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20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 15)

BibleThinker

Mike Winger

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference: 0:00 Introduction 1. 0:18 Is the command in Genesis to “be fruitful and multiply” still applicable to us today? Is it wrong for married couples to choose not to have children if they don’t feel the desire or the calling to be parents? 2. 13:43 Am I being too legalistic by not wanting to sing Hillsong, Elevation Worship, and Bethel Music due to the doctrines of the churches they are a part of? 3. 17:50 Can you please talk about your view on Netflix? Should Christians cancel their Netflix subscription? 4. 19:33 Why did the Holy Spirit leave Saul, and why did an evil spirit from the Lord enter into him? Why in the world would God do something that seems to be evil? 5. 22:25 Shmuley Boteach says that the New Testament contains anti-Semitic propaganda, and that Christians should reject those passages as forgeries. What do you think? 6. 24:56 I was raised a Jehovah’s Witness and baptized as a kid, but not in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. How do I know what church to choose now, and who should baptize me? I’m afraid of being misled. 7. 28:06 I have liberal Christian friends who believe they are Christians, but also have many unbiblical beliefs and practices. How should 1 Corinthians 5: 11 affect my relationships with them? 8. 31:52What does the Bible say about the role of church? Should it be focused more on reaching unbelievers, or on teaching believers who then go out and evangelize? 9. 34:28 Do you ever plan to do a deep dive into the authorship of the contested Pauline epistles? I feel this would be a great resource for those in talks with more liberal Christians. 10. 35:24 What are the steps to take while dealing with psychological doubts where no amount of reason helps you feel better? 11. 39:06 Do you think the SDA church (Seventh Day Adventism) is a cult? 12. 39:37 I have family that believes that Jews will go to Heaven even if they haven’t been saved by Jesus. What should I say to them when they say that? 13. 42:37 How does God’s will not infringe on free will? What is the sense of even praying for a situation if it’s already in Gods will? 14. 44:48 Do you believe amillennialism is biblical, and what arguments do you have for or against it? 15. 46:00 I feel called to spread God's Word but I suffer greatly from Asperger's Syndrome. Is my fear of crowds, public speaking, and inability to convey a thought coherently a valid fear? 16. 48:10 I got away with felonies years ago. No one got hurt & I have confessed to God & repented. Is the Godly thing to do to turn myself in? I have OCD & can’t tell if I’m feeling OCD or God's conviction. 17. 48:53 If the Angels weren't "100% safe" in Heaven seeing as they were able to be seduced by Satan, how can we be certain we will be safe in eternity with God once we go to Heaven. 18. 51:24 I have recently gotten back into full-time ministry. I'm dealing with online “heresy hunters” that badger me through email and such about my teaching. How do you handle these kinds of people? 19. 54:10 Can you talk about why Jesus allowed Simon to help Him carry His cross? 20. 55:45 How much utility should we find in the Church Fathers? I am still Protestant, but want to be consistent with historic Christianity, so should we view the fathers with any extra credibility? 1:00:24 Passion Project Update & Closing Announcements Here's my study on Penal Substitutionary Atonement - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4bTHScjdEo&list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHttVR0rkvhBfA-IKrg5SGcp Every Friday at 1pm PT Here’s how you get your questions answered in the Q&A 1) Please reread your question before you ask to ensure that it will make sense to me. Clarity is paramount. 2) Wait till we go live before asking. We don’t take questions until then. 3) Put a “Q” at the beginning of your question. 4) Please only ask once, our mods are checking the chat continually. 5) I’m truly sorry if I’m unable to get to your question. I know its a bummer, but I am doing my

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Friday Q&A. I'm Pastor Mike Winger. I try to help you learn how to think

0:04.8

biblically about everything. That doesn't mean that I think perfectly biblically about everything,

0:09.2

but it is definitely like a major life obsession and goal of mine and one of those goals is to equip others to do the same thing and so I'm taking your questions today in the live chat the first question that I've chosen ahead of time that was sent in by one of the viewers is married couples.

0:25.0

Well the big question is this should we be fruitful and multiply is that command

0:29.7

in Genesis still applicable to us today be fruitful and multiply and I think to really

0:34.8

the hardest part of this question for me is should marry couples should it be

0:39.8

considered okay for them to just choose not to have kids at all. So not just single people.

0:44.2

Marry people, that's the hardest part, but I'm going to try to walk through

0:48.0

several of these issues today and while we're doing that you're loading your

0:51.1

questions, we're getting the rest of the the other

0:52.9

19 so I'll do 20 questions today as always this is actually the last life

0:57.5

live stream that I have planned for 2020 definitely the last Friday Q&A the next one will be January 1st. I will do a New Year's Day

1:06.0

one. I'll try to make that special somehow, brainstorm on what we can do to make that special.

1:10.0

But yeah, this is the last live stream I have at least scheduled unless I on a whim throw something else together. We will see that may happen

1:16.9

At any rate, married couples not having kids at all. Okay, the command is in Genesis chapter one most of us are familiar with it, but it helps to look at it because sometimes what we're familiar with, we don't pay attention to. So Genesis 128, it says, and God bless them, and this is his statement to Adam and Eve and by extension I think it does apply to all mankind

1:36.2

But let's think about how he says be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and has dominion over all the living things that live on the earth.

1:46.0

And so be fruitful and multiply. That's the command. It involves multiple things as you'll notice. involves having kids it also involves filling

1:54.3

the earth so filling the earth now the word earth back there it that could just mean

2:00.6

the area it or it could mean the globe but because the context here

2:06.4

it says have dominion over the fish and the birds and over every living thing that

2:10.0

moves on the earth the impression is that there aren't really boundaries to this command to fill the earth. The impression is that there aren't really boundaries to

2:13.7

this command to fill the earth. Go ahead, Antarctica, you know, wherever, go

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