Spiritual Gifts A Means For Obedience

This is the last in our series about spiritual gifts and here we discover that spiritual gifts are a means for our obedience

@elondeporter @CapturingChrist Martin Luther was so focused on salvation being by faith that he overreacted to James calling it “an epistle of straw” yet he never removed it completely. Similarly with Hebrews, Jude and Revelation—he never removed the...

@elondeporter @CapturingChrist Martin Luther was so focused on salvation being by faith that he overreacted to James calling it “an epistle of straw” yet he never removed it completely. Similarly with

@MaineMinistry @MikeWingerii While we Protestant’s don’t technically have a pope, some get pretty close to this in how they treat certain leaders (Timothy Keller, Rick Warren, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Charles Spurgeon, Billy Graham, etc). What is ...

@MaineMinistry @MikeWingerii While we Protestant’s don’t technically have a pope, some get pretty close to this in how they treat certain leaders (Timothy Keller, Rick Warren, Martin Luther, John Calv

@Torncurtainorg @NateSchlomann Would the Roman Catholic Church not have used the

@Torncurtainorg @NateSchlomann Would the Roman Catholic Church not have used the same argument against Martin Luther’s objections? My conclusions are based on scripture and plain reason.

@thiskidsgotball @ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Well… I host a Bible study where I have Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Dutch Reformed, Alliance, Pentecostal and Baptists coming. We obviously don’t agree on everything, but get alon...

@thiskidsgotball @ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Well… I host a Bible study where I have Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Dutch Reformed, Alliance, Pentecostal and Baptists coming. We

@tradcathofwv @ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Hmm. I can see why Martin Luther had to nail his protests to the door. If you cannot even challenge someone by scripture because of their tradition, that doesn’t leave a lot of op...

@tradcathofwv @ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Hmm. I can see why Martin Luther had to nail his protests to the door. If you cannot even challenge someone by scripture because

Reason 1: Every generation assumes it is the last generation

First of seven reasons people fall for end-times predictions.

Q&A — Adventist tactic of using Luther's early writings endorsing purgatory to discredit Protestantism

Question about how to respond to arguments from Luther's early writings

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.

Refutation: the only text Jim could be referring to is Jeremiah 10, written 600 years before Jesus — it describes carving a tree into an idol, not decorating a Christmas tree, and has nothing to do with New Testament Christianity or Roman practices

Mike carefully exegetes Jeremiah 10:1–5 to show what the passage actually means

Q&A: What does a Christmas tree have to do with Jesus? Brief history of Christmas tree origin

Addressing a viewer question about the theological meaning of Christmas trees

Christians should engage in politics as salt and light; political views must be biblically tested

Viewer asking whether Christians should get involved in politics, referencing Martin Luther King Jr.

College professors often repeat thin secondhand claims about the Bible; a little research can expose the shallowness

Aside to Folky about the professor making claims about the Bible being borrowed from surrounding cultures.

Martin Luther quote: lack of article is against Sabellianism; word order is against Arianism

Mike continues citing Wallace who himself references Luther's summary of John 1:1's grammar.

Are we the last generation? — Acts 1:7 epistemic humility; abomination of desolation as one signpost

A viewer asks if Mike believes we are the last generation before Christ's return.

Mike shares a trivia fact about Reformation Day (October 31), explaining that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to a church door as a culturally normal form of public announcement, not as an act of defacement.

Unprompted trivia shared by Mike about the Reformation anniversary

About a “Gap” in Scripture: Can you explain the gap between the early churches in the New Testament and the first Protestants like Martin Luther?

Q&A question: About a “Gap” in Scripture

Was Martin Luther Saved?: Do you think Martin Luther went to Heaven, despite the fact that he had a hatred toward Jews and was unrepentant?

Q&A question: Was Martin Luther Saved?

Should we “Sin Boldly”?: Martin Luther has a quote that says “sin boldly.” I’ve heard he meant don’t be afraid of sinning and do so boldly knowing it has been paid for, but I feel that this is dangerous. Your thoughts?

Q&A question: Should we “Sin Boldly”?

Writings of Martin Luther