20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 78)

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Mike Winger

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 16 July 2022

⏱️ 105 minutes

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CLICK HERE for the video on Christophanies (appearances of Jesus) in the Old Testament. CLICK HERE for the FULL series on How to Find Jesus in the Old Testament. CLICK HERE for Natasha Crain's content that helps parents to disciple their kids. CLICK HERE for Foundation Worldview which has actual video lessons to help teach your kids a Christian worldview. CLICK HERE for BibleThinker shirts, mugs, and other stuff. The goal isn't to make money on these, they are just for you, for fun, since we set the profit margin as low as they'll allow us to go. 0:00 - Intro 0:07 {Spiritual but Not Religious?} How should we respond when someone says, “I’m not religious, I’m spiritual”? 23:14 {Who is our “Neighbor”?} “Who, then, is my neighbor?” In Luke 10:25-37, I know the Good Samaritan is me, but who does the "neighbor" he helped represent? I have never met a naked, beaten, and robbed Jew…I don't think. 26:35 {About Mid-Acts Dispensationalism} Can you give some more information on the Mid-Acts Dispensationalism movement? It sounds biblical. 31:11 {Should Ungodly Behavior Cause Doubt?} If I were to doubt Christianity (I don't), it would be because of a lack of holiness. Christians seem to be jerks at the same rate as the world, or more. Why is this, if we have the Holy Spirit? 36:40 {God in the Garden} Who was walking in the garden in Genesis 3:8? Was it Jesus, the Father, the Holy Spirit, or all three? 41:50 {About Anglo/British Israelism} What are your thoughts on Anglo-Israelism or British Israelism? It is the belief that America and the British commonwealth are physical descendants of Israel. 44:41 {Discerning True vs. False Prophecies} How do you test WOF prophecy when it sounds more like insights/encouragements, not foretelling future events? What SHOULD modern prophecy sound like? 48:49 {Is Fear of Hell a Valid Motivator?} Would a death bed conversion work if the main driving factor is the fear of Hell rather than choosing to trust God? 51:58 {Biblical Advice for Parents} What advice can you give to parents in these times to help them raise children who choose to trust and follow Jesus later in life? Can you do a biblical series on parenting? 55:33 {What Should I Do if I Question My Salvation?} If someone is thinking that they might not be saved, seeing their sinfulness, what should they do? “Not sinning” sort of seems like a Band-Aid on the problem. 1:00:07 {Singular vs. Plural Pronouns for God?} Why is it improper to refer to God as "they" instead of "He," since He is three persons? Example of the problem: "He spoke to Job out of the storm" tends to make us think the Father alone is speaking. 1:03:03 {Can Past Sins Disqualify a Man from Leadership?} If a man’s pre-salvation life is especially disgraceful, could he ever t

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0:00.0	Here we are, first question for the day is, what do you say to somebody who says they
0:09.4	are not religious, they're spiritual, they're not religious, but they are spiritual.
0:16.2	This is actually one of my, I mean, I don't want to call it a pet peeve because that sort
0:19.8	of makes it a little petty.
0:21.4	Let's say it, let's say it this way, it's a, it's a serious concern that people say this
0:26.3	and they mean it and it's got a lot of problems with it.
0:29.9	So I think very well-meaning people say it, I'm not impugning their character or something
0:33.8	like that, but there's a lot of issues associated with this.
0:37.0	So I thought a way to evaluate the claim I'm spiritual, not religious, is to evaluate
0:41.9	maybe some of the reasons that at least I think, in my opinion, I could be wrong on some
0:45.6	of this, but you know, my vibe is that these are the reasons, the pros that people put out
0:50.1	there for why they would go this route, identify as spiritual, but not religious, bump,
0:55.7	bump, bump.
0:57.0	So here are some pros.
0:58.0	And by the way, I did this when I was like in my teens, I remember saying this to somebody,
1:01.8	and I'll explain why I said it later, but I remember saying this to somebody as I was
1:05.2	witnessing or sharing with them about God, about Jesus, about the Bible, and they said
1:09.4	something, something, religion, and I was like, well, I'm spiritual, not religious.
1:12.2	I'm talking about spirituality, not religion.
1:15.5	It was effective in the moment for helping like in that moment, it did help, but did it
1:23.0	really help?
1:24.5	So let me give through some of the pros.
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