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Sonship benefit #4: Internal relationship with God through the Holy Spirit

The Egalitarian ＂Silver Bullet＂ Bible Verse： Women in Ministry part 7

LDS Church's official position: understand the Book of Abraham through 'careful study of its teachings and by the witness of the Holy Spirit'

I Think I Have Proof That Mormonism Is Not True

Argument from the Mormon authority hierarchy: when the Bible, LDS standard works, and the Holy Spirit contradict each other, which do Mormons follow?

I Think I Have Proof That Mormonism Is Not True

Anger management is not about appearances — it is about internal transformation through Christ and the Holy Spirit.

A Calm and Biblical View of Anger

Isaiah 63 — Three persons of the Trinity in the Old Testament

A Bunch Of Reasons Christianity Is True： special guest Jonathan McLatchie

Conclusion: Jesus is the only way because he alone paid the full price for sin; Christianity makes real sense of human suffering

Stop Saying All Roads Lead to God!

Q&A: Are people who deny the Trinity but believe in salvation by grace through faith saved?

Stop Saying All Roads Lead to God!

Acts 10-11: Cornelius's household — all feared God, heard, received the Spirit, and spoke in tongues, excluding infants

A Biblical Analysis of Infant Baptism

Christians have confident, warranted belief in Christianity apart from evidence through the Holy Spirit

How You Can Know and Show Christianity Is True (Understanding Apologetic Methodology)

Proper logic and reason will never contradict genuine faith; apparent conflicts come from reasoning errors, not from reason itself

How You Can Know and Show Christianity Is True (Understanding Apologetic Methodology)

No one overcomes unbelief "on their own" — God uses general revelation, conscience, and the Holy Spirit to call everyone

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 1)

Root cause of New Age adoption: absence of Holy Spirit necessitates manufactured methods

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 7)

Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13) — a warning about authentic faith, not about percentages of saved vs. unsaved

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 9)

"The Anointing" — biblical basis is real but the charismatic formulaic packaging of it is concerning

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 9)

Revival is biblical; Mike defines it as significant corporate repentance and walking rightly with God, not primarily as an outpouring of spectacular spiritual gifts.

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 14)

Judges 11: Jephthah's vow - the Spirit being "upon" Jephthah means military enablement, not moral/ethical guidance; the Spirit did not sanction his vow or its fulfillment.

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 14)

Mike identifies as charismatic (gifts active today, cessationism rejected) but not hyper-charismatic; he opposes fabricating gifts and "Acts 2.0" theology.

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 14)

John 16:13 has primary application to the apostles; broadly applying it to all Christians sets the bar for Spirit-guidance too low

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 17)

A rearview mirror test for Spirit-led claims: look back at past "God told me" moments and evaluate their accuracy

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 17)

The Holy Spirit specifically is said to grieve because He is the unifying presence dwelling within believers — our division grieves Him most directly

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 17)

Bitterness, clamor, and slander toward political opponents grieve the Spirit — Christians must deal with their own carnality first

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 17)

Mike shares his personal testimony: he came to faith at age 12 through the 10 Commandments convicting him of sin, then heard the gospel at a youth group he attended to get out of the house, believed immediately, and later pursued apologetics to verify his faith.

Live Q&A With Mike Winger

Testing whether a vision or impression is from the Holy Spirit

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 19)

Fruits of the Spirit in believers vs. unbelievers: the difference is source (Holy Spirit) and ultimate quality/context, not the complete absence of these qualities in unbelievers.

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 30)

Re-baptism: Acts 19 supports being baptized again after receiving fuller gospel understanding; LDS baptism is invalid

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 26)

2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 — the identity of the Restrainer is uncertain

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 27)

The Holy Spirit speaks through fruit, track record, and confirmation from other believers; not every decision requires supernatural direction.

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 31)

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth — a movement that tolerates and encourages fake healings is not operating in step with Him

Bill Johnson's Theology and Movement Examined Biblically.

Closing exhortation: don't pull back from healing, prophecy, or the Spirit because of Bethel's errors — the hunger of their movement reveals a real need the church should meet genuinely

Bill Johnson's Theology and Movement Examined Biblically.

Todd White's refusal to call people to repentance — arguing that is the Holy Spirit's job — is critiqued using Revelation 22:17: 'the Spirit and the bride say come,' showing the bride (the church) also calls people to Christ.

Fake Healing Videos Evaluated： Todd White, Tom Fischer and more

Harold Camping and Family Radio: background, personal history, and two early warning signs of bad theology

End of the World Predictions and Why They're Wrong

Harold Camping's 1994 prediction: when it failed, he claimed it was 'spiritual' — the Holy Spirit left all denominations

End of the World Predictions and Why They're Wrong

'Easy believism' — intellectual assent alone does not save; genuine faith produces transformation and works

Skeptics Respond To The Evidence For The Resurrection of Jesus

Q&A: Why study the Bible if God writes his word on our hearts?

Refuting Six and a Half Reasons Why the Bible Is Not Divinely Inspired？

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

Ben Shapiro, a Catholic Bishop and the Gospel.

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

Ben Shapiro, a Catholic Bishop and the Gospel.

Q&A: How to explain to non-believers that the Holy Spirit's presence is a reason for faith

Please Stop Saying Faith Is Belief Without Evidence

Q&A: The kingdom of God is wherever God rules as king—inaugurated by Christ, to be consummated at the second coming

The Law of Moses, the Gentiles and Jesus： Hebrew Roots part 2

The Holy Spirit did not fall on the Samaritan believers until Peter and John came and laid hands on them -- the Apostles were required to officially open the gospel to the Samaritans

Does Acts Teach Us to Follow the Law of Moses？ Hebrew Roots part 3

Acts 15:6-11 -- Peter's speech at the Jerusalem Council: God made no distinction between Jew and Gentile, cleansing their hearts by faith; why put on them a yoke their fathers could not bear? Salvation is by grace alone.

Does Acts Teach Us to Follow the Law of Moses？ Hebrew Roots part 3

Acts 15:22-29 -- The Apostolic letter: the Holy Spirit and the Apostles together impose no greater burden than four essentials. These four are explicitly for sanctification ('you will do well'), not salvation.

Does Acts Teach Us to Follow the Law of Moses？ Hebrew Roots part 3

Timing argument: blessings purchased at the cross are not all present realities — healing is partially now, fully later

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 4)

Should we command healing (like Peter in Acts 3:6) or pray to God for healing? — Pray with faith; commanding is not a universal prescription

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 4)

Confidence in prayer for healing vs. fabricating certainty — suffering can be within God's will

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 4)

The witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16) — an internal truth-awareness of being God's child, not an emotion

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 4)

Knowing the Holy Spirit: the Spirit's leading will always be consistent with Scripture

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 5)

Track record in discerning Spirit leading is a practical check

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 5)

Romans 8 on the Spirit crying Abba Father: relationship with the Spirit unrelated to miraculous gifts

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 5)

Total Depravity defined as "total inability" — Mike rejects it

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 8) Fixed and Reuploaded

All believers are indwelt by the Spirit at salvation, but degrees of Spirit-filling differ among believers

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 11)

Kay, I tried posting my comments on Mike’s site a second time, and if I read the message that popped up, I think it went through but will be posted later. And I think your are correct in your assessm...

God is neither male nor female, But He uses BOTH terms (Male & Female) More or Less to tells us more about himself so that we don’t going off into error on our part of understanding! I totally agree ...

Not that I entirely disagree – you make several finepoints (refreshing here) I would only disagree on the insertion of mans “necessity” from the standpoint of doctrinal accountability There are as yo...

Hi, new here. [though I have read off and on] I come from that Radical Feminist camp [years of study/and I still advocate on women’s rights issues] so I’d like to address some things here. Because th...

A Hebrew concordant version The Stone Edition Tanach Thanks, once you pulled out the big guns I knew this verse would be understandable! LOL That’s why I’m on this site to learn so I can tell oth...

Hey “H”, Yes, I understand what you mean. I was told by a Pastor when I first produced my DVD series that I would have no hope of changing the die-hard complementarians and the die-hard egalitarians ...

Hey Cheryl. Interesting that the pivotal scripture in relation to authority structure in the marriage has not been discussed, I bring it to light in this post and invite commentary \*\*\*Ephesians 5...

Tarun, I am glad that you popped by. You said: > True but on an examination of the relationship of Christ and the church , you must admit that Christ is the “High” Priest of the church… There are ...

Cheryl, I’m glad I popped by too 🙂 and lets use your style of response to clarify my stance, (C)There are many things that Jesus is to the Church that the husband is not. (T) I agree. (C)Althou...

Tarun, Again, welcome and thanks for posting. > You said: I was not trying to imply that the Husband “is” the Saviour/Lord and God of his wife.That is a role that only Christ can fulfill. However ev...

Lin, Thank you for your very kind words! You are right – I make a big deal about the importance of sound doctrine. There is a cost to pay for this, but to me it is worth it. My DVD set has been given...

Hi Cheryl, I strongly disagree with your interpretation of scripture. You are correct that, Nowhere in scripture is there to be a designated “priest of the home”. Then again there is nowhere in scrip...

Great post, I too like the diagrams. Also I noticed the parallel that Eve was created from the body of Adam. Like we Christians are made (bornagain) by the Holy Spirit and made the body (church) of J...

SWQHSETAI DE DIA THS TEKNOGONIAS, EAN MEINWSIN EN PISTEI KAI AGAPHi KAI hAGIASMWi META SWFROSUNHS. James Moffatt’s translation of 1 Tim. 2:15: “However, women will get safely through childbirth,...

All of God’s prohibitions have a second witness. That’s True Even in the Garden! Eve (The Woman) stated the prohibition on the Tree of Knowledge Of Good & Evil! Adam’s first witness is God himself te...

[quote]All of God’s prohibitions have a second witness. That’s True Even in the Garden! Eve (The Woman) stated the prohibition on the Tree of Knowledge Of Good & Evil! Adam’s first witness is God him...

Dear “H”, “Since there exists no such explicit command in the Tanach (Hebrew Bible), the author assures us that the Tanach must be taken as a “whole” for Paul’s intent to be understood.” I have hear...

Michael, Martin, Paula – go ahead and continue to discuss the issues as I work on my responses. I may not be as fast as you folks are 🙂 Michael: Regarding your first post (#1).  You said:  “Cher...

Thanks for the 411 Cheryl, I showed disc 3 to my friend Bonnie and she loved it, this is great teaching! What I have notice is these ministries and churches that promote there opposing view don’t put ...

Hello there, I am back in the saddle although I am doing ministry work at the same time as I am packing up our second load of belongings. Busy times! I appreciate that your husband is trying hard to...