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Q&A — Matthew 18:34 ('delivered to the torturers until he pays all') examined as a tertiary purgatory text

Responding to Catholic Apologists on Purgatory

Revelation 20:13 — At the final judgment, each person is judged 'according to what they had done,' indicating individualized and tailored condemnation, not a uniform punishment.

Are Some Sins Worse Than Others？ Please don't get this wrong!

Hell likely involves graded punishment — Jesus' teaching about more or less tolerable judgment supports the idea that individual experience in final condemnation varies.

Are Some Sins Worse Than Others？ Please don't get this wrong!

Zahnd's straw man: misrepresenting 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' as representative of all American Christianity

Brian Zahnd's False Gospel and Fake Jesus

Zahnd consciously uses the 'vilify a common enemy' technique to generate emotional unity — and then does exactly that to his critics

Brian Zahnd's False Gospel and Fake Jesus

Objection 5 stated: double jeopardy / double payment

Responding to Calvinist Arguments for Limited Atonement

Q&A: Are those who never hear the gospel lost? Is it your fault if you fail to share?

A Biblical Analysis of Infant Baptism

Q: Will we be sad in heaven about people in hell? No — because of resolution, not memory loss. "Former things not remembered" means not dwelling on them or worrying, not literal amnesia. In God's presence with his perspective, we'll understand his justice is right. The glory will outshine all grief.

Live Q&A with Mike Winger

Q: Does annihilationism follow from eternal life being dependent on salvation? No — eternal life in Scripture means more than mere existence. People physically alive are called "dead" (spiritually); believers have "eternal life" now while still mortal. Life and death are more than existence and non-existence.

Live Q&A with Mike Winger

Romans 6:23 — the death referred to is both physical death and eternal separation from God (the second death)

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 3)

Degrees of judgment in hell: God factors in knowledge when judging — sinning in ignorance vs. sinning with full knowledge results in different severity of judgment

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 6)

Annihilationism fails because (1) immortality does not mean eternal existence, and (2) Jesus uses the same word "everlasting" for both heaven and hell

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 6)

Annihilationism — Mike disagrees; critiques Chris Date and Rethinking Hell

Subscriber Hangout and Q&A - LIVE!

Universalism — on the future video list; briefly identified as unbiblical

Subscriber Hangout and Q&A - LIVE!

2 Peter 2:5-6 does not settle the annihilationism debate

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 12)

Does God love those who go to hell? Yes — but love stopped by rejection; holiness demands judgment

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 16)

Q20: Is hell a literal place of fire and gnashing of teeth, or metaphorical? Open question, research project planned

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 16)

Mike argues that the best approach to the question of hell is not direct empirical evidence but rather a two-step argument: establish the trustworthiness of Jesus through the resurrection and fulfilled prophecy, then accept his teaching on hell as credible.

Live Q&A With Mike Winger

Mike objects to using the word "torture" for hell because it implies morally wrong treatment; he argues hell is perfectly just measured punishment that varies according to each person’s sins and revelatory opportunities, citing Jesus’ own statements about different degrees of judgment.

Live Q&A With Mike Winger

Q8: Is God present in hell? Yes in omniscience but not in felt/manifest presence — Psalm 139 explored

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 22)

Question: Do people go to hell for sin or for not believing in Jesus?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 23)

God's glory is displayed in just judgment of sin, like a good judge rightly sentencing the guilty

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 25)

Q: Will we be sad in heaven about people in hell? No — because of resolution, not memory loss. "Former things not remembered" means not dwelling on them or worrying, not literal amnesia. In God's presence with his perspective, we'll understand his justice is right. The glory will outshine all grief.

Live Q&A with Mike Winger

Q: Does annihilationism follow from eternal life being dependent on salvation? No — eternal life in Scripture means more than mere existence. People physically alive are called "dead" (spiritually); believers have "eternal life" now while still mortal. Life and death are more than existence and non-existence.

Live Q&A with Mike Winger

About Witnessing and Exemplifying Christ: My husband isn’t open to hearing me speak truth, so I have stopped correcting him. Is this a sin?? If he dies, he will go to hell.

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 38)

Is it Fair that Some People are Born in Unbelieving Areas?: How is it just that because a person is born in a specific region in the world, that they are more likely to follow the traditions and religion they are raised in and end up going to hell?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 42)

Sharing the Gospel/Unsaved Loved Ones: How do you share the Gospel to people with unsaved loved ones who have already passed? (Accepting it to be true would mean accepting that their loved ones are in hell.)

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 32)

{About Jesus Descending to Hell” If someone believes Jesus had to suffer in Hell for three days after the crucifixion, could they truly be saved? Don't we need to believe it was all accomplished on the cross?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 39)

Why Didn’t Jesus Mention Paul?: Hello, I am a Christian, and it's been important to me to understand why the Lord Jesus didn't mention to the apostles or anyone that Paul would be coming to enlighten the Way for His Church. This question hasn't been addressed in any of the studies I've researched, nor by any of the pastors I listen to. But isn't this question a most serious matter, since Paul wrote the majority of our New Testament?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 46)

Did Anyone in “The Flood” Go to Heaven?: Do you think any of the people that died in the flood (above the age of accountability) may have been saved or will not go to Hell?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 46)

Where did Lazarus Temporarily Go?: Where were people who died and later got resurrected located in that period? Do they go to Heaven or Hell and get snatched back to Earth after they’re resurrected (e.g., Lazarus, Dorcas, Eutychus etc.)?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 49)

About the “Wages of Sin”: If “the wages of sin is death,” why is there a Hell? When a non-believer dies, why wasn't that debt paid by their death?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 53)

Why does God Allow More Wicked Generations?: Why does God allow wicked people to persist and bring forth more generations that will mostly go to Hell, instead of bringing judgment on them and erasing their culture as soon as they go astray?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 54)

Can People be Tricked into Hell?: Can people be tricked into Hell, such as people born into false religions or North Korea? If so, how is that fair?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 56)

Is Sheol/Hades the Same as Hell?: Are the biblical references to Sheol/Hades necessarily Hell? Some Christian traditions have it as the underworld, with Hell only being something after the resurrection.

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 62)

When You’re Far from God: My heart is hardened, I’m backslidden, a carnal Christian…whatever you want to call it. I am so far from God right now. I want to love Him, but I don’t. I’m afraid of Hell. What can I do to heal?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 65)

Where was Jesus After the Cross?: In a previous Mark series video, you mentioned that you don't believe Jesus descended into Hell after dying on the cross. If He didn't descend into hell, where did He go and what did He do?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 65)

Will We Have Memories in Heaven?: I recently heard people at my church say that when we get to Heaven our memories will essentially be wiped, and we won’t have any knowledge of our friends/family who are in Hell. Thoughts?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 66)

Understanding Jesus’ Atonement: Is it more accurate to say that Jesus' death was sufficient for all rather than that He paid for all? Otherwise, wouldn't there be people in Hell right now for sins that Jesus already paid for?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 68)

Struggling with Repeated Sin: There are sins listed in 1 Corinthians 6 that seem to send people to Hell. I struggle often with gluttony and anger. I repent, but I fall back into it often. What’s the difference?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 71)

Can God Give Commands when He Forced us to Exist?: Is it fair for God to demand our everything when we are forced to exist? I know Christ died for us, but it seems unfair to go through such suffering and sacrifice to receive salvation and avoid Hell.

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 72)

Anxiety about Hell: I've become anxious about the thought of eternal torment in Hell. If that's the punishment for our sins, wouldn't it have been best for unbelievers never to be born?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 75)

Loving God vs. Fearing Punishment: I find that I fear Hell rather than love God. Prayer and Bible reading feel like selfishly avoiding Hell more than devotedly pursuing God. How do I stop my fear from getting in the way of my relationship with God?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 76)

Is Fear of Hell a Valid Motivator?: Would a death bed conversion work if the main driving factor is the fear of Hell rather than choosing to trust God?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 78)

Is Anyone Presently in Hell?: Is Hell something that is taking place right now, or is that a future reality after the final judgment (Luke 16: 19-31)?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 78)

Will Sin Send Some Believers to Hell?: Is Matthew 5: 30 referring to believers? How do we reconcile this with "There is no condemnation in Christ"?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 82)

Is Hell a Present or Future Place?: What is the best defense or response when defending the position that Hell is not a present place, but instead, a future place?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 91)

Infinite Punishment for Finite Crimes?: Why does God give infinite punishment for finite crimes? Even from a biblical point of view, not every crime is prescribed the same punishment. So why, then, can a person never serve the entirety of their punishment in Hell?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 99)

Hellfire & Brimstone Preaching: What are your thoughts on the "Hellfire and Brimstone" style of preaching? Is there any truth in it?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 103)

Are David & Solomon in Hell?: I’ve always wondered why David and Solomon get a pass. David had 7 wives and 70 concubines. Solomon had 70 wives and 700 concubines. If "no fornicators will enter," are David and Solomon in Hell?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 103)

Hello all, I’m sending this topic info to AIG (Answers in Genesis) because I just got there MAG. in the mail and on page 2 up top “CreationWise” the first picture is Adam telling Eve about the Tree o...

Hello everyone, Can anyone give me there info/insight on this verse Isa.3:12?...

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 ...

Cathy, I am on the road on a ministry trip so I don’t have the page number, etc, but the documentation that it is CBMW’s belief that it is a sin for women to teach men is from their book Recovering B...

You go to Hell or you put yourself there because you don’t have CHRIST. If you have The Real Jesus of the Bible: Fully God/Fully Man, The Cross,The Blood,Finished work etc if you are Trusting in Chris...

Welcome, Jennifer! The problem with these complementarians refusing to correct me is that if one believes that a person is living in unrepentant sin and continues to practice that sin, then the perso...

Thank you for the welcome! 🙂 I’m thrilled to be in the company of devoted and learned Christians. Cheryl, I had no idea these people actually threatened you with hell! Good heavens, that and the fact...

Jennifer, The last Pastor who told me that I would go to hell if I did not repent of teaching the bible to men, will not communicate with me about the women’s issue. He now says that he believes tha...

Hello,  I just got the Trinity DVD “Love It”! I’m starting to pass it out to some! Please Pray as always. Thanks Cheryl for all your hard work! You nailed every scripture on the topics at hand! Amen ...

Hello again Cheryl. I’m really enjoying reading your stuff. Regarding headship, I completely agree with what you have said about attitudes of husband and wife. I however, have noted some other thin...

Hello Mark @72 I don’t know…unless I’m forgetting something (which I’m great at doing) looks to me like this is what it comes down to: > It seems to me that you’ve either got to deny any possibilit...

Hello K, Men do not carry a different sin nature than women do. We are all born in sin and all of us have inherited the sin nature. This sin nature comes from Adam through the father’s seed. Since ...

In Jesse Morrell’s article here are some of the areas that he has gotten wrong. Under II. Why homosexuals say that they are born that way: > A. If the fault is their nature, and not their choice, the...

Hello Peter, Thanks for your comments. You asked why the biblical references are automatically linked to ESV. My son graciously gave me space on his site for my blog and he said he had found an add-o...

Hello Cheryl, Thanks for the quick responses to my questions. I am enjoying the research and homework that you have given me. In response to: “It doesn’t seem to me that “science” is in search of ...

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...

Cheryl, At the risk of intruding into areas I know nothing of, namely Hebrew grammar and construction, I’ve heard it said that Hebrew thought is far different than the Aristotelian (Hellenist) logic w...

Cheryl, After doing some research on Hebrew vs Greek thought, it occurs to me that the topic is indeed voluminous. The dissertations written on this subject alone could probably fill a wing of the Ale...

Hello! what an interesting blog. i have spent several hours reading through your material today and really enjoyed it. One question/comment though… I am not sure about the “distinction” b/w Adam...

Hello Cheryl, been doing some follow up thinking and work on your comments to Michael above. I have very limited Hebrew skills – but from what I can tell using interlinear/language tools it seems cle...