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Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Q&A: Martin Luther — valuable reformer, but his later writings about Jewish people were horrible and must be rejected; the Reformation is not reducible to one man.

Q&A on Martin Luther in the context of the 501st Reformation anniversary.

church history Reformation Q&A

Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Q&A: 2 John 1:9-11 — disconnect from the false teacher's church and teaching, but distinguish that from family relationship; the two separations are not identical.

Final Q&A on whether to disconnect from a family member teaching false doctrine.

2 John 1:9-11 1 Peter false teaching church discipline family

Mike Winger idea 2018-12-01

Jim's claim about Christmas trees: first-century Romans practiced Christmas trees, first-century Christians adopted it, and the New Testament contains a specific passage telling them to stop — but they ignored it

Fifth major claim Mike refutes — biblical origin of Christmas trees

Jeremiah 10 church history apologetics Christmas trees

Mike Winger idea 2018-12-01

Q&A: Diversity in Christianity is not the same as division — unity is a calling, but believers can disagree on secondary issues while remaining unified in primary ones through love

Question from Fred Baek about how to reconcile Christian diversity with the biblical call for unity

Christian unity love ecclesiology

Mike Winger idea 2018-12-05

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 and the Greek terms for homosexual behavior — a direct condemnation with redemptive hope

Winger examines 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, which lists behaviors that disqualify people from inheriting the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Matthew Vines homosexuality 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 arsenokoitai

Mike Winger idea 2019-03-20

Epistles are not biographies — they don't need to quote Jesus extensively

Before diving into scripture, Mike explains why Paul's letters don't contain extensive biography of Jesus and why that doesn't undermine their historical value.

Q&A: Martin Luther — valuable reformer, but his later writings about Jewish people were horrible and must be rejected; the Reformation is not reducible to one man.

Q&A: 2 John 1:9-11 — disconnect from the false teacher's church and teaching, but distinguish that from family relationship; the two separations are not identical.

Jim's claim about Christmas trees: first-century Romans practiced Christmas trees, first-century Christians adopted it, and the New Testament contains a specific passage telling them to stop — but they ignored it

Q&A: Diversity in Christianity is not the same as division — unity is a calling, but believers can disagree on secondary issues while remaining unified in primary ones through love

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 and the Greek terms for homosexual behavior — a direct condemnation with redemptive hope

Epistles are not biographies — they don't need to quote Jesus extensively

Paul's letters predate the Gospels — his knowledge of Jesus is independent from them

1 Thessalonians 2:14-15 — Paul identifies the Jews who killed Jesus as the same people persecuting the early church

Romans 12:14 echoes Luke 6:27-28 — bless those who persecute you

Romans 12:17 echoes Matthew 5:39 — do not repay evil for evil / turn the other cheek

Paul was a Pharisee trained in Jerusalem under Gamaliel and likely encountered Jesus personally

Paul's apostolic authority confirmed by Peter and James; 2 Peter calls Paul's writings Scripture

Q&A: When did inclusivism/relativism become prevalent in the Catholic Church? Vatican II was deliberately vague

Q&A: Core doctrines vs. peripheral doctrines — spiderweb illustration; Mormonism example

Acts 18:27-28 — Apollos vigorously refutes Jewish opponents using Scripture to show Jesus is the Christ

Abortion and slavery — both involve culturally hardened consciences that must be awakened; the church must keep speaking

Comparison of Hebrew Roots reasoning to Mother of God cult — both use oversimplified philosophical principles to override Scripture

Tithing is not required for NT believers, but giving is — Mike outlines NT giving principles

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

Upcoming debate with Matt Dillahunty on the resurrection

Heresy accusations between Christians: two extremes to avoid

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

Catholic Church mandatory celibacy for priests and nuns is unbiblical

Husband of one wife (1 Timothy 3) refers to polygamy, not divorce

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

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

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

Repentance functions in both justification and sanctification

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

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

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

Introduction of Papias: Bishop of Hierapolis in the early second century

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

Papias's key quotation about seeking living witnesses over written sources

Four categories of worthy sources in Papias's framework

Richard Bauckham's identification of elders vs. disciples and the function of elders in preserving doctrine

Cleopas in Luke 24 and Clopas in John 19 — the same person as a named eyewitness source

Simon of Cyrene named with his sons Alexander and Rufus as eyewitness sourcing (Mark 15:21)

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

1 Timothy 2:11-12 — women learning quietly with submission refers to the teaching context, not a prohibition on speaking at all.

1 Timothy 2:12 — "teach" and "exercise authority" may be two aspects of the same role, not two separate prohibitions.

Women speaking in Acts and prophesying in church shows 1 Timothy 2 is not a ban on women speaking at all.

Genesis establishes equal image-bearing of men and women; Galatians 3:28 establishes equality in salvation — different roles do not imply different value.

Pre-trib rapture and early church fathers: Mike acknowledges not knowing the answer and references Brian Brodersen's book.

Using materials from false teachers: distinction between promoting a false teacher's work vs. using theologically sound songs/content from a problematic source.

Tongues in the New Testament: multiple types — tongues with interpretation (public) and tongues without interpretation (private).

Personal testimony: Mike first encountered charismatic practices as a teenager and was confused; discovered 1 Corinthians 14 had rules for tongues much later.

Women teaching men in a pastoral/leadership role: Mike reiterates his complementarian position.

Street Epistemology defined as a procedure to instill doubt in people's beliefs about God and religion

Page 15 quote: Boghossian's stated goal is to create a generation of Street Epistemologists who help people abandon faith and embrace reason

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