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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-23

Any message of peace that leaves out the return of Christ is not the biblical go

Any message of peace that leaves out the return of Christ is not the biblical gospel. And any statement that calls all people children of God denies the clear teaching of Scripture: we are born in sin

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Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Mike explains why he is doing a video to refute Steven Anderson

Introduction to the video

Steven Anderson biblical gospel media platforming of fringe teachers
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Anderson's teaching is antithetical to the full biblical gospel, not merely imperfect

Framing the critique

false teaching Steven Anderson biblical gospel
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Clip 1: Anderson says he would push a button to kill every homosexual

Playing Anderson's first clip

Steven Anderson homosexuality violence
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Clip 2: Anderson advises homosexuals to put a bullet in their own heads

Playing Anderson's second clip

Steven Anderson homosexuality violence
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Clip 3: Anderson claims homosexuals cannot be saved

Playing Anderson's third clip

John 12 salvation Steven Anderson homosexuality
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Luke 9:54-56: Jesus rebukes disciples who want to call down fire to destroy enemies

Biblical response to Anderson's death-wish for homosexuals

Luke 9:54-56 James and John Steven Anderson Luke 9:54-56 spirit of Christ vs. spirit of destruction
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Matthew 9:11-13: Jesus eats with tax collectors and sinners — his heart is toward sinners

Jesus's posture of reaching toward sinners rather than destroying them

Matthew 9:11-13 Hosea 6:6 Matthew 9:11-13 tax collectors and sinners compassion over sacrifice
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Ezekiel 18:23: God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked

God's heart from the Old Testament itself

Ezekiel 18:23 repentance Ezekiel 18:23 God's heart toward sinners
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2 Peter 3:9: God is patient, not wishing any to perish but all to come to repentance

God's eschatological patience reveals his salvific desire

2 Peter 3:9 repentance 2 Peter 3:9 God's patience
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Anderson misuses the Old Testament law by applying it selectively to one group

Critique of Anderson's theological method

Leviticus 1 Timothy 1:8 hermeneutics Leviticus Steven Anderson
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Galatians 4:21: Those who want to be under the law do not understand the law

Paul's argument against misapplying the law

Galatians 4:21 Galatians 4:21 Steven Anderson law and gospel
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Romans 3:19-23: The purpose of the law is to close every mouth and make all the world accountable

The true purpose of the OT law

Romans 3:19-23 knowledge of sin Romans 3:19-23 purpose of the law
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Romans 3:21-24: The law leads to Christ — righteousness through faith for all who believe

The law's positive function: pointing to Christ

Romans 3:21-24 justification by faith grace righteousness of God
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Jesus in Matthew 5 intensifies the law — lust equals adultery in the heart, hate equals murder

Jesus's Sermon on the Mount expands the scope of sin

Matthew 5 Matthew 5 Sermon on the Mount universal sinfulness
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Luke 13: Jesus refutes the idea that some sinners deserve judgment while others are better

Jesus on universal deserving of judgment

Luke 13 judgment hypocrisy universal sinfulness
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Galatians 3:24: The law is a tutor to lead us to Christ

The law's teleological purpose

Galatians 3:24 justification by faith Galatians 3:24 purpose of the law
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

The OT law is not a blueprint for running governments or establishing theocracies

Correct application of OT law to civic life

theocracy kingdom of God Steven Anderson
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

The Christian message holds two truths together: all have sin AND God loves and saves

Proper gospel balance

gospel God's love universal sinfulness
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Isaiah 53:6: The Lord caused the iniquity of all to fall on Jesus

Substitutionary atonement as the solution the law points to

Isaiah 53:6 messianic prophecy substitutionary atonement Isaiah 53:6
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

2 Corinthians 5:21: God made Jesus who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf

Substitutionary atonement — the great exchange

2 Corinthians 5:21 imputed righteousness 2 Corinthians 5:21 substitutionary atonement
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

The gospel reframes Anderson's death-button: the button falls on Jesus, not on us

Applying substitutionary atonement to Anderson's rhetoric

gospel substitutionary atonement Steven Anderson
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Two truths the world and Anderson each reject: all sin is terrible; yet God loves and saves

Symmetry of error between secular culture and Anderson

God's love sin Steven Anderson
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

John 10:10: Jesus came that they may have life and have it abundantly

Response to Anderson's "put a bullet in your head" advice

John 10:10 John 10:10 abundant life Jesus's mission
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Matthew 11:28 and John 3:16-17: Jesus's actual advice — come to me; God sent Son to save not judge

What Jesus would actually say to sinners

Matthew 11:28 John 3:16-17 salvation Jesus's mission Matthew 11:28
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Anderson claims homosexuals cannot be saved; cites John 12 which is irrelevant

Analysis of Anderson's third clip on salvation

John 12 salvation Steven Anderson homosexuality
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

1 Corinthians 6:9-11: Such were some of you — homosexuals and all manner of sinners were washed, sanctified, justified

Direct scriptural refutation that homosexuals cannot be saved

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 salvation justification 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
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Anderson's compromised gospel: sounds biblical in some clips but denies gospel in others

Assessing the full picture of Anderson's teaching

1 Timothy 1 Timothy false teaching gospel
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Worldview gap: secular view — people are generally good and deserve heaven; biblical view — the opposite

Explaining why gospel sounds offensive to secular ears

biblical worldview universal sinfulness secular worldview
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Identity vs. behavior: biblical view calls homosexuality a behavioral issue, not core identity

Explaining the communication breakdown between Christians and LGBTQ+ individuals

sin identity vs. behavior homosexuality
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The Christian message is not targeting homosexuality but all behavior against God

Clarifying that Christian ethics are universally applied, not targeted

repentance homosexuality universal sinfulness
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Jeremiah 2:13: Two evils — forsaking the fountain of living waters and digging broken cisterns

The nature of all sin: turning from God toward inadequate substitutes

Jeremiah 2:13 idolatry Jeremiah 2:13 fountain of living waters
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Anderson is King James Only — his church's statement of faith lists KJV without error as first article

Other theological problems with Anderson beyond homosexuality teaching

textual criticism Bible translation Steven Anderson
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Anderson teaches that preaching repentance is a false gospel

Another major doctrinal error of Anderson

repentance false gospel Steven Anderson
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Prominent Christians have already refuted Anderson for years — James White, Michael Brown, Apologia Studios

Situating the critique in the broader Christian community

James White James White Michael Brown Steven Anderson
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Advice to Anderson followers: recognize the problems and apply a filter

Pastoral counsel to people in Anderson's orbit

Romans 10:2 discernment zeal without knowledge Romans 10:2
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

Advice to everyone else: unsubscribe, stop watching, starve Anderson's platform

Practical counsel on engaging (or not) with Anderson's content

media discernment Steven Anderson platform and influence
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-13

On deplatforming: Mike is ambivalent; prefers targeting donors over removing freedoms

Response to calls to remove Anderson from PayPal and online platforms

Steven Anderson deplatforming religious freedom
Mike Winger idea 2018-09-26

Can a Christian marry a Catholic? — Gospel distinction and the unequally yoked principle

A viewer asks whether a Christian can marry a Catholic.

2 Corinthians 6:14 marriage false gospel Catholicism