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Mike's charitable assessment: he believes Bill Johnson and Kris Vallotton are probably saved, and that real miracles and healings do come from the movement

Bill Johnson's Theology and Movement Examined Biblically.

Q&A — Do they teach against the non-negotiables (Trinity, grace through faith, virgin birth, etc.)? Not explicitly — most are present but the Trinity and virgin birth are rarely discussed

Bill Johnson's Theology and Movement Examined Biblically.

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

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

Skeptics Respond To The Evidence For The Resurrection of Jesus

Repentance restores relationship with God, not salvific status; analogy of marriage reconciliation

Skeptics Wrongly Claim Apostle Paul Didn’t Know Jesus

Introduction: Ben Shapiro asks Bishop Robert Barron whether he will go to heaven

Ben Shapiro, a Catholic Bishop and the Gospel.

Ben Shapiro's actual question: he observes 613 commandments and does good in the world — does that earn him heaven?

Ben Shapiro, a Catholic Bishop and the Gospel.

Bishop Barron's answer: Vatican II teaches a person can be saved outside explicit Christian faith through conscience or sincere law-keeping

Ben Shapiro, a Catholic Bishop and the Gospel.

Implication of Barron's answer: evangelism of Jews becomes unnecessary if law-keeping + sincerity suffices

Ben Shapiro, a Catholic Bishop and the Gospel.

Vatican II includes a category of atheists of 'goodwill' who may be saved

Ben Shapiro, a Catholic Bishop and the Gospel.

Paul before his conversion: a counterexample to Barron's 'sincere conscience' argument

Ben Shapiro, a Catholic Bishop and the Gospel.

Luke 18:27 — what is impossible with man is possible with God: salvation requires divine provision, not human effort

Ben Shapiro, a Catholic Bishop and the Gospel.

Q&A: Salvation of severely mentally handicapped people — accountability proportional to awareness

The Gospels Are History Not Myth

Q&A: Why is Samson in the Hebrews Hall of Faith? Was Samson saved?

The Gospels Are History Not Myth

God's wrath is meant to drive people to Jesus

Why God's Wrath is Good

Consequence 4 of denying wrath: hollows out the meaning of the cross

Why God's Wrath is Good

Positional 'in Christ' removes believers from the domain of God's wrath

Why God's Wrath is Good

Matthew 6:14-15 — is forgiving others necessary for salvation, or evidence of it?

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 4)

Salvation is grounded in objective reality, not in the power of belief itself

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 10)

Whether lukewarm Christians are saved: this verse addresses corporate church impact, not individual salvation status

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 10)

Genesis 1-11 allegorical interpretation does not necessarily violate John 5:44-47 or deny salvation

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 11)

Francis Collins is cited as an example of a Christian who holds evolutionary creation yet is genuinely saved

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 11)

Lordship salvation: repentance and faith are two sides of the same coin, not moral prerequisites for merit

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 11)

Acts 16:31 does not teach household salvation -- the household's rejoicing proves they individually believed

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 11)

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)

Sin leading to death in 1 John 5:16-17 — interpretation depends on prior theology

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 12)

Romans 8:34 and 1 John 2:1-2 -- Christ's intercession is not ongoing pleading but his perpetual existence as our propitiation

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 20)

Was Solomon saved? Ecclesiastes may imply a late-life repentance and return to God despite idolatrous period

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 20)

Forgiveness vs. salvation: forgiveness is one component; salvation is the full package including adoption, the Spirit, and eternal life

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 20)

Mike examines 2 John 1:11 in context, explaining it refers to hosting traveling teachers and not to general social contact with heretics, then defends William Lane Craig's nuanced view on Catholics — acknowledging a false Catholic gospel while allowing that some Catholics may be genuinely saved.

Live Q&A With Mike Winger

Cremation does not threaten resurrection or salvation

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 24)

Q&A: The Bible supports both sides — go out and pray for healing confidently, AND Jesus warned that false healers will claim to have cast out demons and healed in his name while he never knew them.

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

Greek word 'sozo' (saved) does not always carry theological salvation meaning — Philippians 1:19 as example

The Debate Over James 2： Catholic or Protestant View

1 Corinthians 3:14-15: rewards or loss, not purgatorial suffering — salvation is never in question

Responding to Catholic Apologists on Purgatory

'Saved as through fire' is an idiom/analogy, not a description of a purifying fire experience

Responding to Catholic Apologists on Purgatory

Q&A: Is belief in Jesus' death and resurrection sufficient for salvation?

Why Jesus Was NOT A Failed Apocalyptic Prophet

Sin damages the relational walk with God for believers without severing salvation; New Testament epistles urge repentance precisely because ongoing sin harms fellowship.

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

Believers are not punished at final judgment but may experience loss of rewards; the Bema Seat (1 Corinthians 3) is a judgment for rewards, not condemnation.

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

Winger's illustration: apologetics is like the jaws of life — it opens the door for someone to receive help, but it is not the thing that actually saves. Salvation comes through the gospel (Christ crucified, sin resolved through Christ). This keeps apologetics in its proper place without dismissing it.

Here's Me Using the Bible to Prove the Bible

Zahnd's idol: a universalist Jesus who saves devout Muslims regardless of belief, contradicting Christ's own words

Brian Zahnd's False Gospel and Fake Jesus

Baptism is required for obedience but not for salvation

Live Q&A - Theology, Apologetics and The Christian Life

Mike's personal testimony: heard the gospel at 12, found relief in forgiveness

Live Q&A - Theology, Apologetics and The Christian Life

Clip 3: Anderson claims homosexuals cannot be saved

Steven Anderson vs The Biblical Gospel

Matthew 11:28 and John 3:16-17: Jesus's actual advice — come to me; God sent Son to save not judge

Steven Anderson vs The Biblical Gospel

Anderson claims homosexuals cannot be saved; cites John 12 which is irrelevant

Steven Anderson vs The Biblical Gospel

1 Corinthians 6:9-11: Such were some of you — homosexuals and all manner of sinners were washed, sanctified, justified

Steven Anderson vs The Biblical Gospel

Q&A: If God gave us a wicked heart, can we blame him? — Shaking fist at God is foolish

Did God Create Evil？ A Misunderstood Bible Verse： Isaiah 45_7

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

Stop Saying All Roads Lead to God!

Q&A: If someone prayed to receive Christ but later turns away from Christianity, do they go to hell?

Stop Saying All Roads Lead to God!

Q&A: Is it wise to tell someone their deceased Catholic loved one is in heaven?

Stop Saying All Roads Lead to God!

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...

This is a Great Article by The Berean Call! The article goes well with your quote Cheryl! Quote: Satan has confused matters by bringing ungodly women into the secular women’s movement who not only ha...

I agree. If we are going to insist that some male Greek terminology be translated to EXCLUDE women, then we would also have to EXCLUDE women regarding salvation. I wonder how many people know that the...

Yes, people want kings over them. And I’m sure that has something to do with why comps always appeal to the OT to justify male supremacy. They think that God shows his will by using majorities (males ...

[Isaiah 3:12](logos4:///Bible/Is 3.12) (King James Version) 12As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and dest...

Cheryl, Good question and I think it’s one that deserves attention. But here’s the rub. We egalitarians are not going to change the minds of those who hold fast to tradition any more than “they” are g...

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 ...

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. 🙂 It is my observation that making Christ’s relationship with the body to be solely about authority is also greatly missing the message of salvation. Christ came to bring us life, true lif...

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...

“Don’t confuse soteriology with ministry. This is the mistake that egals make with Gal 3:28 and as it” Mark, I’m going to ask you to take a better look at the context of Gal. 3:28. The Galatians w...

Kay, We are never going to agree on Gal 3. The epistle is an extroadinary outline of the gospel and soteriology. Paul is addressing the galatian heresy so YES he was talking about how you are saved a...

Mark, “masculine” words in Greek do not mean the word is masculine. That’s a common mistake Enlish speakers make. The gender of a noun is part of the language; it doesn’t mean a “masculine” word there...

Mark, “To argue for ecclesiology as the primary function just doesn’t fit the context, nor the content of the letter, nor the overall purpose of the letter.” I didn’t say it was the primary functi...

Hi Mark @135, You said, “Looking at Rev 2:20 we know the ‘content’ of the teaching.” This is similar to what i was suggesting. It makes sense that if the context shows that “false teaching” is inv...

The whole matter of sin also comes down to judging motive along with the sin. Eve died for her own sin but her motive was not rebellion. She sinned because of deception so it was impossible for her to...

“You said: ” …then likewise, Adam’s actions would provide us an opportunity for sin but we would still have to appropriate or participate in it. ” That is exactly right. Adam’s actions brought us a ...

#33 truthseeker, You said: > Where in the bible does it say we ‘naturally inherited his rebellious nature? After all, if an inherited nature is required to sin, then where did Adam get his, since he...