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20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 68)

BibleThinker

Mike Winger

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2022

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference: 0:00 - Intro 1:05 {Advice for a Difficult Marital Situation} My husband has joined a “Christian” cult where women are taught they'll go to Hell if they wear makeup, trousers, jewelry, etc., and I refuse to follow that teaching. He will not listen to the counsel of our pastor. Should I submit to his decision to leave our biblical church and be a part of the cult? He now thinks of me as "not saved" and I'm considering leaving the house. 11:50 {Does Moses Refer to himself as YHWH?} Why does Moses refer to himself as YHWH in Deuteronomy 29:6? 16:34 {The Beatitudes in Luke vs. Matthew} The beatitudes in Luke 6:20-21 seem to have a different emphasis than those in Matthew 5 (physical poverty/hunger in Luke vs. spiritual poverty/hunger in Matthew). Much of the discourse in Luke 6 seems to cover similar teaching points as the Sermon on the Mount, so should the beatitudes in Luke be understood as the same as those in Matthew? If they are different, what is the takeaway from Luke's beatitudes? 22:08 {Were Adam & Eve Cursed?} When reading Genesis 3:16 (especially in the KJV), I’m under the impression that Adam and Eve were not cursed, but only the Earth. Could you please weigh in on this? 26:28 {Advice for Entering College & Adulthood} I’m turning 18 this year, and have been a Christian for 2 years now. I’m looking at colleges now because I’m a junior in high school. Any advice for looking at colleges and going into adulthood? 31:47 {About 1 Cor. 5 & Banning Abortion} Does 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 mean we shouldn't pass laws to ban abortion for "outsiders"? 38:26 {Can Pagan Traditions be Redeemed?} Are things with proven or supposed Pagan origins (such as wedding rings or birthday candles) to be avoided, according to Scripture? Or are they able to be redeemed? 43:20 {How Much to Confess Past Sins} I have some past sins that are pretty bad and very shameful. Do I need to confess these sins to my family and friends? I've confessed them to God and a personal pastor. 46:53 {Encouragement for a Progressive Friend} My friend has always been a strong Christian and is now struggling with same-sex attraction. He has adopted progressive thoughts on the Bible. How can I encourage him otherwise? 49:35 {Can We Do God’s Will Without Realizing It?} As a kid, my mom taught me to treat others as you would want them to treat you. I remember living by this, but I didn't know it came from Jesus. Does this show us that we can do God's will without realizing it? 53:26 {Can We Hear the “Still Small Voice” Today?} Pastors have preached about this “still small voice” that approached Elijah when he was distressed in the caves. Is this something we are supposed to be waiting and staying still to listen to today? 57:50 {How to Be Content While Suffering} God has blessed my life and I know it could be worse, but I'm severely disabled and sometimes I feel so trapped in my body that I want to die, but know that I can't. How do I learn to be content? 1:04:40 {Understanding Jesus’ Atonement} Is it more accurate to say that Jesus' death was sufficient for all rather than that He paid for all? Otherwise, wouldn't there be people in Hell right now for sins that Jesus already paid for? 1:10:35 {About YEC & “Mockers”} How do you interpret 2 Peter 3:4 (in context)?I’ve heard Young Earth Creationists compare the mockers to people who say rates like erosion or radioactive decay are unchanging and deny the biblical creation account. 1:16:58 {How Important is a Church’s Statement of Faith?} How important is a church's statement of faith? If a church has a basic, correct statement but adds and emphasizes serious errors in their services, wh

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Question number one, that was quick, huh? This comes in from an anonymous poster who says,

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you mentioned in a past session, oops. Oh no, that's the wrong question. I was too quick.

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Where's my notes for question number one? Okay, welcome to the friday Q&A. I'm so completely

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unprofessional and wrong in every way, but I'm loading the correct question in just a second.

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I promise I have it here. I feel so embarrassed because I completely got that wrong,

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but it was all part of an intentional elaborate April Fools joke and those who get it get it and

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those who don't, you know, you'll think I was just fumbling and bumbling, but you don't know

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the truth of my incredible humor. My name's Mike Winger and I'm here to try to answer your

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questions biblically to the best of my ability, giving you answers, referencing scripture on

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questions related to Christianity, Jesus, God, the Bible, apologetics or defending the truth of

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Christianity as well as other things. And so I'm going to start again. Here is question number one,

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for real, this is an anonymous question and the question is this, my husband has joined a Christian

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cult where women are taught, they'll go to hell if they were makeup, trousers, jewelry, etc.

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That's a pretty interesting thing there. And I refuse to follow that teaching. He will not listen

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to the counsel of our pastor. Should I submit to his decision to leave our biblical church and be

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part of the cult? He now thinks of me as not saved. And I'm considering leaving the house. Okay,

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this is a very multi-layered complicated question. It has to do with your marriage and what to do in

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a marriage where there's super significant radical spiritual division and disagreement in that

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marriage. It also has to do with the question of like wearing makeup and trousers and jewelry and

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stuff. And whether or not that's something, you know, someone goes to hell over or if that's

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something basically that God is opposed to, I'll put it that way. And you know, your husband will

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listen to the counsel of your pastor from, I guess, the previous church you were at. And should you

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