10 Questions with Mike Winger (Episode 16)
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0:00 - Intro
1. 0:36 {Did Jesus Baptize?} Considering John 3: 22 and 4:2, did Jesus Himself baptize others, or not? A Mormon brought this up to me, and the only thing I could think of was that John 3: 22 wasn’t actually saying Jesus baptized, perhaps only that He oversaw the baptisms. Any insight?
2. 21:45 {Did Jesus’ Deity Die?} Did Jesus' deity die on the cross, and if not, then how could He be an atoning sacrifice for sin? If it died, then how could He be God without affirming the kenotic heresy?
3. 27:34 {God’s Eternal Covenant} I see in Jeremiah 33 that God extends His eternal covenant not only to the house of David as kings, but also Levi as priests (Jeremiah 33: 17-22). Who fulfills this promise? Does Jesus?
4. 35:49 {Not Worthy = Not Saved?} Do Jesus' words in Matthew 10: 37-39 give the impression that if we don't put Him first in everything, we're not saved? Does the phrase "not worthy of Me" not refer to salvation?
5. 44:44 {Does God Veil/Blind Understanding?} Why do we assume that 2 Corinthians 4:4 is not about God, but presumably about Satan? In the context of chapters 3 and 4, and also in other verses, we learn that God veils/blinds eyes (ex: John 12: 40, Romans 11:8).
6. 50:44 {How Could God Need Strengthening?} Can you explain how an angel could have strengthened Jesus since He is God (Luke 22: 43)?
7. 58:39 {Translation Discrepancies?} Mark 1: 41 in the NIV says Jesus was indignant, but other translations don't. What’s up with that?
8. 1:04:13 {“Real Presence” in Communion?} Do you think “Real Presence” in the Lord's Supper could be true? The fact that the disciples say "this is a hard teaching" and many of them leave makes me think it was more than symbolic.
9. 1:15:28 {Responding Biblically to Idols} Was it biblical for the man in Iowa to destroy the Satanic Temple display at the state capitol last December? How should Christians respond to the public display of literal idols in our society?
10. 1:23:14 {How to Walk by the Spirit} Can we as Christians really truly live an upright and blameless life?
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Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference:
0:00 - Intro
1. 0:36 {Did Jesus Baptize?} Considering John 3: 22 and 4:2, did Jesus Himself baptize others, or not? A Mormon brought this up to me, and the only thing I could think of was that John 3: 22 wasn’t actually saying Jesus baptized, perhaps only that He oversaw the baptisms. Any insight?
2. 21:45 {Did Jesus’ Deity Die?} Did Jesus' deity die on the cross, and if not, then how could He be an atoning sacrifice for sin? If it died, then how could He be God without affirming the kenotic heresy?
3. 27:34 {God’s Eternal Covenant} I see in Jeremiah 33 that God extends His eternal covenant not only to the house of David as kings, but also Levi as priests (Jeremiah 33: 17-22). Who fulfills this promise? Does Jesus?
4. 35:49 {Not Worthy = Not Saved?} Do Jesus' words in Matthew 10: 37-39 give the impression that if we don't put Him first in everything, we're not saved? Does the phrase "not worthy of Me" not refer to salvation?
5. 44:44 {Does God Veil/Blind Understanding?} Why do we assume that 2 Corinthians 4:4 is not about God, but presumably about Satan? In the context of chapters 3 and 4, and also in other verses, we learn that God veils/blinds eyes (ex: John 12: 40, Romans 11:8).
6. 50:44 {How Could God Need Strengthening?} Can you explain how an angel could have strengthened Jesus since He is God (Luke 22: 43)?
7. 58:39 {Translation Discrepancies?} Mark 1: 41 in the NIV says Jesus was indignant, but other translations don't. What’s up with that?
8. 1:04:13 {“Real Presence” in Communion?} Do you think “Real Presence” in the Lord's Supper could be true? The fact that the disciples say "this is a hard teaching" and many of them leave makes me think it was more than symbolic.
9. 1:15:28 {Responding Biblically to Idols} Was it biblical for the man in Iowa to destroy the Satanic Temple display at the state capitol last December? How should Christians respond to the public display of literal idols in our society?
10. 1:23:14 {How to Walk by the Spirit} Can we as Christians really truly live an upright and blameless life?
I REALLY like your clarification on "authority", and the explanation of how "having authority to interpret" is more than likely a weakness, and not a strength, in the stewardship of biblical knowledge. Being a good steward of the Word is sharing it AS IT IS WRITTEN, not as I see it. Well spoken.
Q: Is there any biblical advise for me? I am going to become a police officer. I want to join to spread the gospel to people who are really lost, and help those who truly need help, to save them from danger.
It's a great aspiration.. but TBH do you truly have the spiritual gumption to Actually really be in the trenches, with the lost..
@@mojo_jojo3933 Yes, don’t get me wrong I’m scared lol, but I know I can trust in Jesus Christ to protect me. Like how he kept David safe from Saul and his enemies from killing him. Word for thought 🤷♂️
Like the new intro screen. Much less awkward than Mike waiting to start. lol
I got 2 young Mormans who come and visit me they are the nicest young men, I am hoping that Jesus will use me to bring them to Him I use to be somewhat like them I was a Jehovahs Witness, so please pray for these 2 young men their names are Simon and Mason, thank you brothers and sisters!!!!!!!
Prayed!
@@ennuiblu Thank you so much!!!!!!
yes pray for them! if you let them in their 'church' will be sending them to you until you convert & putting lots of pressure on them to 'save' you
Be wary of who will end up converting whom!🤨
Beware, look up interviews of ex-mormons in how much they are brainwashed and are prepared to specifically convert people like you (demographically, racially, ethnically, language-based,and from a cultural standpoint). It is insane the lengths they go and the reason why they are 2, is that the one watches the other one. So they have internal control. The pair will also usually be broken up and remixed, so that no friendships can develop and therefore trust. It is a very dangerous system which is financed by Big Money.
Each week I read the comments and realize I don’t have skin thick enough to ever do what Mike does. 😌🙏🏼
Amen
I realize I don't have the self control that he does 😂
I am meeting online tonight with a Mormon Egyptologist on zoom because of your Book of Abraham video- God bless you and y’all pray that I can relay the spirit of Christ in my encounter tonight.
An honest egyptologist will not stay Mormon, because the translation of the book of Abraham is so obviously a lie by Jospeh Smith. Be well prepared!
I'm curious how that meeting went. I've never heard any Egyptologist confirm a single detail of the so-called "Book of Abraham" (aka The Book of the Dead). Joseph Smith showed his cards by thinking no one would ever be able to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics, and when we did learn how to translate them, his followers dug in their heels rather than admit he didn't have a clue what he was doing.
So.... what did the guy say when confronted with the absolute disaster of a "translation" that Smith created?
@@sidwhiting665 I'm waiting to get the zoom recording - so I can send it to Mike, I would like to know what I missed and what else is new that is being used to explain away items that seem factually cut and dry, it's actually a professor who teaches at BYU and is doing his doctorate in Egyptology, and wrote the book on what the theories and possibilities are behind what may have happened with the deciphering and translating of the papyrus by Joseph Smith. It was somewhat interesting, but very much inconclusive, rather a look into a possible explanation.
@@Navigata1those guys are smart. They are right too, I would recommend reading the Book of Mormon with an open heart and mind rather then looking to take down faiths. Build your faith my friend
My heart aches when I think about what Jesus must have been going through in the garden.
Thank you Lord, for taking the punishment deserved for me, to pay a price I couldn't pay, to offer me mercy and eternal life.
Jesus lives ♥️ and is God 🙏🏻 Christ ✝️ and King 👑
Amen 🙏
Such a strong example of manhood. Powerful but willing to step down to save those who will come
@benji-pe8rg Jesus lives ♥️ and is God 🙏🏻 Christ ✝️ and King 👑
@benji-pe8rg - There is no hope with Allah. Allah makes you hope in your own righteousness to escape wrath. That is no hope at all, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. There is none righteous, no not one. But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
@benji-pe8rg Christians believe in One God. The Trinity is ONE God.
Jesus lives ♥️ and is God 🙏🏻 Christ ✝️ and King 👑
Pastor Mike👌on point, the Bible is authority itself 🙏🏻
I love your response to question 10. I think maybe we don't realize how sinful we really are. Like laziness, anger, bitterness, selfishness etc, maybe we are thinking sin is the big things like murder, adultery etc..we need to reread Galatians to get reacquainted with the sinfull deeds of the flesh.
That, and I find it can be more dangerous with those "little sins." They are easy to "get away with", so to speak. They can be done in secret, and over and over again, whereas murder, theft, etc, is harder to get away with. So we stay in those sins cause no one knows. No one can see.
No human can see. But if you have become God’s child and have received him, you should be growing in awareness of his presence in your life. “Whoever loves me will obey my commands and my Father and I will come and make our home in him.” “If you abide in me, I will abide in you, and you will bear fruit.”
These words have meaning and describe actions that really take place. Yet so many who identify as Christians don’t believe or struggle to believe that God dwells in them through the Holy Spirit. They don’t ask for help with their unbelief, or they ignore him while they choose to sin.
Temptation isn’t something we should ever handle alone. As Corrie ten Boom put it, “When Satan knocks at the door, I let Jesus answer.”
We need to immediately cry out to God and talk with him when we’re tempted. We can rely on him, and paying attention to him helps with better decisions.
It’s a mistake to think he’s far away and we’ve been given a list of rules, and he’s making a list and checking it twice to see who’s been naughty and who’s been nice. God isn’t Santa Claus.
If you don’t believe he abides in you and that you’re a temple of the Holy Spirit, cry out for help. Dying to self, dealing with temptation, and confession and repentance when we do sin become clearer to deal with when we know the integrity of walking with him and his nearness in us. There are no invisible sins, and we should care for his opinion more than that of anyone else-out of love, even more than the fact that he is our judge.
“For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.” Let’s not make the same error.
@@DaniellePalomado 100%
Thank you pastor Mike we need to adjust our thoughts, words and behaviours to what the Bible says because it is God's Words
There is no authoritative interpreter, the Bible itself is authority 🙏🏻
Whoever says they don't sin anymore, that just means the flesh and/or the devil has blinded them and can lead them around in chains through all the sins they can't see anymore.
Our sins are paid for by the blood so we are declared free. We sin in the flesh sometimes but less and less because we have the holy spirit to caution us not to.
When we do sin we simply repent, which is to go the other way but the sin is already forgiven because all has been forgiven when we trust and believe in Jesus.
So 1st John chapters 3 and 5 is a bunch of lies? And Jesus's words in John 8:34-36?
If you're not dead to sin and you're not born again/born of the Spirit/born of God, then you'll keep sinning!
(That's not me making that up, it's *EXACTLY* what it says in Romans 6 & 1st John 5:18).
@@leenieledejo6849 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
You have to read the whole Bible to understand the "no sin" verses without going into heresy.
Someone like Todd White who says they literally don't sin anymore (as other than metaphorically sinless or credited as righteous because of being in Christ), then they're deceiving themselves.
@@matthewshelton1975 Mike himself says (rightly!) in another video that the first chapter of 1st John is NOT talking about regenerate Christians (if it was, he would be contradicting himself later, in chapters 3 and 5).
The first chapter of 1st John is talking about people COMING to Christ. John rightly says "if you say you HAVEN'T sinned - past - you're deceiving yourself".
[True repentance of a Godly sort - 2 Corinthians chapter 7 - can only take place in those who recognize and don't excuse their sin].
You need to keep reading THE ENTIRE EPISTLE again and again until the Holy Spirit guides you into ALL truth (as Jesus promises in John 14:26 & 16:13).
I have noticed that the vast majority of people (including "pastors") do not know and have barely read that epistle (or 2nd & 3rd John) even though it's so short.
There is a SEQUENCE to that epistle.
It's sooo frustrating when professing Christians just learn "proof verses" out of context.
Bet Benny is feeling relieved that you changed the subject lol
😂😂 for the minute
Hahahahaha😂😂😂
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Pretty funny
I do not attend a church. I gave my life to Jesus 4 years ago and I found your CZcams channel and I have learned so much from your teachings of the Bible. You make it simple enough for people to understand. I consider you my Pastor sense I’m not attending a church and your just a totally awesome Pastor. I live in Nor Cal in a town called Folsom. Hopefully one day I can visit your church and get to meet you and share my testimony with you.
God Bless you Mike! 🕊️
Mike, so thankful for your life and ministry. The way you tackle the first question has been enlightening to me regarding some questions I’ve had. Thank you!
Oh my goodness yes. My heart has been breaking over this topic. Even friends I have approached with concern have just shut me out and consider me the enemy. I am continuing to pray for everyone involved, from leadership to all the way down.
I’m glad to hear your take on question 9… we really do need to think Biblically and walk as the apostles did. I can understand the anger and disgust at demonic statues etc but as you stated, the early church were not destroying the many idols, temples, statues of the idols around them. They did destroy their own evil belongings like the books on witchcraft when they came to faith. We are to shine as a light in a wicked and perverse generation… and we best do that by not living hypocritically but instead living lives in front of everyone that are in line with Jesus’ teachings and examples, and living in faith waiting upon and trusting God.
Bless you Mike and your loved ones, I so appreciate your hard work to help people to think through all of these issues. 🕊️
I think one difference is that Rome was a pagan culture who didn’t know God. America is a Christian nation turning its back on God. It is more similar to covenant Israel than it is to pagan Rome. Also that statue was in a public place that is supposed to belong to the people, the people should get a say in what is allowed there. Allowing a satanic statue in your public places will absolutely bring judgement on a people, judgement that will be felt by Christians as well. I do not think we should tolerate evil in our public spaces, I think doing so brings judgement upon our communities. Trying to forcibly convert a culture is very different than refusing to allow your community to be forcibly converted which is what that statue was about. It was about claiming the place where moral authority is exercised in secularism if not actually in the name of Satan.
Thank you for answering my Q! #5 Mostly I was curious if maybe the Greek highlighted something unique to the phrase “god of this world” but your answer totally made sense and I appreciated how you expanded upon it. It was entertaining to witness your “study process”. 😄
Excellent explanation of this scripture.
Thanks for praying for me (and all of us who needed that prayer) at the end. I pray for you!
On Q3, while not specifically mentioned in either LK or MT genealogy, we know that Mary is a relative of Elizabeth, and Elizabeth isn't just of Levi, she's specifically note as one of the DAUGHTERS OF AARON. She's actually of the direct priestly line. And Mary, mother of Jesus, is a blood relative. So, I think we can conclude that Jesus actually IS of the Levitical bloodline, in addition to the Davidic bloodline.
@Brainstormer_Industires You are correct. This is fully explained with rabbinic and early father writings in Chapter 8 of a book called "Jesus: The incarnation of the Word" by David C. Mitchell (summarised in figure 7, pp143) where it traces the matrilineal line of Mary back to the Aaronic line.
I love that you tackle hard questions all the time, Mike. Thank you for studying and researching so much to teach us in these videos. God bless you and yours
I think people who claim to be without sin don't take into account that NOT DOING the right thing is also a sin...Sins of omission
@okeefe1963,
Indeed! And anything that isn't done by faith is also a sin, so that includes doubt and fear.
I had a lengthy conversation with someone however long ago who truly believes that he doesn't sin anymore because he keeps the ten commandments, that the Holy Spirit enables us to keep the commandments perfectly after we become saved. And so when I shared about my sin struggles after I was born again, his conclusion was that I wasn't saved, because I told him I still sin, even though I've grown in my walk with Christ. Self righteousness is truly blinding!
God bless you and keep you always! 🙂
Mike, I just want to thank you for continuing to make these videos. It can really be so disheartening to hear so much false information being shared all over social media to the point that its overwhelming being surrounded by nothing but false messages. These videos are so nice, knowing there are still people out there spreading the truth and not EVERYONE has lost their minds. Of all of the "end times" signs occurring right now, I have found the spreading of lies to be the hardest one to handle. I think the fact that I have young children that I am trying to guard and raise up to know the truth contributes greatly to my anxiety about it.
I completely agree with you. It seems an almost impossible task to combat the lies these days. I’ve found myself having to check my thinking many times as well. If I’m not careful I can be swayed and influenced so easily. Praise the Lord for Godly teachers like Mike!
When I looked up what the gardens name in hebrew just blows my mind. Jesus was being pressed like the olives.
Also about Jesus, His body DID NOT decay while in the 'grave'
The Bible says He did not see corruption.
So thankful for your ministry-unparalleled!
Re question 4: while I agree with Mike’s explanation and reference to muddy middle. I think the answer to this question or piece of scripture is very simple…meaning the statements by Jesus are referencing our need to love Jesus above all others in particular to when they are taking you away from him or away from the truth of his word. He is not implying you are not to love and prioritize the care of your love ones - too many references to how we need to love our family to cite here and don’t believe that is disputed. This is exactly why Paul suggest being single is preferable so you don’t have anything to take you away from you devotion to Jesus and doing his good works in this world. Hoping this perspective helps.
Seems pretty simple. If i said i build houses for a living, that doesn't mean i physically do the work. I may own a company that builds houses or simply lead a team that builds houses. No contradiction. Great explanation Mike!
Amazing post. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us.
Mike, not sure if you're aware of the other branches of Mormonism, but the RLDS (now Community of Christ) does actually print the JST as its own version of the Bible (which they term the "Inspired Version"). The RLDS at least historically is much closer to orthodoxy than the LDS are (the mainstream RLDS/Community of Christ has gone into progressive Christianity, but most conservative RLDS are Trinitarian) but they use the JST as their official version of the Bible. You'll find people who are willing to reference other translations and just consider the JST "extra light and truth," but there are plenty of staunch RLDS who, if they hear you reading from any Bible that Joseph didn't touch, will ask "Why are you not reading from inspired Scripture?" Even more educated RLDS, if you point out the changes that seem convenient for Joseph, will say things like "How do you know he *wasn't* restoring what the passage originally said?"
Ironically, because the JST is based on the King James, the discourse is really similar to what you hear from the King James Only camp - modern translations are all suspect, and kids are discouraged from reading a version they understand better because it might "distort the gospel."
I love your posts thanks so much what you do. You are a great person with lots of biblical knowledge
I was thankful to come across you teaching the Bible years ago because I have learned so much.
No one is worthy. He is the only one who is worthy. He makes us worthy by His sacrifice.
I appreciate the way you drive your point home from all directions.
spiritual presence is the best view of communion. It just makes the most sense to me.
Finally listening in on Monday. Better late than never.
Thank you so much for answering my question, Mike (Question No 4). This passage troubled me, but I think you answered it really well. I think Jesus is pointing to a pattern here, not 100% commitment at all times. Even Peter denied the Lord three times, but he was still saved.
I appreciate you Mike
In regards to the question about destroying other people's/public idols: if I remember correctly, every time public idols or mass use of idols are brought up (at least in the Old Testament), the blame for such practice is placed on the leaders of Israel. The Bible usually says it's the leaders' responsibility for getting rid of idolatry.
I know 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles talk this way for sure.
I disagree that the Bible puts the blame on the leaders of Israel any more than every person is a leader to some level. It seems that persons came along and constructed or planted an idol or Asherah on there own accord. Of course, the Hebrew leaders who have power to end it, but don't, are also responsible. The blame is on all of Israel, just as all of Israel is punished by God for someone else's idol, likewise everyone is responsible in ancient Israel for the other's idol, but the leaders are more responsible, because they are the leaders, yet the non-leaders also receive part of the blame.
Man this was a really good one!
Thank you Pastor Mike am really grateful how you answered question 2 great answer
I am subscribed and love it. Dont always agree but thats fair.
From Prince Edward Island Canada.
Dude I don't completely agree with almost anyone I look at long enough, but there are some key things a true Christian should believe and follow, if you have to try and talk your way out of a belief rather than looking at what the text and history actually says… well, I don't think you should be in that camp
@@Clbhrdwck Every single person I listen to and talk to, I have to leave behind the things that I disagree with. That's life.
My statement was not that deep. Relax buddy. I 99% agree with this guy says and love him. Wow.
@@kitsapdrummerwell said
Thank you Pastor Mike
Another great video Mike, thanks
Brilliant explanation go Mike ❤
Terrific job on #9 Brother Mike.
I appreciate you very much.
The reason there was only one footprint in that poem is because Jesus was carrying the person through whatever they were going through.
35:51 Thank you for your answer. I've been wrestling with this question over the past few days.
That was a good analogy mike
Always an amazing job. Love the way you group the Roman Catholic Church with all the cults in question one.
Love your teachings and send it to others
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Well I’m converting from Protestantism to Catholicism as I saw it as the truth of the Holy Spirit, and let’s me honor Jesus in a way that has changed my life. I pray for Mike
@@bikesrcool_1958That would be the kundalini spirit ie the fake Holy Spirit to lead a person astray. Do not be deceived.
@bikesrcool_1958 I've considered doing this myself. May the Lord lead you where He wants you. And may He make us One in Christ
@@foodforthought8308 “The Roman Catholic Church is the greatest forgery Lucifer ever made.” Pastor Leonard Ravenhill.
For question 7, consider looking at the NET Bible. It always provides a lot of translation notes.
I was looking at the NET textual notes when Mike was answering this question. It's a valuable resource for this sort of thing. I would also recommend Bruce Metzger's book, Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament.
Buen Trabajo locomike ❤️
God bless you
Thanks Mike!
Lol, that reminder to hydrate actually helped me... thanks Mike hahaha
The LCMS needs someone like Pastor Winger. Yeah, we disagree on some things, but like 80% of your exegesis is in line with us, and the other 20%, these are things that are fairly debatable and I think you would love the conversation with us.
I agree. I am looking for a new church because my former pastor and LCMS are going down hill in a giant way. Mike’s ego is in check, as far as ego’s can be, he is thoughtful, well spoken and shows grace for others.
@@jameshinton429downhill how so? I'm looking into visiting a Lutheran Church literally TMR and sending my daughter there for preschool. is this just specific to your church or LCMS churches in general in your opinion? this church has a brand new building and to me that shows they are growing but I know looks can be deceiving too
@@hllymchll growth isn’t always a good thing, especially these days. As far as downhill, I mean woke ideology. It’s invading churches (not my former church, the pastor has other issues), and LCMS colleges. Anyway, it’s far better than ELCA, but all depends on the district and the church. Just need to be on guard these days. As they say though, you’ll never find a perfect church, as they don’t exist because man runs them.
AL/ GA summer heat is always a challenge , thanks for all you do.
As to Jesus baptizing: As an ICU RN I often had to order emergency meds and supplies "In the doctor's name." I decided what was needed, I wrote the order, I called Pharmacy or Central Supply, and I administered the treatment, but legally it was all ordered by the attending MD.
That's what "In Jesus' Name" means. Too many televangelists chant the syllables that make the sound "Je-Zus" as if they are the new "Abracadabra!" No! To do or ask anything, "IN HIS NAME" means to do or ask what we know from Scripture that He would desire.
#2 - Also, what is death? The body dies, but the spirit lives on. We don't cease existing, we transfer from the physical realm to the spiritual realm. It's only our earthly perception of death that asks the question about diety dying. Seeing death from the other side shows the categorical error in the question.
do a biblical study on death and see how the bible defines and describes death. while you're at it, you could also do a simple word study on "spirit" and "soul" and see how the bible defines those terms, to find out what they truly mean
it doesn't outline it the way you conclude
@@junk3996 I'm no theologian, but absent from the body, present with the Lord. Whatever form or term you deem appropriate. The idea is right, even if I didn't explain it 100% accurately.
@@keyman6689 oh yeah dang there it is! one passage out of context deep in the NT, i guess that confirms it all
Excellent
I love your t shirt, your wife has great taste. I wish there was a link to buy them.
Great 10 Q's as always. Your ministry has been such a blessing 🙏
I looked up t shirts when he wore one that said "My Cat Thinks I'm Cool" and ordered it.
Q: could Christ heartache in the garden be more about the pending separation from God and less about facing crucifixion ?
I believe so. Can you imagine how scary that would have been?
I've always thought it was that, carrying eternal sins, the spiritual side of it.
he already knows human death is nothing. Well he'll feel pain but he already knows it's just the old body that dies.
So I've always thought it was the spiritual stuff like God the father turning away
I think it’s both. He took on the sin of every human that had been and will be in existence. But he was also human, so I’m sure he experienced the devastation of such routers that was coming. He had human emotions and feelings like we do.
I absolutely believe that is the case
I have always understood that as the case. Mourning the separation from The Father… 💔 it makes me weep too thinking of what he did FOR ME.
I just think of it in an analogy I can understand as in -
If I knew tomorrow that my precious Jesus would disown me , turn has back on me, abandon me-
I can’t bear that thought. 😢😭
Real presence:
St Ignatius of Antioch, a disciple of John “Take note of those who hold heterodox opinions on the grace of Jesus Christ which has come to us, and see how contrary their opinions are to the mind of God…They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which that Father, in his goodness, raised up again. They who deny the gift of God are perishing in their disputes” circa AD 110
JESUS LUVS!!!BE BLESSED!!!
i just watched gary hamrick, He said Jesus did not baptize because Those that would get baptized in the future from others ie.john,,would think their baptism is not as good as if Jesus were to baptize them.. So that's why jesus didn't baptize
Oh yes I’ve learned this too! Good point.
That's exactly what I was thinking while Mike talked about it. I imagined feeling jealous of those who would have been baptized by Him.
Where can I get that cool T-shirt?
I saw a really interesting response to Mike Winger on the Prophet of zod CZcams channel. Zod made a pretty compelling argument
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Mike, thank you for your ministry! The company I work for is large and is also pushing pride month on a global scale, though not at all on a local level. My question is, how much push back if any should I give to these things?
All my direct coworkers and direct supervisors are as sick of it as me. I want to express my decent but do so in a loving way that points to Jesus' forgiveness and mercy. Doing so would have to look like posting or commenting on the global forum about it. I don't think my job would be in jeopardy but given that it is a large company there are people in high places who could potentially retaliate. It feels like if I don't say anything then I'm just accepting it and I don't want to do that.
Inspiring Philosophy wants you to invite him on your channel. I would love to see that.
Jesus became flesh. Jesus laid aside the fullness of His divinity while he was here on earth. He was tempted in all ways that we are including weakness. An angel strengthening him is not hard to imagine with this understanding. In the garden of Gethsemane, but also in the wilderness after his baptism. ❤
Thanks for all of your great videos Mike.
Just a comment on #7. *Indignant* makes no sense at all in the context of Jesus healing the leper. (Do people feel indignant towards inanimate objects or illnesses?) Compassion, or even pity, makes much more sense. :-)
In your discussion of the “Real Presence” you hit on something important. Christ is present in the liturgy in four unique ways.
1. in the assembled people of God
2. in the Word of God
3. in the person of the minister
4. in the Eucharist broken and shared
So even in a service like Morning Prayer, where there is no Eucharist, there is still the Real Presence of Christ.
Has anyone brought up that Joseph smith used Adam Clarke’s commentary for his bible translation. A BYU discovery.
I liked the whistle with the so 😂😂😂 I do that I speak with whistles to make the other person smile
I agree Jesus humanity died . God cannot die.❤️
Q: I work in a call center and have for years. Not only that but every job I have had has been in customer service. I’ve struggled with frustration and anger (pride?) toward people on a regular basis. I’m not sure what to do. I’m upset at myself for not being able to over come this. I’ve felt a lack of empathy toward my customers. Mainly I don’t like talking in circles, or talking to angry customers/ those who talk down to me. Should I stick this out so that I can be refined in Christ? I’m exhausted but I don’t want to leave this if God has me here for a reason.
Just as one man is both rational soul and flesh, so is Jesus both man and God
Lol. That's human philosophy.
Nothing Scriptural about it.
For question 2: when we die our body dies and our soul lives forever wouldn't be the same for Jesus, the Holy Spirit and his spirit still lives on.
I honestly was thinking the same thing. For humans, dead is the end of the physical body functioning and the separation of body and spirit/soul, not the cessation of the whole person, so Jesus could experience death the same way.
Not true. The soul dies according to scripture.
Ezekiel 18:4
No one is immortal and no part of a person lives after physical death.
Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10
Do all your hands can do while you are alive because you can do nothing after you die. You can't even think.
@@Failur3i5n0tan0pt1on Fortunately we have the New Testament to clarify the teachings of the Old Testament, and it clearly teaches life-after death. Ecclesiastes is poetry, not a statement of fact. After all, what's the point of salvation if we cease to exist? What is Heaven if we cease to exist? But, you are free to believe what you want, I won't debate it with you.
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No, it's not. Songs of Solomon is the closest thing to poetry. Ecclesiastes is not poetry. Just because the scriptures disagree with the doctrine you have chosen to accept do not blaspheme the spirit by relegating basic Bible teaching to simple poetry.
The book of Psalm also contains evidence of the no existence after physical death.
PSALM 146:4
Isaiah 38:18 is yet another verse that provides evidence of the dead being in a state of inactivity. Can't hope for or praise God.
Are you next going to claim that Isaiah and the Book of Psalms are all poetry too?
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You're talking about an entirely different thing. Those who go to heaven are RESURRECTED from the dead and then given immortality. They do not have life in themselves. They are awakened from death and given a body like Christ.
1 Corinthians 15: 12, 13, 21, 42
You must be dead to be resurrected.
Then Paul says this happens after we are resurrected from the DEAD.
1 Corinthians 15:52, 53
We are CHANGED and we PUT ON immortality. We don't shed fleshly bodies. God says we are a NEW CREATION. There is no ethereal presence dwelling inside of us. We are a NEW CREATION.
Galatians 6:15
So, you are talking about two very different things.
Exactly like you said. All of them have the same claims. Disagreement with what doesn't align with their views with historical foundation to refer to.
While all these murder and abuse cases don't by morning going on, im glad you are addressing mormonism
5 a pastor who doesn't pastor sheep is a pastor in name alone; a pastor who does pastor sheep is a pastor regardless of name recognition
For question 1 the verses that Joseph Smith claimed to alter read as following:
John 4
_1 When therefore the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John_
_2 They sought more diligently some means that they might put him to death; for many received John as a prophet, but they believed not on Jesus._
_3 Now the Lord knew this, though he himself baptized not so many as his disciples_
There was no contradiction when the Bible was originally written.
I would like to see you do a video on Jay Dyer !
The problem with #7 is that that you have two possibilities; the king james and manuscripts used for it were wrong and weve been wrong until modern book publishers found the correct meaning God intends us to have.
Or
The king james and other manuscripts in its line are accurate and theres no need to change them, if thats how the Lord intends for us to receive it.
regarding question 3,it is not only the problem with the levites, but there is also the problem with the continuation of the sacrifices, and it's hard to reconciliate with our christian faith. it is not brought up only in Jeremiah, but also in Ezekiel and Zacchariah and in both books the prophecies are about the end times. and because of that i have problems trying to reconciliate the Gog and Magog from Ezekiel with Gog and Magog of the Revelation and the end times prophecy from the book of Zacchariah. perhaps a good subject for a video will be to go trough the end time prophecies from the Scriptures and try to allign them with the NT teachings?..
_It's very simple, Mike:_ Ancient Israel was a theocracy. Governed by God. So Gideon, as God's judge, had the right _and the duty_ to enforce God's law.
There has never been another theocracy, and there never will be another, until Jesus comes again.
Not even modern Israel is a theocracy.
Praying for 1,000,000 subs!
Q: Is there any biblical advise for me? I am going to become a police officer. I want to join to spread the gospel to people who are really lost, and help those who truly need help, to save them from danger.
As for the last question. The answer is found in Galatians 5;17
In regards to question 3. Mary is cousin to Elizabeth who is married to Zechariah a priest of the temple. Meaning that Mary was of the tribe of Levi as well. So Jesus literally fulfilled the Levite prophecy, while also being higher after the order of Melchizedek.
Matthew specifically notes that Zechariah's wife, Elizabeth, is not just a Levite, but of the daughters of Aaron. She's a direct priestly descendant.
I think mean Luke, but your point stands. It's even clearer than I remembered. Thank you for adding your comment.
It says "relative," not cousin.
@@matthewjones1430 This is fully explained with rabbinic and early father writings in Chapter 8 of a book called "Jesus: The incarnation of the Word" by David C. Mitchell (summarised in figure 7, pp143) where it traces the matrilineal line of Mary back to the Aaronic line.
Help me think this through. Do we know HOW Mary was related to Elizabeth? Through her father or mother? Weren’t all Israelites essentially cousins of some type
I love the idea that Jesus was also Levite, but I’ve never heard this before & I’m trying to reason it through in the middle of the night! Thanks
You've just entered into the Medieval scholastic period Mike 26:03 😂
Serious question (regarding question 4)
How can I ever know I am saved, given the “muddy middle”??
I can’t judge my life or heart accurately enough I fear. Sometimes I’m too hard on myself. Other times too soft, not to mention all the sins of omission I completely miss!!
Help!!!
These kinds of worries are hard. The problem is that you end up in this place where you are trying to have enough faith to be saved. What really happens is that you put your faith in your faith.
Make no mistake we are saved by grace THROUGH faith(eph 2:8), but that faith needs to be in God and not in your own ability.
It's seems like a catch 22. Get more faith, but don't rely on yourself to get more faith? Man that's a head scratcher.
Think of it this way. Faith is only a reflection of the reality of who God is.
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10
See it, know it, God has you in his hand, even if you can't grasp him with yours.
When the disciples asked for more faith Jesus told them Luk 17:6 ESV - And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."
It's not about how much faith you have, but where you put it. And like a seed, God can make it grow.
Step 1: Acknowledge your not good enough.
Step 2: Acknowledge he is good enough.
Step 3: Acknowledge he has paid for your sins
Step 4: He loves you, don't you forget it ;P
Psalm 51
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
2
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin!
Why should God forgive you? Because he loves you, and his love is steadfast, he is no fair weather friend, if things between you and God become rocky, he isn't going to give up on you. Mat 18:12 ESV - What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray?
God has not promised an easy path, in fact he has promised an aweful path saying "in this world you will have tribulation, but take heart I have overcome the world".
Don't think of Faith as what you must muster up to win God's approval. See faith as what God has put in your life to put you on the path of salvation. Jhn 6:44 ESV - No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
Don't give up Sister!
I think your concern is natural for massively introspective people. If the question is “but what if I’m not saved?”, the answer always needs to be “then I will ask Jesus for mercy just like I did before.” If we somehow aren’t saved despite thinking we are, the only true course of action is to use our faith to lean into His grace even more. The Bible is pretty clear that we can’t attain righteousness of our own- it’s only Jesus’s righteousness that saves us. So even if your desire/ability to be obedient wavers from time to time (like the Apostle Paul; “I do what I would not, and I do not do what I would”!), God isn’t unaware of our weaknesses. If you feel you have a flaw or lack of knowledge that is somehow keeping you from Him, surrender your sense of authority over that whole thing to Christ. He wants to see you redeemed, and if you trust Him to do all the legwork needed, He most certainly will. “He who has begun a good work in you is faithful to complete it”!
Praying for you to have a closer walk and confidence with Him! ❤️
Here's your test: picture that you've just died, standing at the door to Heaven. Before you is all the wonder of Heaven (you hear laughter, smell the food, etc), and behind your heels is Hell (you feel the heat, hear screams of terror). God Himself stands before you and asks, "Why should I let YOU into Heaven?"
What do you say? Pause for just a second and think on this before reading on.
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Got an answer? Okay, if you said anything like "I'm a good person. I go to church. I did such and such..." then you aren't saved, aren't going into Heaven. If, on the other hand, if you immediately thought "Jesus! It's because of what Jesus did! His death allows me to get into Heaven!", then congratulations, you are saved. You are trusting that what He did on your behalf is "good enough", and God will welcome you in. Doesn't matter about how well you were handling anything particular sin at the moment of death - your behavior isn't in question (you are a sinner just as much as anyone else). Its a matter of whether you think Jesus death was good enough for God or not: that gets you your ticket in. So, if you ever wonder about your salvation, don't look to yourself, just repeat that "Jesus was good enough" and rest in that assurance.
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Thank you for the well thought out response - very kind!! ☺️
Yes, I am very familiar with the correct response. Of course I cannot claim my own goodness, even for a moment. It is all about faith in the work of Christ.
It’s just that, many sermons emphasize the question “are you truly saved”? Maybe you think you are but are deceived!”
And the answer is always some kind of self examination (often alluding to works).
Even Mike says things like - “I don’t mean to scare you, well maybe you should be scared a little”.
This is where I spent literally decades. But I like your answer better - the faith in Christ is what brings salvation.
@@laurakoschI think he’s usually saying that in response to “there is no visible fruit of salvation in my life.”
Regarding question 3: what about Ezekiel 40 all the way to the end of the book of Ezekiel, where it talks about a temple and sacrifices performed during the age to come, that is, Jesus' 1000 years reign on earth?
Question 9 needs a contextual explanation between acts in Roman Empire and current Iowa.
Y’all should read the Book of Mormon with and open heart and mind! Pray to God to reveal its validity to you through his Holy Spirit! It would be a great experience for y’all to see its power!
I have and it has the power to only deceive.
About question 9. I think the context is somewhat relevant because the statue was put up in response to a sculpture of the ten commandments that were put up in the court house. Atheists were unsurprisingly upset that religious symbols were put in a government building and demanded that pagan symbols be put up as a way of mocking the "Christian" leaders who had voted to put up the ten commandments. A very odd situation, I do not think vandalism is justified.
Regarding Mark 1:41, I saw a comment on stackexchange that the "indignant" was a reading from Codex Bezae, a Greek language codex (from I think the 5th century?), which has a different word at that point than earlier codexes/manuscripts have in that same passage. So somewhere along the line, a scribal error probably occurred. Why the NIV translators believed the Codex Bezae to have more weight, I cannot say. But it's important to note that this difference is miniscule and in no way impacts any Christian doctrine.
9 There's no precedent for christians to break other people's idols; however, God doesn't mind doing this. 1 Samuel 5:4
Pastors and apologists always say read in context. (John 6:53-58) "Verily I tell you, unless you eat of the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and I will raise them up at the last day." is a perfect example of why reading the entire chapter is important. Verse 63 is key to understanding the passage. The flesh counts for nothing. Jesus is speaking metaphorically. It's not transubstantiation.
Exactly. I always point them to verse 63.
No Catholic (even priest) reads all of chapter 6.
If they ever did, they would only read it once, not notice verse 63 and not grasp its significance.
I say this as an ex RC.
An RC by definition puts the RCC above everything. It's an idol. Hence the blindness.
Same with some Protestants who do the same with Calvin, Luther, John McArthur or Mike Winger.
Jesus MUST be the head.
@@leenieledejo6849 Interesting that you used to be Roman Catholic. I have a question to which an answer has alluded me. According to the RCC apostolic succession was given to Peter based off Matthew 16:18. So here is my question. If apostolic succession is true shouldn't the RCC be able to heal the sick and raise the dead? 🤔
@@Disciple793 Apostolic succession is a nonsense lie.
Popes don't even have unbroken succession back to Peter and it's unproved that Peter was even in Rome (Paul never mentions him in Acts - even near and at the end when he plans to go then arrives in Rome and not once in the entire epistle to the church in Rome).
A pope is "bishop of Rome".
Peter was almost certainly never there and it was PAUL whom Jesus personally commissioned to take the Gospel to the Gentiles.
The RCC is full of baloney: it's all smoke and mirrors and deception.
But people will remain deceived until they are born again/born of the Spirit because our battle is not against flesh and blood and so flesh and blood cannot fight it and will always lose (be blinded/deceived).
For the algorithm!