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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

general
Mike Winger idea 2018-08-29

Isaiah 53 'seed/offspring': Ra's internal contradiction — he can't use Israel as both subject and the seed

Ra claims Jesus had no descendants ('seed') as required, and that 'seed' in Isaiah refers to physical offspring of Israel, not Jesus's followers

Isaiah 53 - seed/offspring Suffering Servant Isaiah 53 - seed/offspring New birth / born again
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-19

John 3:1-3 — Jesus tells Nicodemus (a devout Pharisee) he must be 'born again'

Mike turns to Jesus's own words to a religious Jew as the direct scriptural answer

John 3:1-3 kingdom of God Pharisee John 3:1-3
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-19

John 3:6 — born of flesh vs. born of Spirit: the new birth is spiritual, not physical

Jesus explains what 'born again' means to Nicodemus

John 3:6 Holy Spirit born again John 3:6
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-19

Substitutionary atonement: Jesus pays the price so believers can be born again

Mike states the positive gospel solution after showing the problem

gospel Messiah substitutionary atonement
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-19

Q&A: What does it mean to believe? — Faith is a choice to trust, not a blind leap

Answering viewer question about the nature of faith vs. fruit

Holy Spirit fruit of the Spirit faith
Mike Winger idea 2020-10-30

John 3 born-again analogy: the Calvinist 'you don't choose to be born' argument is overextended

Question from Chris Glynn about whether John 3's born-again analogy implies no human choice in regeneration.

John 3 Calvinism born again regeneration
Mike Winger idea 2020-11-20

Old Testament believers were saved but lacked the permanent indwelling of the Holy Spirit

Question about whether Old Testament believers were born again and could be called children of God.

Acts 2 Psalm 51:11 John 14:17 David Acts 2 Abraham
Mike Winger idea 2021-04-09

1 Peter 1:3 and the rejection of total depravity — God causes regeneration, but faith is not causal

Question from Joshua Stuckey about how Winger reads 1 Peter 1:3 given his rejection of total depravity.

1 Peter 1:3 R.C. Sproul Arminianism Regeneration