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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-10

Complementarians who desire to “preserve God’s order” better be mindful of the f

Complementarians who desire to “preserve God’s order” better be mindful of the following principles concerning God’s order: “For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble t

Luke 14:11 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-17

@Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel The concept of hating those who disobey God is relevant even for us. “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my ...

@Robert_S_Morley @ronhenzel The concept of hating those who disobey God is relevant even for us. “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—ye

Luke 14:26 general
Theology verse entry

Malachi 1:2-3

Sections: exegesis

Malachi 1:2-3 Esau,Jacob,election,not loved,Messianic lineage,soteriology,Calvinism,provisionism
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

The utter silence view has a plain reading advantage but relies on verses out of context

Mike acknowledges the surface-level appeal of this view while noting its limitations.

Luke 14:26 plain reading verses out of context Luke 14:26
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-21

Jesus' principle of the greater good (Luke 14:1-6): even if blood transfusion were a moral rule violation, the greater good of saving life would override it.

Mike applies Jesus' Sabbath healing principle as a hypothetical override argument, granting the Watchtower's premise for argument's sake.

Luke 14:1-6 Sabbath healing blood as life symbol Luke 14:1-6
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-21

Summary of the biblical argument: blood transfusions are not eating blood; even if eating blood were prohibited, transfusions would be exempt; in Christ there is no food-purity prohibition at all; and even if there were, saving life overrides it.

Mike synthesizes the full biblical case before opening to Q&A.

blood transfusion Christian freedom greater good principle
Mike Winger idea 2018-09-26

Luke 14:26 — Forsaking family for Christ: hyperbole and ultimate priority, not literal abandonment

A viewer asks what Jesus meant by forsaking family and hating father and mother.

1 Corinthians 7 Luke 14:26 1 Corinthians 7 discipleship Luke 14:26
Mike Winger idea 2020-02-26

Q&A: Luke 14:33 ("renounce all you have") and Luke 12:33 ("sell your possessions") are hyperbolic expressions of total dedication to Jesus, not literal commands for universal poverty. Lydia continued her business after conversion and used profits to support missionaries.

Q&A — sell everything and follow Jesus

Luke 14:33 Luke 12:33 Luke 14:33 Luke 12:33 Lydia (seller of purple)
Mike Winger idea 2021-06-11

About Giving Everything for the Lord: Can you better explain Luke 14: 33 where Jesus tells the crowd, “So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions”?

Q&A question: About Giving Everything for the Lord

Luke 14 Jesus Luke 14
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-13

What does it Look Like to “Renounce All” for God?: How should we live out Luke 14: 33?

Q&A question: What does it Look Like to “Renounce All” for God?

Luke 14 Luke 14