20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 79)

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Mike Winger

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 22 July 2022

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Restoring Faith ministry to refugees - CLICK HERE for the correct link! CLICK HERE for my video on what Bible version to read and where to read in the Bible depending on your situation. CLICK HERE for my playlist defending the very important doctrine of Penal Substitutionary Atonement. This is the secret location where I store my searchable database of hundreds of videos. You can also find me on podcast, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and the dreadful TikTok. Just search my name. Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference:0:00 - Intro 0:34 {Are All Pastors Pro-Life?} What is your view on the many progressive "pastors" coming out against the overturning of Roe v. Wade? 19:09 {About God’s Description} God's description in Scripture is often called anthropomorphic. Is it not true though that we are theomorphic instead? Why, therefore, must the imagery of God standing, etc. be metaphorical and not real? 24:51 {How do the Dead in Christ Rise if they’re in Heaven?} If believers are taken directly to Heaven when they die, then why does 1 Thessalonians 4:16 say the dead in Christ rise at His return? Doesn't that suggest they are in their graves? 29:32 {About Near-Death Experiences} What do you think about near-death experiences? 35:50 {Does our Evangelism Determine Salvation?} Could our failure to share the Gospel actually determine someone’s salvation? Or will God provide the same opportunity somewhere else? I can’t imagine we have control over each other’s salvation? 40:18 {Why did Some Disciples Doubt?} Why does Matthew record that some disciples doubted the resurrection? Is there some sort of significance to this? How could they doubt if Jesus was right in front of them? 44:56 {Should Incarcerated Parents be Involved?} My 2-year-old adopted son’s birth mom is in prison for 15 years for using/selling meth. Biblically, should we let her be involved in his life? My wife thinks they should have an active relationship. 47:59 {Is “Spiritual Attack” Legitimate?} Is "spiritual attack" really a thing? Is that biblical? (i.e., during some notable season as a Christian, if we have intensified doubt, hopelessness, illness, etc. why's that not just, y'know, life?) 55:46 {About OT Prophet Credibility} Why were many of the prophets who wrote books included in the Old Testament if they didn't perform miracles and their prophecies didn't come true until the New Testament? What made them stand out from false prophets? 58:40 {Why is Abraham our Spiritual Father?} Why is Abraham our spiritual father (Romans 4:16-25) if people before him also had faith in God: Abel, Enoch, Noah, etc.? Were they not "counted righteous" through faith the same way Abraham was? 1:04:15 {What is a “Clear Conscience” Before God?} I'm getting baptized soon, and one of the questions my church asks is basically, “Do you promise to follow God with a clear conscience?” I deal with a condemning conscience. Would this break the promise? 1:06:34 {When did the Holy Spirit Come?} My question is about the Spirit. Jesus spoke of the Spirit coming after Him in John 14, but He is there in Luke 1 before Jesus’ birth. When did the Spirit actually come? 1:13:44 {Does God Need Death to Atone for Sins?} In Isaiah 6, sin is taken away by hot coals. Does God need death to forgive something or atone for sin (i.e. Jesus on the cross)? If so, how was Isaiah forgiven? If not,

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0:00.0	All right, welcome.
0:07.2	This is the Friday, Q&A, where I answer your questions from the live chat, but I always
0:11.9	bring the first question with me into the discussion, and that's about Roe v Wade and pastors responding
0:18.6	to Roe v Wade in ways that at least some ballers just say people are divided on the topic,
0:24.0	and I wanted to address that briefly.
0:25.9	So here's the question that actually has come in, let me read it to you as it was written.
0:33.0	Right here.
0:34.0	Okay, this is from Max Ilona G, who says, what is your view on the many progressive pastors,
0:41.2	he put pastors in quotes, so I'm doing that.
0:43.2	Many progressive pastors coming out against the overturning of Roe v Wade, and in short, my
0:52.7	view is that this is based on a lot of misinformation and confusion about what exactly is going
0:58.4	on with the debate on the topic of abortion and the nature of what Roe v Wade means and
1:04.4	all that.
1:05.4	And you might be thinking, Mike, stick to the Bible, you're getting out of your lane.
1:09.2	Listen, if here's the thing, I'm aware there's a real danger in me getting out of my lane,
1:15.0	although that is very mean terminology to use about most people stay in your lane,
1:22.6	stay in your lane.
1:23.6	It's very, very arrogant, but the, but there's a danger in me getting out of the areas that
1:31.4	I specialize in more, like verse by verse study of scripture and examining a biblical
1:36.5	worldview and that sort of thing.
1:38.0	And into areas that I know less about, like, say law and the passing of laws, but that
1:43.7	doesn't mean it can never be done or that you can't do it thoughtfully and carefully.
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