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Mike Winger idea 2020-09-25

Proverbs 18:21 teaches the practical real-world consequences of speech, not speaking things into existence

Interpretation of Proverbs 18:21

Proverbs 18:21 Proverbs 18:21 word of faith tongue and speech

Mike Winger idea 2020-09-25

James 3 on the tongue: words start fires — practical impact, not metaphysical creation

Cross-reference used to support the interpretation of Proverbs 18:21

Proverbs 18:21 James 3 Proverbs 18:21 word of faith tongue and speech

Mike Winger idea 2020-09-25

Jesus's letters to the seven churches in Revelation show the visible church often fails to represent Christ

Biblical support for why church failures do not disprove Christianity

Revelation 2-3 church history Revelation 2-3 seven churches of Revelation

Mike Winger idea 2020-09-25

Upcoming Monday teaching: the strongest word-of-faith passage in Mark — assessing Kenneth Copeland's claims about faith and prayer

Preview of next teaching in the Mark series

Mark (gospel) prayer Kenneth Copeland faith

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-02

Calvinism: regeneration precedes faith — the Holy Spirit regenerates the sinner first, making belief inevitable

Question from Jason Staub about whether faith from a fallen nature is "fruitful" faith, touching on the Calvinist doctrine of regeneration preceding faith

Proverbs 18:21 teaches the practical real-world consequences of speech, not speaking things into existence

James 3 on the tongue: words start fires — practical impact, not metaphysical creation

Jesus's letters to the seven churches in Revelation show the visible church often fails to represent Christ

Upcoming Monday teaching: the strongest word-of-faith passage in Mark — assessing Kenneth Copeland's claims about faith and prayer

Calvinism: regeneration precedes faith — the Holy Spirit regenerates the sinner first, making belief inevitable

Mike's anti-Calvinist argument: faith is not a work regardless of its source; the Calvinist objection tries to smuggle faith into the "works" category

Non-Calvinist view: God initiates faith through the proclaimed word, but the individual makes the decision to believe

Romans 14: do not violate your conscience — if you cannot do something in faith before God, do not do it, even if it may be permissible

2 Corinthians 5:6-8 — walking by faith not by sight, preferring to be with the Lord

Kenneth Copeland and 2020 false prophets — April 15 COVID prophecy debunked

Galatians 3:23 — the Law as guardian/nanny: imprisoned under law until Christ

Freedom from the law through Christ — justified by faith, law's penalty absorbed by Jesus

"In Jesus's name" is not a required formula but a meaningful expression of mediation

Baptism: no required level of knowledge — New Testament pattern is immediate baptism upon faith

Renewing love for God — Revelation 2 letter to Ephesus: remember, return, repeat

Leaving Word of Faith — approach departing member's sister with invitation, not condemnation

Empathy as a tool for helping others leave false teaching — remembering your own exit

Regeneration precedes faith — the core of Calvinism, which Mike rejects

Unconditional Election — Mike partly affirms, partly rejects

Corporate view of election and God's foreknowledge conditioned on faith

Irresistible Grace — Mike rejects it as the mirror image of Total Depravity

Perseverance of the Saints — Mike is unresolved, not firmly opposed

All five TULIP points are ultimately one point: denial of free will

Trinitarian-Oneness Christian marriage — Mike counsels against it

"My faith is personal" — Mike says this is unbiblical and reflects spiritual deception

Favorite Bible verses for daily courage — Proverbs 3:5-6 and Psalm 62:8

Fighting pornography addiction — battle is lost before you even feel overwhelmed

Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13) — a warning about authentic faith, not about percentages of saved vs. unsaved

Witness of the Holy Spirit is mental/spiritual awareness of sonship, not necessarily emotional feeling; love for God is primarily volitional, not emotional

The Message Bible — not a legitimate translation; unfaithful to the original languages; should not be recommended

Parachute/airplane illustration: beliefs do not determine outcomes — reality is independent of belief

Salvation is grounded in objective reality, not in the power of belief itself

Keeping faith private: a private relationship with God signals shame or embarrassment, not genuine privacy

Book of Acts as counter-example to private faith: the apostles were imprisoned and beaten rather than stop speaking about Jesus

Snake handling is condemned as tempting God, mirroring Satan's temptation of Jesus using Psalm 91

John Walton's temple language view and William Lane Craig's archetypal history view are named as options within Christian faith

Lordship salvation: repentance and faith are two sides of the same coin, not moral prerequisites for merit

All believers are indwelt by the Spirit at salvation, but degrees of Spirit-filling differ among believers

Acts 16:31 does not teach household salvation -- the household's rejoicing proves they individually believed

Romans teaches that physical descent from Abraham does not save -- only the faith of Abraham counts

Proverbs' paradoxical advice on rebuking a fool applies to confronting Word of Faith in-laws -- danger exists either way

Can a faithful Christian be an evolutionist? — Yes, but with complications

Is Donald Trump a genuine Christian? — Mike's cautious non-assessment

Standing up for faith before it is taken away — Christians always stand; democracy creates gospel opportunity

Evangelizing resistant family members: heart attitude must precede strategy

Word of Faith 'little gods' teaching is serious enough to warrant leaving a church

Would aliens disprove Christianity? The real question is not whether aliens exist but what Christian belief would be lost if they did.

Aliens would not disprove any core Christian doctrine: God's existence, the Trinity, Christ's death and resurrection, justification by grace through faith, or the future resurrection.

Some people abandon faith over UFO sightings because they do not consider alternative explanations like demonic activity; alien existence is not a defeater for Christianity.

Many Christian doubts about heaven and death are psychological rather than intellectual; manufactured skepticism exploits unthought-through questions to create irrational doubt.

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