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Mike Winger idea 2018-10-24

Side 3c: Former occult practitioners may be genuinely stumbled by innocent Halloween participation

A pastoral dimension — sensitivity to those with occult backgrounds

Halloween Stumbling block Former occult practitioners
Mike Winger idea 2018-10-24

Side 7: The conscience governs participation in morally ambiguous Halloween elements

Mike's seventh and final analytical point — the role of personal conscience

Romans 14 Romans 14 Christian liberty Halloween
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-05

The real offense of the gospel is not Jesus' love but Jesus' holiness — and that is what must be proclaimed

Closing summary tying the Lauren Daigle situation back to the nature of the gospel.

repentance gospel holiness
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-08

Worship songs with questionable original contexts may be acceptable in personal use but congregational use requires sensitivity to the consciences of all present

Response to question about whether it is okay to sing a song that in its original context is questionable but which people would interpret as worship to God

conscience stumbling block worship music
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-08

Multi-step biblical strategy for overcoming lust: believe 1 Cor 10:13, make no provision for the flesh, remove high-value stumbling blocks, and fight temptation at its earliest stage not its peak

Response to question about being enslaved to the sin of lust

Romans 14 Romans 6 1 Corinthians 10:13 Romans 14 temptation sanctification
Mike Winger idea 2020-12-18

Worship leaders bear collective responsibility to their congregations: presenting music in corporate worship is like preparing a meal for everyone — songs known to cause stumbling should be avoided.

Application of the meat-in-marketplace analogy to congregational worship leading.

1 Corinthians 8-10 — Meat Offered to Idols 1 Corinthians 8-10 — Meat Offered to Idols Christian Liberty / Conscience Worship Music and Discernment
Mike Winger idea 2023-05-12

Stumbled by Theological Doctrines?: The different theologies like cessationism & continuationism can be a stumbling block for unbelievers and cause confusion. How can this be explained to them?

Q&A question: Stumbled by Theological Doctrines?

cessationism