We can't let them continue to get away with it: 10 Qs with Mike Winger (Ep 45)

BibleThinker

Mike Winger

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Today's Time Stamps: 1. 0:15 {Should We Expose Pastors?} Can you provide an overview of why it is biblical and right to expose abusive and harmful pastors and those who are in positions of Christian leadership?2. 33:41 {Fallen Angels – Past or Future?} I’ve heard someone say that Satan hasn’t taken a third of the heavenly angels yet, but will do it in the future (Revelation 12:3-4, 7-9). Is that a possibility?3. 38:35 {David’s Story: Exempting Accountability?} How should we respond to people who use the story of David and other flawed biblical figures, whom God still used, to justify their own sinful behavior, especially when in positions of power?4. 45:48 {Are Body Piercings Sinful?} What does the Bible say about piercings? If a woman who serves in the worship ministry gets a belly piercing, should she no longer be allowed to serve in that ministry?5. 50:31 {Indwelling of the Spirit: How it Differs} What about the indwelling of the Holy Spirit makes us unique compared to Old Covenant believers? I’ve never quite grasped what difference it makes.6. 53:22 {Does the Spirit Still Teach & Guide Us?} Jesus tells the apostles that the Holy Spirit will “teach them all things” (John 14:16) and “guide them into all the truth” (John 16:13). What exactly does this entail, and was it only for the apostles?7. 1:00:34 {Reuel vs. Jethro: Contradiction?} Is there an explanation for why Moses’ father-in-law appears to have two different names (Exodus 2:18 (Reuel) & Exodus 18:2 (Jethro))?8. 1:02:41 {Jonah: Failed Prophecies?} I recently had a Mormon claim it’s OK that Joseph Smith had failed prophecies because Jonah also did. He claimed Deuteronomy 18:22 didn’t apply to either of them. Thoughts?9. 1:09:28 {Shad., Mesh., & Abed…Did they Know?} In Daniel 3:16-18, how did Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego know that God would deliver them from the fiery furnace?10. 1:13:28 {Our Work in Eternity} Are there any hints in Scripture about what kind of work we will do in God's Kingdom in the future? My video on the false prophet Brandon Biggs: Click Here I do this live stream most Fridays at 1 p.m. Pacific Time. You're welcome to join.To ask a question, you'll need to follow these instructions:1. Don't post your question before you see me live on camera.2. Post questions as comments in the LIVE chat at the beginning of the stream.3. Post your question with "Q" at the beginning so we can easily identify that you are sending it in as a question for me and not just a comment in the chat.4. Try to be as clear as possible so I won't misunderstand the question. Keep in mind that I don't know anything about your question other than what you type in that short comment.5. Include specific verse references when possible or applicable.6. Only one question submitted per subscriber, per stream, please. Submitting the same question into the chat a few times is OK.7. Please understand that we don't strictly take the first 10 questions submitted. Our team takes several factors into consideration.8. Check the Clip Search on BibleThinker.org in advance to see if your topic of interest has already been covered in a past session. My website is searchable and all the video and audio content is free:https://BibleThinker.org

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	All right. This is a dangerous topic. I hope I can do it justice in a brief, well,
0:10.7	nobody other than me is going to think this is brief, but in an overview of the question,
0:16.7	should we expose pastors? So that's the first question right now. Now, for background, right?
0:21.8	I served in ministry for, I still serve in ministry, but I have served in ministry since I was like 19.
0:28.9	And was a pastor, ordained as a pastor in 2006, already doing a lot of ministry at the time, but just received the ordination,
0:40.2	continue to serve a ministry as a pastor for many years.
0:44.0	And I've had false accusations and I've had character assassinations and I've had things like that.
0:44.3	Not like it happened all the time, but occasionally something would happen and that hurt.
0:48.3	And it was, and it was, I think, wrong what happened.
0:52.8	That's an ongoing problem for pastors and leaders.
0:56.4	But there's another ongoing problem that also exist, which is wolves amongst the sheep,
1:01.5	or pastors who are just being evil.
1:05.2	Like they're doing things that are wrong and that are wrong in a way that should be publicly called out.
1:10.0	So it could be their public teachings, their public behaviors, or the abuse of their positions,
1:15.6	or just them persisting in disqualifying sins.
1:19.6	Those kinds of things are actually to be dealt with publicly.
1:23.3	Pastors have a greater vulnerability to being exposed by virtue of their ministry.
1:29.5	I think that's a biblical principle.
1:30.7	That's just not my, not just my opinion.
1:33.1	And the people that are supposed to expose them are other leaders, to be honest.
1:37.9	The problem is that leaders are constantly aware of our own vulnerability and even lies people tell about us. I'll give me an
1:46.1	example. And I'm going to try to go to scriptures to talk about these issues. I've had somebody
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Mike Winger, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Mike Winger and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.