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Christian definition of Jesus: the eternal God made flesh, second person of the Trinity, one with the Father in being.

Why Mormons and Christians Can't Understand Each Other

The simplest test for distinguishing true from false teachers is the identity of Jesus (who is he?) and the means of salvation (how am I saved?) — 1 John and Ephesians 2:8-9

The False Teachings and Lies of Joo-Cheol Kim (Pastor of the Church of God)

Mike's disagreement with Vatican II's claim that Muslims worship the one true God

Ben Shapiro, a Catholic Bishop and the Gospel.

Q&A: Core doctrines vs. peripheral doctrines — spiderweb illustration; Mormonism example

Ben Shapiro, a Catholic Bishop and the Gospel.

Q&A: Can Jesus sin? Physically capable but character-incapable; peccability vs. impeccability debate

The Gospels Are History Not Myth

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)

The State of Youth Today and How to Disciple Them (Dr. Sean McDowell)

Jesus had no pre-existent human body; John 1:14 says the Word 'became' flesh, not that he switched bodies; the Incarnation was a genuine becoming

Mike Winger LIVE Q&A on Theology, Apologetics and the Christian Life

Q&A: Jehovah's Witnesses and Hebrews 1:8 — 'Your throne, O God' vs. 'God is your throne'

Why God's Wrath is Good

Q&A: Did Jesus perform miracles as God or purely as a human in right relationship with God?

Why God's Wrath is Good

Q&A: Severity of the Oneness doctrine — compromises the very nature of God

Why God's Wrath is Good

Gethsemane — Jesus was not separated from the Father; "forsaken" means handed over to a terrible fate, not ontological separation of the Trinity

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 4)

Jesus's death was a real human physical death; the divine nature did not cease to exist

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 10)

Rejecting the deity of Christ is a salvation issue -- John 5 says dishonoring the Son dishonors the Father

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 11)

The blindness of Israel as a theological theme: Israel had the Messiah in their midst and did not recognize him.

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 21)

'Truly God, truly man' is more precise than 'fully God, fully man'

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 23)

Isaiah 9:6 — "Everlasting Father" as a title for Jesus: representational fullness of God

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 19)

Lady Wisdom in Proverbs 8 — typological connection to Christ, not the Holy Spirit

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 24)

Son of Man in Mark's Gospel: Jesus clearly uses the title self-referentially

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 29)

Calling Apollonius a 'son of God' in a pagan Greco-Roman sense (some divine energy or lower-case god quality) is fundamentally different from Jesus being declared Son of God in the Jewish context, where it meant equality with God (John 5). The New Testament is a Jewish document, not a pagan one, and conflating Jewish and pagan divine-sonship language muddies the comparison.

The ＂Other Jesus＂ Story That Scares Christians： Apollonius of Tyana

Apollonius: not from eyewitnesses; authored as paid commission; written 125+ years after the fact; probably a novel not biography; parallels Pythagoras not Jesus; opposed animal sacrifice (Jesus was the sacrifice); offered no salvation (Jesus was salvation); healed by skill and wisdom (Jesus by miraculous power); claimed reincarnation of Euphorbus (Jesus is God incarnate); was a vegetarian (Jesus ate meat); did not die and rise bodily.

The ＂Other Jesus＂ Story That Scares Christians： Apollonius of Tyana

Zahnd's claim that 'Jesus is the only perfect theology' and 'the Bible is not the perfect revelation of God' mirrors Bill Johnson's framework

Brian Zahnd's False Gospel and Fake Jesus

Judges is a book designed to show total human depravity — God is the only hero; even the deliverers fail

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 17)

I think Col. 1:15-16 shows Christ (specifically mentioned as “Christ” earlier in the chapter) as the “firstborn of all creation, for all things were created by him and for him.” I don’t think the idea...

THIS E-MAIL WAS SEND TO ME FROM A CHURCH THAT TEACHES HIARCHY! Michael, Thanks for your follow-up email. I must say, it’s a better attempt than your previous “that’s how cults interpret 1 Corinthian...

Thank you, Bob K. Wright! Cheryl, I too am baffled at how Bruce Ware can remotely and with any sense of good conscience quote Augustine (when discussing Christ being the Eternal Son of the Father — ...

Sorry I had to end my last comment so abruptly, but I had lost track of time when I realized I had to run an errand I could not put off until later. And so I would like to complete the few observation...

Hi everyone, Curious as to whom to believe – egalitarians or complementarists – I begun a research four years ago. I found that despite all the fancy rhetoric and emotional appeals, modern complemen...

Cheryl, I agree with you. I find that complementarian theology fails to discern between the secular and spiritual usage of words. Just because Plato, Plutarch and Philo gave a word a specific meaning ...

Dave, I only have a minute so just a quick comment. I can’t answer whether Grudem is seeking the truth or not, but comparing him against Kroeger what conclusion do you come to? Did Grudem make up re...

For someone who was going to give up on this discussion I certainly have a lot to ocntribute. I hope it is helpful! Mark you said, “Problem is, in what sense is God the beginning of Christ? Sounds lik...

Can i go back to the Trinitarian discussion between NN and Cheryl. Cheryl, here is a passage from Col 1.15ff “?He is the image of ?the invisible God, ?the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by? him al...

I am going to answer Mark here regarding his comment as “Patrick” on post #105. > My question is this, who is the He/he/him? > > Because to me, it seems like the He who is the firstborn is the same H...