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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-13

@OFloridaCracker @WhiteHistorian @kirableu @smashbaals Primary are the core doctrines like the Trinity, the deity and resurrection of Jesus Christ, salvation by grace through faith, the authority of Scripture, and the clear biblical directives on sin...

@OFloridaCracker @WhiteHistorian @kirableu @smashbaals Primary are the core doctrines like the Trinity, the deity and resurrection of Jesus Christ, salvation by grace through faith, the authority of S

debate
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-11

Q&A: Are there essential Christian beliefs that are genuinely hard to understand for non-scholars?

Viewer question about whether ordinary Christians can understand the Bible's core doctrines without academic credentials.

hermeneutics Trinity biblical clarity
Mike Winger idea 2018-09-05

Ra's claim that Christians make disconnected prophetic connections is refuted by the serpent-Satan identification, which is explicitly stated in Revelation 12:9.

Ra's second rant claims Christians invent connections between unrelated texts. Winger tests this with a specific example Ra implies.

Genesis 3 Revelation 12:9 Genesis 3 hermeneutics Bible prophecy
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-19

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

Answering viewer question from Jacob Inglot about when doctrine becomes heresy

Mormonism Christology soteriology
Mike Winger idea 2021-02-05

Who is a brother or sister in Christ? Core doctrines required: the identity and saving work of Jesus — his real existence, death, resurrection, and forgiveness of sins through faith.

Question from Rosie A. about the minimum beliefs required to consider someone a fellow Christian.

James 2 James 2 Christian essentials Salvation theology
Mike Winger idea 2021-01-22

Protecting against false doctrine without a complete Bible knowledge: read in context and check the text

Katie, a newly saved teen (about 10 months old in the faith), asked how to guard against false teaching when she has not yet read the entire Bible.

Romans proof-texting discernment false teaching
Mike Winger idea 2020-11-16

The Sadducees: no resurrection, no judgment, no afterlife, no angels/spirits; aristocratic minority of educated elites; publicly pretended to be faithful Jews while privately rejecting core beliefs. Modern progressives follow the exact same pattern.

Detailed profile of the Sadducees and their modern parallels

John Dominic Crossan Alisa Childers Josephus Josephus
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-19

How to Distinguish Core Doctrines: How do I know what things are a “salvation issue” that I have to be right about, and what things are more open to interpretation that if I am wrong about my salvation will not be affected?

Q&A question: How to Distinguish Core Doctrines

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