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Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Despite being secondary, this issue has massive practical impact on women's ministry, marriage, church choice, and which teachers to follow.

Why this topic matters practically

women in ministry women pastors practical application

Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Additional practical questions: interviewing women, women on church boards, women evangelists, conference speakers, voting for a woman president, women as bosses, stay-at-home dads.

Scope of practical questions raised by this debate

gender roles practical application women in leadership

Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Video 10 will be entirely about application — what ministry opportunities women should say yes or no to.

Series overview and roadmap

women in ministry practical application

Mike Winger idea 2022-03-14

Mike's application: limiting women to housework wrongly restricts the dominion mandate of Genesis 1; women should be inventors, farmers, engineers, entrepreneurs, etc.

Practical application of Genesis 1's shared dominion

dominion mandate women's roles women and work

Mike Winger idea 2022-03-14

Key application: reverse the PAIN of the fall (abuse, domineering, rebellion) but not the NATURE of the relationship (different roles). Fight thorns, not farming; fight abuse, not authority.

Final practical application

voluntary submission reverse pain not nature abuse of authority

Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Women in ministry is a secondary issue but with huge practical application

Mike addresses the importance level of this theological disagreement.

secondary issue Christian unity practical application

Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Mike would vote for a woman president if best option but not celebrate it as a victory for equality

Mike shares his personal application.

practical application women president personal conviction

Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

Conclusion 7: 'Quiet' does not mean total silence

Mike restates the meaning of hesychia for practical application.

hesychia women's participation church practice

Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

Conclusion 9: John Piper's over-extension of the restriction is wrong

Mike critiques Piper's extreme application where even giving a man directions requires special deference.

John Piper over-application John Piper Pharisaism

Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

Preview of Part 13: application questions about women in various ministry roles

Mike previews the final video in the series which will address practical application.

Natasha Crain practical application Part 13 preview

Mike Winger idea 2018-03-14

Application: real faith will eventually bear fruit/works, even if years later (as with Abraham)

Practical application of the Abraham timeline

Genesis 15 Genesis 22 Abraham Genesis 15 Genesis 22

Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

The remedy for malice is praying for your enemies (Matthew 5:44) — specifically blessing them, not praying 'about' them asking God to deal with them.

Practical counsel for those who recognize malice toward someone.

Colossians 3:8 Matthew 5:44 practical application forgiveness Colossians 3:8

Mike Winger idea 2019-04-10

The definitional divide on faith is a communication barrier to evangelism — Christians must clarify they have evidence

Practical application of the poll findings

evangelism faith evidence for Christianity

Mike Winger idea 2019-04-10

Mike announces a verse-by-verse study through the Gospel of Mark beginning in May

Ministry announcement

Gospel of Mark verse-by-verse Bible study

Mike Winger idea 2019-04-24

Practical parenting principle: integrate discipleship into activities you are already doing rather than adding new programs

McDowell addresses practical application for parents

parenting discipleship worldview

Mike Winger idea 2019-04-24

Apologetic mission trips: exposing youth to real intellectual and religious conflict as a discipleship strategy

McDowell describes the mission trip model developed with Brett Kunkle and J. Warner Wallace

Mormonism youth ministry Trinity

Mike Winger idea 2019-04-24

Q&A: Rooting youth in the person and work of Christ — requires both good theology (who Jesus is) and practical application (how to live it out)

Audience question about how churches can help youth be rooted in Christ

Romans Paul youth ministry Romans

Mike Winger idea 2019-05-01

Mike asks Twitter: what specific historical evidence for the resurrection would count as "extraordinary"?

Mike probes the practical application of the slogan to the resurrection specifically.

Apologetics Resurrection of Jesus Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence

Mike Winger idea 2019-05-01

Closing: five diagnostic questions viewers can use in conversation to expose the slogan as confirmation bias

Mike wraps the livestream with practical application.

Apologetics Evangelism Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence

Mike Winger idea 2020-09-11

Distinction between temptation and lust/sin: sin begins when the will yields to desire, not at first awareness of attraction

Response to Hot Wax 93 asking the difference between simple sexual attraction and lust.

James 1:13-15 Matthew 5:28 temptation sin sexual sin

Mike Winger idea 2020-09-25

Discovering gifts requires doing everything first and then observing where you excel

Practical application of gift discernment

spiritual gifts vocation body of Christ

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-09

"In Jesus's name" is not a required formula but a meaningful expression of mediation

Practical application of praying in Jesus's name

prayer Jesus as mediator prayer in Jesus's name

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-30

Living peaceably with a difficult family member: Romans 12:18 — 'as much as it depends on you'

Question from Josiah about conflict with a family member at home.

Romans 12:18 Romans 12:18 conflict resolution peacemaking

Mike Winger idea 2021-01-08

Love in marriage means giving yourself to your spouse regardless of desire — selfless love, not feeling-dependent love

Practical application of 1 Corinthians 7 to the questioner's situation

self-sacrifice marriage love

Mike Winger idea 2021-01-15

Catholic saint icons carry a superstitious protection function incompatible with biblical worship

Practical application of the icons question to Catholic devotional objects.

Prayer Idolatry Catholic devotional practices

Mike Winger idea 2021-01-15

Modifying prayer practices out of fear of Satan is itself a spiritual defeat — Christians pray to God in the victory of Christ

Practical application of the Satan/prayer question.

2 Timothy 1:7 Prayer Spiritual warfare 2 Timothy 1:7

Mike Winger idea 2020-10-19

Christians should pay taxes even to corrupt governments that use money for immoral purposes — Jesus said to pay taxes to Rome, which would use that money to crucify him. Romans 13:1-7 teaches we OWE government obedience, taxes, fear, and honor.

Biblical teaching on taxes, submission to government, and Romans 13

Romans 13:1-7 Matthew 5:41 submission to government Romans 13:1-7 Matthew 5:41

Mike Winger idea 2022-01-28

Winger affirms husband-wife roles are equal in value but different in role, calling this 'irrefutably taught' in the NT. He rejects the word 'rule' as misleading in modern English but affirms husbands have a higher position of authority.

Q&A question asking why submission is taught as God-ordained in the NT if the husband's rule was a curse of the fall.

Genesis 3:16 Ephesians 5:22 1 Peter 3:1-6 complementarianism headship complementarianism

Mike Winger idea 2025-07-04

Winger says Eph 5:22 and Col 3:18 apply regardless of whether the husband is a Christian — the qualifier is 'your husband,' not 'your Christian husband.' Submission is not 100% in every possible thing, and exceptions exist for abuse, but the exception shouldn't be used to invalidate the rule.

Q: How should a newly Christian woman apply Eph 5:22 and Col 3:18 when her husband hasn't come to Christ and isn't supportive?

Colossians 3:18 Ephesians 5:22 1 Peter 3:1-6 complementarianism headship complementarianism

Despite being secondary, this issue has massive practical impact on women's ministry, marriage, church choice, and which teachers to follow.

Additional practical questions: interviewing women, women on church boards, women evangelists, conference speakers, voting for a woman president, women as bosses, stay-at-home dads.

Video 10 will be entirely about application — what ministry opportunities women should say yes or no to.

Mike's application: limiting women to housework wrongly restricts the dominion mandate of Genesis 1; women should be inventors, farmers, engineers, entrepreneurs, etc.

Key application: reverse the PAIN of the fall (abuse, domineering, rebellion) but not the NATURE of the relationship (different roles). Fight thorns, not farming; fight abuse, not authority.

Women in ministry is a secondary issue but with huge practical application

Mike would vote for a woman president if best option but not celebrate it as a victory for equality

Conclusion 7: 'Quiet' does not mean total silence

Conclusion 9: John Piper's over-extension of the restriction is wrong

Preview of Part 13: application questions about women in various ministry roles

Application: real faith will eventually bear fruit/works, even if years later (as with Abraham)

The remedy for malice is praying for your enemies (Matthew 5:44) — specifically blessing them, not praying 'about' them asking God to deal with them.

The definitional divide on faith is a communication barrier to evangelism — Christians must clarify they have evidence

Mike announces a verse-by-verse study through the Gospel of Mark beginning in May

Practical parenting principle: integrate discipleship into activities you are already doing rather than adding new programs

Apologetic mission trips: exposing youth to real intellectual and religious conflict as a discipleship strategy

Q&A: Rooting youth in the person and work of Christ — requires both good theology (who Jesus is) and practical application (how to live it out)

Mike asks Twitter: what specific historical evidence for the resurrection would count as "extraordinary"?

Closing: five diagnostic questions viewers can use in conversation to expose the slogan as confirmation bias

Distinction between temptation and lust/sin: sin begins when the will yields to desire, not at first awareness of attraction

Discovering gifts requires doing everything first and then observing where you excel

"In Jesus's name" is not a required formula but a meaningful expression of mediation

Living peaceably with a difficult family member: Romans 12:18 — 'as much as it depends on you'

Love in marriage means giving yourself to your spouse regardless of desire — selfless love, not feeling-dependent love

Catholic saint icons carry a superstitious protection function incompatible with biblical worship

Modifying prayer practices out of fear of Satan is itself a spiritual defeat — Christians pray to God in the victory of Christ

Christians should pay taxes even to corrupt governments that use money for immoral purposes — Jesus said to pay taxes to Rome, which would use that money to crucify him. Romans 13:1-7 teaches we OWE government obedience, taxes, fear, and honor.

Winger affirms husband-wife roles are equal in value but different in role, calling this 'irrefutably taught' in the NT. He rejects the word 'rule' as misleading in modern English but affirms husbands have a higher position of authority.

Winger says Eph 5:22 and Col 3:18 apply regardless of whether the husband is a Christian — the qualifier is 'your husband,' not 'your Christian husband.' Submission is not 100% in every possible thing, and exceptions exist for abuse, but the exception shouldn't be used to invalidate the rule.

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