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20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 77)

BibleThinker

Mike Winger

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2022

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

0:12 {People we Shouldn’t Pray For?} My father believes that there are people we do not (or should not) pray for. He backs it up with John 17:9, saying that it may even be a sin to pray for people we shouldn’t pray for. I would love to hear your thoughts! 8:22 {Truth in Love when Family is in Sin} My fiancé's sibling is transgender. I'm scared our future children will think it is a good thing and that it’s right. His family accepts this lifestyle unquestionably. I don't want to cut them out of our lives, but I don't know what else to do to protect our family. How can I be obedient to God and still be loving to his sibling and the rest of the family? 12:43 {Spiritual vs. Political Progressivism} Isn't Progressive Christianity simply the outcome of forcing progressive/leftist ideology onto Christianity? Should we even make the distinction between politically & religiously progressive beliefs? 19:04 {Witnessing to a Dying Loved One} My grandpa is dying, and doesn't have long. He has dementia/Alzheimer’s now and has never been a Christian. Is it too late to share the Gospel with him? If not, how do I do it effectively? 23:32 {About House Churches} What do you think of the house church movement (Francis Chan)? 29:04 {About Levirate Marriages} Why did God endorse levirate marriage? Isn’t it wrong to pressure a man to marry someone he doesn’t want to? And since marriage will supposedly end in Heaven, is love not a factor for God? 35:08 {Must Pastors be Married?} Does 1 Timothy 3:2 mean that I must have a wife to be a pastor? What about a man who doesn’t have a wife? 40:56 {Are Illusionists’ Tricks Sinful?} Is there anything wrong with learning sleight of hand magic or using it in evangelism? 46:16 {About Marriage in Heaven} In Matthew 22:23-29, Jesus rebukes the Sadducees for trying to trap Him, saying they don’t know the Scriptures. Where in the Scriptures is this topic of marriage in Heaven mentioned? 51:03 {About the Census: Luke 2} Is there any extrabiblical evidence for the census in Luke 2? I heard it would be a pretty dumb idea to send people to their place of birth if you later want them to pay taxes from their current home. 57:46 {About Jesus’ Divinity Upon His Death} Was Jesus still fully God when He died? What happened to His divinity between God "turning His face away" and the resurrection? 1:01:37 {Navigating Marital Struggles} What should a Christian wife do if her husband doesn't want to work on their marriage, expects her to do almost everything when it comes to responsibilities, and doesn't provide enough for her needs? 1:06:09 {Overcoming Self-Consciousness} Mike how can we be less self-aware or self-conscious? It stops me from preaching to anybody because my thoughts tell me I'm being disingenuous. 1:09:00 {Ideas for What to Pray About} I have issues praying every day because I feel like I don’t have anything to pray about. What would you suggest, to help with this? 1:10:49 {Is Islam an “Abrahamic Faith” that Saves?} How do I defend the Christian faith with my family when they always bring up Genesis 22:18, arguing that Islam can also lead to salvation because it's an Abrahamic faith? 1:16:01 {Should I Correct my Christian Boss?} I work for a company that is owned by a professing Christian. He makes inappropriate jokes. I don't know if rebuking or correcting my boss is proper or not. How do I go about this? 1:20:08 {Catholic vs. SDA School for Children?} Would it be better to send my children to a Catholic School or a 7th Day Adventist school? We are looking to take our children out of public schools, and these are the two options available to us. 1:22:28 {Guiding a Wayward Teen} How do I respond to my 17 year old daughter who is persistent

Transcript

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0:00.0

All right. Let it begin. Okay, so let me bring my counter back down to one. This is the

0:12.8

first question for today's Q&A, and it comes in anonymously, but the question is this.

0:18.9

My father believes that there are people who we do not, as in should not, pray for. He

0:25.2

backs it up with John 17, nine. I always appreciate people using a verse to back up things

0:30.0

like that, saying that it may be a sin to pray for people who we shouldn't pray for. I

0:35.6

would love to hear your thoughts. So let's start by just looking at John 17, nine, because

0:39.9

there's actually so much scripture we can bring up on this topic. It isn't just a black

0:43.7

and white issue, but you'll see. Okay. So John 17, nine. Now, now this is in the great

0:52.1

high priestly prayer of Jesus. This is like that's what we often call it today, right?

0:56.4

This is Jesus's prayer just before his crucifixion in the gospel of John. He's lifting up,

1:02.1

you know, in prayer several different issues, his own issue with the father, like father

1:06.4

glorify me, then he prays for the disciples, then he prays for the people who will follow

1:10.7

after. So he prays in different sections for different groups. Well, in one of those

1:14.7

sections, John 17, nine, he says, I'm praying for them. I am not praying for the world,

1:23.5

but for those whom you have given me for they are yours. So let's just analyze this in

1:30.7

the context, because we're bringing a context to this that maybe wasn't there when Jesus

1:34.1

said it, but in the context of the question, hey, is it wrong to pray for certain people?

1:38.8

And the only way I can see using John 17, nine to say it's wrong to pray for certain people

1:43.3

is if you use it to say it's wrong to pray for the whole world or anyone in the world.

1:49.6

So when Jesus here says, I'm praying for them, his disciples, he's not praying for the

1:54.3

world. If you take this as a command, hey, everyone, I want you to pray for disciples.

1:59.4

I do not want you to pray for the world. Then it's a very extreme command. It's not just

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