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20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 46)

BibleThinker

Mike Winger

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2021

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference: 0:00 - Introduction1. 0:29 {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?2. 6:45 {Is God Male?} Is God a male?3. 10:08 {About the Woman of Tekoa & Banishing} How can someone be banished, and yet not cast out from God? I’m referring to what the woman of Tekoa said in 2 Samuel 14: 14. Is it only within that context, or can it be applied transcendently?4. 17:34 {About OCD, Vows, & Fear} I’ve been struggling with OCD vows recently (such as, if I don’t say this in prayer, I’m not saved). Many places online say to let it go, and that you can’t make a vow out of fear. How can I look at this biblically?5. 22:39 {Are Souls Eternal?} Is the soul as an eternal entity more of a Greek philosophical idea, or confirmed in Scripture? Do you have any biblical references for an eternal soul?6. 25:20 {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?7. 29:01 {About Natural Revelation & Salvation} You've said people who've never heard of Jesus need to respond to natural revelation to be saved. Can you give an example of how a woman growing up in Saudi Arabia would respond to natural revelation?8. 33:55 {About the “Mysteries of God” in Ephesians} Please explain what is meant by the mysteries of God in Ephesians 3:5.9. 38:09 {About the Beginning of the New Covenant} Did the New Covenant start when the Temple, which housed the Ark of the Covenant, was destroyed?10. 44:07 {About Miracles & False Religions} You've said miracles in other religions are false signs from Satan. Why would other religions have reason to think these signs are from Satan? Couldn't a Muslim say the same thing to a Christian?11. 48:47 {Do We Have to Attend Church?} Is it OK to not attend church at all? I live in Russia and Christianity here is very unbiblical. I’ve tried a lot of churches and I don’t feel comfortable there.12. 50:53 {Is it a Sin to Depict God?} I’m a new believer. I watched a Christian cartoon with my son, and it depicted God as a Santa-looking man. My son asked if we were breaking the 2nd commandment. Is it a sin to depict God in any way? (Exodus 20:4)13. 56:07 {Do those who Seek God Really Find Him?} The Bible says that those who diligently seek God will find Him. What about the Muslims, Hindus, and all the people who are diligently seeking God but never find Jesus and stay in their religion?14. 1:02:31 {Does God Forgive Repeated Sin?} If you struggle with sin and there is true contrition but you still keep repeating the same sin and asking for forgiveness, will God still forgive you?15. 1:05:59 {Advice for the Timing of Baptism} I recently converted to Christianity. Our church does baptisms once a year, but my husband has Covid and can't attend. I want him to be there, but I also want to get baptized ASAP. What should I do?16. 1:07:12 {About a “Gap” in Scripture} Can you explain the gap between the early churches in the New Testament and the first Protestants like Martin Luther?17. 1:11:32 {Men of Valor Living in Sin?} Why does the Lord call Gideon a mighty man of Valor when he had many wives? Was this always a sin? I'm confused about this, honestly.18. 1:16:59 {Where Does Sin Nature Come From?} If God knits us in our mothers’ wombs, where do we get our sin nature?19. 1:19:

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0:00.0

All right, and welcome. This is 20 questions with Pastor Mike. I'm Pastor Mike. And you're

0:09.7

bringing the questions today. Our first one, by the way, we do this every Friday at 1pm Pacific

0:14.8

time. And although not normally my cat is super, she's on my lap right now. She might

0:21.5

be making noise because sometimes she goes to these phases where she's a little bit extra

0:27.6

affectionate. Okay, so the first question is from Gabriela Pialini who says, hello, I'm

0:35.0

a Christian and it's been important to me to understand why the Lord Jesus didn't mention

0:41.2

to the apostles or anyone that Paul would be coming to enlighten the way for his church.

0:46.5

This question hasn't been addressed in any of the studies I've researched nor by any

0:50.1

of the pastors I listened to, but isn't this question a most serious matter since Paul

0:54.0

wrote the majority of our new testament? So little factoid for you, Gabriela, Luke wrote

1:00.6

more than Paul as far as Quantity goes. Paul wrote more letters, more individual letters,

1:06.7

but Luke actually wrote more Quantity-wise. And so that's kind of an interesting thing. Oh,

1:11.0

I almost forgot our little question counter in the back over my shoulder there. So this

1:15.3

question number one, now let's walk through this. First, let me mention this. This is a bit

1:21.1

of guesswork. Okay, so there isn't a clear answer from Scripture to your question. So what

1:25.0

we're going to do is we're going to pull biblical principles out and biblical teachings

1:29.2

out and use that as kind of like a grid, a skeleton, so to speak, upon which we can sort

1:34.3

of try to fill out a potential answer. Sorry, she's every once in a while my cat goes

1:40.7

through these like stages where she's just like really affectionate for like 10 minutes

1:44.5

or so. She's like super like pet me. I need to be in your lap right now and right now

1:50.2

it's one of those moments. Usually it doesn't happen during a stream. So if I don't, if

1:54.8

I push your down she'll just scream. Okay, so first thing I want to do is say this. It's

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