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Mike Winger idea 2023-11-17

How to Truly Trust God: How do I truly trust God? I've been struggling with fear of dying and judgment; fear that I don't have enough faith or that salvation isn't really by grace alone.

Q&A question: How to Truly Trust God

salvation
Mike Winger idea 2024-04-12

Wisdom on Mercy vs. Justice: How should I balance mercy and justice as a Christian? How do you know when each one is appropriate? When is it wrong to apply mercy and grace, and when does it become unjust to do so?

Q&A question: Wisdom on Mercy vs. Justice

Mike Winger idea 2024-07-05

Can we still Glean from Reckless Charismatism?: I learned that Bethel's prophecy teachings and those of Storms, Wimber, Deere, Randolph, etc. trace back to scandalous Kansas City prophets. Should all be ignored, or can the chaff be separated?

Q&A question: Can we still Glean from Reckless Charismatism?

prophecy Bethel Church
Mike Winger idea 2024-08-30

Learning from Fallen Pastors?: Do you think it's wise to listen to preachers who have "fallen from grace" like Mark Driscoll? I find much of his preaching very life-giving, but I get judgment from other Christians.

Q&A question: Learning from Fallen Pastors?

pastoral ministry
Mike Winger idea 2024-08-30

Nazarite Vows – Why Long Hair?: If long hair for men is a disgrace by nature (1 Corinthians 11: 14), then why is it part of the Nazirite vow in Numbers 6:5?

Q&A question: Nazarite Vows – Why Long Hair?

Numbers 6 1 Corinthians 11 Numbers 6 1 Corinthians 11
Mike Winger idea 2024-10-04

Rapture: Do We Have a Choice?: Assuming a rapture, are we irresistibly taken, or is it a choice to leave with Him? I ask irrespective of Calvinistic irresistible grace. Luke 17: 31-36 seems to indicate both.

Q&A question: Rapture: Do We Have a Choice?

rapture Calvinism
Mike Winger idea 2024-12-20

By Grace, Through Faith, No Works: As a former strict, legalistic Orthodox, will I ever be able to grasp that salvation truly is by faith and NOT works? I STRUGGLE!

Q&A question: By Grace, Through Faith, No Works

salvation
Mike Winger idea 2025-03-28

Discerning God’s Voice & Direction: My girlfriend recently told me that God told her to break up with me. She got us "promise bracelets" that promise that we will get married. Is what she heard really from God?

Q&A question: Discerning God’s Voice & Direction

Mike Winger idea 2025-08-29

Struggling with Sexual Temptations: I struggle with same-sex attraction, unfortunately. How can I be sure that I’m not reprobate/unregenerate? The idea of evanescent grace scares me.

Q&A question: Struggling with Sexual Temptations

sexual ethics
Mike Winger idea 2026-01-10

Interracial Marriage: Biblical?: Are mixed-race or interracial marriages biblically permissible?

Q&A question: Interracial Marriage: Biblical?

marriage
Mike Winger idea 2026-01-10

Evangelism: Relationships Required?: I've been told that you should build a relationship with someone before sharing the Gospel with them. Thoughts?

Q&A question: Evangelism: Relationships Required?

angels
Mike Winger idea 2026-01-10

Others’ Consciences: Our Responsibility?: Are we responsible if someone is emboldened to disobey his conscience because of something we posted online (Romans 14)? I wish to show games I like on my channel, but I’m afraid they may convict a brother.

Q&A question: Others’ Consciences: Our Responsibility?

Romans 14 Romans 14
Mike Winger idea 2026-01-10

Are “Titles” Biblical?: Is calling people by a church title, like Pastor, biblical? Nowhere in Scripture is anyone referred to by anything other than their first name, and Matthew 23:7-12 seems to forbid it.

Q&A question: Are “Titles” Biblical?

Matthew Matthew 23 pastoral ministry Matthew Matthew 23
Mike Winger idea 2026-01-10

Scriptural Coincidences?: Abram's father, Terah set out for Canaan, but stopped in Harran, where he died. Later, God calls Abraham to Canaan. How do I know if something like this is a coincidence or meaningful?

Q&A question: Scriptural Coincidences?

Abraham Canaan Terah
Mike Winger idea 2026-01-10

Should Abortion be Prosecuted?: Do you think it's biblical that women who have abortions should be legally judged the same way as someone who commits murder?

Q&A question: Should Abortion be Prosecuted?

abortion
Mike Winger idea 2026-01-10

Balancing Ambition & Contentment: As a Christian, how do you balance ambition and contentment?

Q&A question: Balancing Ambition & Contentment

Mike Winger idea 2026-01-10

James: Works Based Salvation?: In Galatians, Paul says Jews from the sect of James were Judaizers. If the book of James was written before the Acts 15 council, do you think James in his book taught a works-based salvation?

Q&A question: James: Works Based Salvation?

James Acts 15 James Acts 15 salvation
Mike Winger idea 2026-01-10

Why No Marriage in Heaven?: Jesus clearly says there is no marriage in Heaven. But God established pre-fall that it is not good for man to be alone and He gave Eve to Adam despite Adam being in communion with God in the garden. Thoughts?

Q&A question: Why No Marriage in Heaven?

marriage Jesus communion
Mike Winger idea 2026-01-10

Appropriate Motivation for Hard Work: Is it wrong to reward myself for doing the things I have to do? I worry that it might cause me to work for the wrong motives. But it's so hard to get myself to do things.

Q&A question: Appropriate Motivation for Hard Work

Mike Winger idea 2021-11-22

The Merit of Good Works Is To Be Attributed in the First Place to the Grace of God and Then to the Faithful

Mike Winger idea 2021-11-22

The Merit of Man before God in the Christian Life Arises from the Fact that God Is Freely Chosen to Associate Man with the Work of His Grace

Mike Winger idea 2021-11-01

JW salvation requires four things: (1) taking in the "knowledge" of God and Jesus as defined by the organization, (2) obeying God's laws (works-based), (3) belonging to the Jehovah's Witnesses organization, and (4) demonstrating loyalty through door-to-door witnessing. Their own source says "the ransom given by Jesus does not give or guarantee everlasting life" — grace through Christ alone is explicitly denied.

JW soteriology: four requirements for salvation; works-based, organization-dependent

Jesus salvation Jehovah's Witnesses
Mike Winger idea 2026-01-09

Miller describes what happens to Christian students at secular universities: the combination of social pressure (frat culture, peers) and intellectual indoctrination (Nietzsche, Freud, Darwin) across all departments erodes faith. Real believers don't technically "lose" their faith but are beaten down to the point where their belief has no practical effect — "the heart cannot embrace what the mind cannot believe."

How universities erode Christian faith through combined social and intellectual pressure

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