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Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

How Paul IS different from his culture (complementarian distinctives)

Mike distinguishes Paul's teaching from both Roman culture and egalitarianism.

Ephesians 5 self-sacrificial love Ephesians 5 Paul's cultural distinctiveness
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Question 1: Does this passage belong in the Bible? The interpolation argument

Mike begins addressing the 14 questions, starting with textual authenticity.

interpolation textual criticism W. Walker Jr.
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Mike's personal bias toward egalitarianism and honest methodology

Mike admits he approached this study hoping to find the Bible supports egalitarianism, influenced by feminist culture and evangelistic motivations.

personal bias feminist culture evangelism
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-18

Why do predictors keep trying to predict despite the clear scriptural prohibition? Possible motives: excitement, arrogance, novelty-seeking in Bible study

Part of the same Q&A exchange; Mike speculates on motivations.

false prophecy David Mead Harold Camping
Mike Winger idea 2017-12-27

Tip 6: Go higher — set goals rooted in godly, selfless ambition rather than worldly self-interest

Sixth of seven tips. Mike calls believers to transcend secular motivations for self-improvement.

Romans 12:1 Philippians 2:3 Romans 12:1 Philippians 2:3 living sacrifice
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-14

Mike has a four-part video series on Catholicism and repeatedly gets challenged on James 2 in comment sections

Personal ministry context and motivation for the video

James 2 apologetics James 2 Catholicism
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-11

Introduction: purpose of responding to popular skeptical attacks on the Bible

Mike introduces the article 'Six and a Half Reasons Why the Bible Is Not Divinely Inspired' from the Friendly Atheist website (Patheos), which had over 15,000 shares.

apologetics biblical inspiration online skepticism
Mike Winger idea 2018-04-25

Upcoming event: speaking at 'Witnesses Now for Jesus' West Coast Conference about witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses

Mike shares an upcoming ministry engagement.

Jehovah's Witnesses Witnesses Now for Jesus evangelism to cults
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Why preach if God knows who goes to heaven or hell? Sye: God ordains means as well as ends — preaching is the means God uses; not knowing which are sheep, we preach to all

Classic Calvinist answer to the objection against evangelism under determinism

Calvinism divine election and evangelism means and ends
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-16

Closing: both Winger and Sye agree Christianity is true and God is real; the debate is about how to honor God and be consistent with Scripture in presenting that to others

Mutual closing statements

biblical authority apologetics method evangelism motivation
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-01

Jim's claim about Herod: Herod the Great wouldn't have cared about killing infant Jesus because life expectancy was ~35 years and he was already old and near death

Second major claim Mike refutes — the plausibility of the Massacre of the Innocents

Matthew 2 apologetics historicity Herod the Great
Mike Winger idea 2019-04-24

The book is motivated by McDowell's own children and 20 years of ministry focus on the next generation

McDowell explains the need driving the book project

youth ministry Greg Koukl apologetics
Mike Winger idea 2019-04-24

Mike's rationale for being on YouTube: putting apologetics answers where people are already looking

Mike explains his YouTube ministry philosophy

evangelism apologetics Generation Z
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-01

Q&A: Have you asked atheists why they even care what people believe about God?

Question from Sadie Mayo.

Apologetics Atheism Motivation for anti-religion
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

Timothy was not circumcised because he was Jewish -- he was circumcised for ministry effectiveness. This distinction is critical: it is fulfillment theology, not law-keeping.

Clarification on Timothy's circumcision motivation

Timothy Jewish identity fulfillment theology
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

Acts 20:16 -- Paul hurries to reach Jerusalem for Pentecost. Winger notes he missed Passover and his motivation is gospel preaching to Jews gathered for the feast, not pure feast-day observance.

Survey of Acts 20:16, Paul and Pentecost

Acts 20:16 Acts 20:24 Pentecost Paul the Apostle feast days
Mike Winger idea 2019-06-19

Pastoral observation: many Jesus mythicists are atheists/agnostics who find it convenient to deny Jesus existed rather than grapple with who he claimed to be

Winger's pastoral/spiritual observation about mythicists' motivations

apologetics atheism Jesus mythicism
Mike Winger idea 2019-08-07

Consequence 6 of denying wrath: trivializes sin and produces narcissism

Mike draws on his counseling experience to illustrate the practical danger of removing wrath.

sin God's wrath theological error
Mike Winger idea 2019-09-04

Alexamenos Graffito: earliest known artwork depicting Christ on a cross shows a T-shaped cross

The Alexamenos Graffito is a piece of graffiti mocking a Christian named Alexamenos, dated between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD (possibly as early as 80 AD). It shows a person with a donkey's head on a T-shaped cross, and a man worshiping below.

crucifixion cross early church history
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-23

JW theology denies the Trinity and the deity of Christ; NWT is their translation tool to support this denial

Mike explains the theological motivation behind the JW translation of John 1:1.

John 1:1 Trinity Jehovah's Witnesses New World Translation
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-30

Is marriage a choice? 1 Corinthians 7:25-40 — singleness and marriage as two equally valid, differently good options

Question from Simeon Botha about whether marriage is God's will or a personal choice.

1 Corinthians 7:25-40 marriage singleness 1 Corinthians 7:25-40
Mike Winger idea 2021-01-15

Imputed righteousness does not eliminate moral obligation — it changes the basis of standing before God, not the Christian's motivation to pursue holiness

Question from John Dutton about whether imputed righteousness is biblical and whether it undermines the call to repent from sin.

Romans 3-5 Antinomianism Holiness Sanctification
Mike Winger idea 2021-02-12

Q19: Advice for spiritual apathy — do not be apathetic about your apathy; obey whether or not you feel it

Viewer Hugh Seeger asks for advice on struggling with spiritual apathy.

obedience sanctification spiritual apathy
Mike Winger idea 2021-03-05

Luke 16:9 — "make friends by means of unrighteous wealth" may refer parabolically to using all earthly resources for gospel proclamation

Interpreting the command to "make friends by means of unrighteous wealth" so they receive you into eternal dwellings

Luke 16:9 parable interpretation gospel proclamation stewardship
Mike Winger idea 2025-02-07

Is God Selfish?: Do you believe that God is selfish in everything He does? It seems even His "selfless" acts are done for His own sake (Psalm 106:8, dying on the cross for His own glory, etc.). Would that motivation be wrong?

Q&A question: Is God Selfish?
Mike Winger idea 2026-01-10

Appropriate Motivation for Hard Work: Is it wrong to reward myself for doing the things I have to do? I worry that it might cause me to work for the wrong motives. But it's so hard to get myself to do things.

Q&A question: Appropriate Motivation for Hard Work
Mike Winger idea 2021-08-02

Deuteronomy 21:22-23 required that anyone executed by hanging be buried the same day so as not to defile the land. According to Dr. Craig Evans, the Sanhedrin was specifically tasked with ensuring proper burial of executed persons in Jerusalem to maintain ritual purity — meaning even the enemies of Jesus had religious motivation to bury him promptly.

Jewish law and Sanhedrin practice as evidence for burial; Deut. 21:22-23 and the purity argument

Jesus Sanhedrin Craig Evans