditions

Acts 21:8-9 — Philip the Evangelist and his prophesying daughters

Eusebius preserves Papias but personally dislikes him due to eschatology differences

Luke 1:1-4 — Luke's prologue as an explicit historical/eyewitness methodology statement

Luke does not criticize prior Gospel narratives; he adds to them with more data

Luke's use of "just as delivered" (kathōs paredosan) emphasizes transmission accuracy

Tal Ilan's Palestinian name database — confirming Gospel names match authentic first-century Palestinian onomastics

Q&A: The ending of Mark 16 — short vs. long ending; not a threat to Gospel reliability

Bart Ehrman's argument that harmonizing the Gospels means writing a new Gospel — Mike's refutation

Q&A: How does God speak to new Christians? Live by biblical principles, not impressions

Q&A: Bart Ehrman's claim that harmonizing Gospels means writing a new Gospel — video reference

Q&A: 1 Corinthians 7:14 — "sanctified" is a dictionary term, not a theological one; no automatic salvation for unbelieving spouse

Q&A: Did New Testament writers invent Gospel narratives from OT prophecies? — Refuted by extra-biblical confirmation of historical facts

Prosperity preachers and false prophecy: prophets whose utterances focus on wealth and success are false prophets.

Distinction between being wealthy and pursuing wealth; Matthew 6 "seek first the kingdom" as the proper framework.

Question: Does "repent" (metanoia) mean godly grief/sorrow?

Argument from silence is a poor historical method: uniqueness to one Gospel does not discredit the account.

Hovind vs. Falk (BioLogos) debate moderated by Mike: the debaters talked past each other on different topics.

Easy believism: allowing people to remain in lifestyle sin while claiming salvation is a false gospel.

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