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20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 47)

BibleThinker

Mike Winger

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2021

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference:0:00 - Introduction1. 0:23 {Will Psychopaths be Judged the Same?} It has recently been scientifically proven that many psychopaths have a physical brain alteration that doesn't allow their synapses to receive the neuron chemicals for emotions such as sympathy. Oftentimes, they become violent criminals or even murderers. Will they be judged by God the same as any other person, even though they have something physiologically wrong with them?2. 8:03 {What do Miracles/Healing Depend On?} If one were to pray over someone for a miracle or for healing, what would the chances of it working depend on? Jesus said that it depends on faith. Does it also depend on being a relatively righteous person?3. 15:07 {About Glorified Bodies/Resurrection} If our bodies are glorified at the rapture, what happens to those people who are saved post-rapture? Is there a second resurrection?4. 17:19 {About the Moral Argument} My brother has a very biblical worldview despite being an agnostic (in terms of homosexuality and celibacy, etc.) based on science. How do I prove that morality comes from God?5. 26:41 {Is Everyone Claiming to be Saved Really Saved?} Paul Washer said that Matthew 7: 13-14 is not about Christians and non-Christians, but rather, real Christians and Christians who think they’re saved. He says many who think they are saved aren’t really saved. Thoughts?6. 32:26 {About Giving Everything for the Lord} If salvation is a free gift and not by works, then why does Jesus say those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples? How do we know when we have given up everything?7. 38:53 {Honesty vs. Kindness?} Where do you draw the line between honest communication about things that bother you about something someone does, and “dying to self” if the person is a very close friend/loved one/spouse?8. 44:09 {About Demons and The Nephilim} Are demons the spirits of dead Nephilim? Genesis 6 explains that the Nephilim are the offspring of women and angels. Demons never materialize, but we know angels can. Luke 22:3 is not convincing to me.9. 48:04 {Can We Love Truth More than God?} Can I be a truth-seeker and a good Christian? Is it possible to love the truth more than God, considering that Jesus is the truth?10. 55:35 {About the Sun Standing Still – Josh. 10} What do you think really happened during "the long day" in Joshua 10 during the battle between Israel and the armies of the 5 kings when "the sun stood still, and the moon stopped"?11. 58:20 {About the OT Law & Sacrifices vs. Faith} Why was the old covenant law set up to require animal sacrifice, since we see Abraham was atoned for by his faith in the promise to come of what was Jesus (dimly perceived)?12. 1:03:22 {Bethel Worship Music?} Can I keep listening to Bethel’s music, given the intent (as far as I understand) to invoke emotional responses? I want to avoid the idol of “emotional highs,” but I still see value in their music.13. 1:07:03 {About the 153 Fish in John} In John 21, it is written that Peter caught 153 "large fish" and that "although there were so many, the net was not torn." Is there a message or theme John was conveying here?14. 1:12:01 {Leaving a Church the Biblical Way} How do I go about leaving my church? Do I talk to my leaders? Do I have to explain why? What do I need to do to make sure that I do it the right way?15. 1:16:28 {About the Dead Jesus Raised} Where did all the people that Jesus and the disciples raised from the dead go while they were dead? I would hate to think they were in Paradise somewhere, then had to come back.16. 1:19:05 {About Asking for Forgiveness/Mark of the Beast} A popular internet ministry says Jesus never said we need to ask for forgiveness and the Bible doesn’t mention it. Is that true? They also say it’s impossi

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0:00.0

Here we go. This is the Friday, Q&A, and we call it 20 questions. And I'm Pastor Mike

0:11.3

Winger here from Southern California. Ready to answer your questions about Jesus. God,

0:15.7

the Bible, Christianity, gummy bears, and whatever else. Earth shaking, important issues there

0:22.0

are to talk about. Let's go to question number one. This is from Michael, Savannah, and Melody.

0:28.0

And they ask, Hi Pastor Mike, greetings from Switzerland. It has recently been scientifically

0:33.9

proven that many psychopaths have a physical brain alteration that doesn't allow their synapses

0:40.0

to receive the neuron chemicals for emotions such as sympathy. Oftentimes they become violent

0:45.9

criminals or even murderers. Now here's the question on all that. Will they be judged by God

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the same as any other person, even though they have something physiologically wrong with them?

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And boy, this is a question that I think is in a sense is easy to answer. I'm going to give you

1:02.8

my easy answer up front. And then I want to explain some pitfalls of that potential answer,

1:08.2

like things that I see people making mistakes on, at least I think are mistakes that I want

1:13.7

us to be aware of and not fall into. So the simple answer is, I don't think God would judge them

1:19.6

the same. I think that, or in this, let me put it this way, let me make it more complicated. He

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will judge them the same, which is perfectly fairly. He judges everyone differently in a sense,

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I believe. So each person, God is aware not only of what they did right, what they did wrong. He's

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aware of what they knew, what they didn't know, what opportunities they did have, what opportunities

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they didn't have, the situation they were in when they did those things right or wrong. He's aware

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of all of those things. God judges us perfectly fairly with all the information. He considers every

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factor. And so will he consider a physiological problem that somebody has? I think absolutely yes.

2:00.4

Okay, to me that, that, that seems like it adjusts the way they're judged somewhat. Now the pitfalls,

2:07.5

which I don't think you guys are falling into because you, you, you worded your question pretty

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