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20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 30)

BibleThinker

Mike Winger

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2021

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference: 0:00 - Introduction 1. 0:23 [Movies/Shows Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain] There is so much debate going on among me, my family, and friends regarding watching movies or TV shows that use the Lord’s name in vain. Like saying “Oh my G…” or when they get angry and say “J..C...” Could you shed some light on this, please? Is there anything in the bible that tells us if it’s wrong or right to watch these movies even if we ourselves don’t use the Lord’s name in vain? 2. 8:30 [Are We Free from the Enemy’s Power?] In one of your videos, you said some things have been provided on the cross but not fully finished. One of them was being free from the Enemy’s power. Isn't that finished? (Colossians 1: 13, Acts 26: 18) 3. 14:55 [Question about Priesthoods] Could you please explain the difference between the Aaronic, Levitical, and Melchizedekian priesthoods? 4. 21:09 [Understanding OT Commands for Death] How does one justify God's directive to kill all the Amalekites, specifically the children, and even infants in 1 Samuel 15:3? 5. 27:24 [Should good teachers teach w/false teachers?] What would be your opinion on pastors with sound doctrine who share stages with false prophets? Will they be considered guilty by association? 6. 30:08 [About God’s Discipline/Correction] Hebrews 12:5-6 quotes Proverbs 3: 11-12. Why does the end of v. 6 say “scourge,” not “correct”? I get the first part, but to say God brutally whips EVERY believer “sounds” like a misquote. What does it imply? 8. 36:36 [About Sin and Death] James 1:15 ends with "…and sin, when full-grown, brings forth death." If we are in Christ, what does he mean by “death”? Is he speaking about unbelievers? Any insight to this verse would be helpful! 9. 41:54 [Growing Closer to the Holy Spirit] I'm struggling with trusting and wanting Christ. How do you stop keeping the Holy Spirit at an arm's length distance, spiritually? 10. 44:48 [Does Luke teach “Purgatory”?] Does Luke 12: 44-48 teach Purgatory? There are 4 servants: The faithful, the one sent to unbelievers, and then two others that only receive punishment, not casting out. 11. 52:00 [Is Nudity in Art o.k. for Christians?] A lot of classical art has nudity in it, like the statue of David. How should Christians approach this art? Is it o.k. to like it, or to make art similar to it? 12. 54:38 [About OT Law & Morality] I am having trouble understanding the morality of Deuteronomy 22: 28-29. Some say it is consensual, but this contradicts 2 Samuel 13: 14-16. How do you interpret and justify the morality of this law? 13. 1:01:56 [A Biblical View of Self-Worth] We are talking about self-worth in a young ladies group and I wanted to ask, “What is the biblical view of self-worth?” 14. 1:06:10 [Overcoming the Sin of Pride] How do you deal with pride? I find it paradoxical; I often get proud of how humble I am when I notice my pride, thus leading to more pride. It just goes into an infinite regress of layers of pride. 15. 1:08:08 [Loving our Neighbor During Quarantine Times] In what ways can we love our neighbor and live lives that honor God in times like these, when many of us can't congregate and instead spend a lot of time at home? 16. 1:10:04 [About “Jesus Ben Ananias”] What do you think about the claim that Jesus Christ was based off of Jesus Ben Ananias in Josephus’ Jewish War? 17. 1:15:25 [Drawing Close to God when it Feels Difficult] I have felt cut off from the Lord. When I pray, I wonder if I am talking to myself and if everything I hold dear is wishful thinking. Why won't God help me when I am crying out to Him? 18. 1:21:17 [About Military Service / Self-Defense] Is a will to fight for this country in opposition to a faith in Jesus? Furthermore, is there provision in Scripture for self-preservation from things such as home invasion, foreign threats, etc.? 19. 1:23:15 [Did Jesus Lie?] Why does it seem like Jesus lied to His brothers in John 7:8-10? 20. 1:26:12 [Christian vs. Non-Christian

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We are live. This is 20 questions with Pastor Mike. I am Mike. I'm not the questions.

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You're bringing the questions. You're loading them right now. We're going to get the question number one right now.

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And just so you guys know, there are timestamps down below in pretty much all of my 20 questions videos.

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This is episode 30. There's the 30th time I've done this. And we do it on Fridays at 1 p.m. Pacific time.

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But more importantly, here's question one from Tanya in South Africa. By the way, I will know we've got our

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question counter up there. I'm going to actually be able to put down the number of the question we're on because

0:33.5

That's fun. All right. Tanya in South Africa asks, do your pastor Mike?

0:37.2

There's so much debate going on amongst me, my family and friends regarding watching movies that use the Lord's name in vain, like saying

0:43.6

Oh my G or when they get angry and say J. C. Could you shed some light please?

0:49.6

So the question is, is there anything the Bible tells us if this is wrong or right to watch these movies even if we ourselves are like

0:56.0

We're not using the Lord's name in vain, but we're watching movies like that. And

1:00.1

She also says that movies and series are full of using these phrases and we're not able to filter out or silence them.

1:06.0

So thank you so much for your channel. It's been a blessing to me, my husband. That's awesome. Tanya say hi to your husband for me. And

1:11.6

Here's my I admit ahead of time my answer. Here's insufficient because why is why do I say it's insufficient because I'm not satisfied yet on this on this topic and this question and I'm

1:20.6

Like it seems weird to really wrestle and struggle with this issue. Here's some of my fears going in in all honesty very

1:28.0

I'm I'm very much human a lot like you and

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and

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One of my worries is as I ask a question like this is it okay to watch movies that have and fill in the blank or

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Shows that have and fill in the blank some of these questions. It seems very easy to answer, right? Like

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If it has

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pornographic content like the answers like yeah, don't watch it like that's not okay

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But other ones are harder for me

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