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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-12

@slow_down_Jess @MikeWingerii John is wrong because he misses contextual clues (1Co 7:1) showing Paul is responding to a prior letter from the Corinthians, and v36 which uses a rhetorical device Paul uses elsewhere to contradict what comes before. Th...

@slow_down_Jess @MikeWingerii John is wrong because he misses contextual clues (1Co 7:1) showing Paul is responding to a prior letter from the Corinthians, and v36 which uses a rhetorical device Paul

1Co 7:1 debate

Mike Winger idea 2018-03-14

James 2:18 — misunderstood verse: James is voicing an objector's position and then rejecting it, not affirming works over faith

Interpreting the difficult verse 18 of James 2

James 2:18 dead faith demonstration of faith James 2:18

Mike Winger idea 2018-12-12

Shame is Zahnd's primary rhetorical device; his Rorschach accusation is a projection of his own method

Winger analyzes Zahnd's use of psychological shaming and his Rorschach test analogy from the book.

hermeneutics discernment false-teaching

Mike Winger idea 2019-02-20

Q&A: Did New Testament writers invent Gospel narratives from OT prophecies? — Refuted by extra-biblical confirmation of historical facts

Q&A from a persistent atheist questioner (Doug) suggesting Gospels were reverse-engineered from OT texts.

Isaiah 53 Psalm 22 Pentecost apologetics fulfilled prophecy

Mike Winger idea 2019-05-01

How the slogan functions in practice: a rhetorical device to dismiss evidence without engaging it

Mike describes the actual real-world usage pattern he has encountered when presenting evidence for Christianity.

Apologetics Resurrection of Jesus Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence

Mike Winger idea 2019-09-04

Q&A: Would you wear a gun necklace if Jesus had been shot? Yes — the cross symbolizes the instrument of our salvation

A viewer asks how to respond to the JW/Watchtower question: if Jesus had been shot, would you kiss a gun? Winger says he would possibly wear a gun necklace in that scenario — because the point is not the instrument but what was accomplished.