10 Questions with Mike Winger (Episode 23)

Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference:
0:00 - Intro
1. 0:23 {Delivering Someone Over to Satan?} What does the Bible mean when it says to "deliver such a one over to Satan for the destruction of his flesh"?
2. 17:30 {Prophecy = Preaching the Word?} I hear many Bible teachers say that the New Testament gift of prophecy is merely proclaiming/preaching the Word; it is never predictive or revelatory. That doesn’t seem right to me. Could you give us your take?
3. 25:37 {Are Insulting Names Sometimes Appropriate?} Does Jesus calling the Pharisees fools, vipers, and whitewashed tombs give Christians a license to call our enemies insulting names?
4. 31:36 {Can a Vow to God be Cancelled?} At age 19, I made a lifetime vow to God (not marital) that 31 years later seems counterproductive in light of new insight & circumstances. Is there a biblical case to cancel a vow despite Ecclesiastes 5:4-6?
5. 38:06 {Dangerous Recreational Activities} What does the Bible say about participating in dangerous activities, particularly those that are recreational, such as riding motorcycles, mountain climbing, big wave surfing, etc.?
6. 46:30 {Chuck Missler & the Hologram Theory} Have you heard of Pastor Chuck Missler and his endorsement of the Hologram Theory (the idea that there is no gravity beyond our solar system, a holographic representation of God’s Creation)?
7. 50:20 {Temptations from the Flesh vs. the Enemy} Is it possible to discern between temptations that come from Satan and those that come from within due to the sinful desires of flesh?
8. 55:42 {Meaning of “To Live Is Christ”} What does it mean when Paul says "For me to live is Christ”? I've never heard someone use a phrase where an action or state of being IS a person.
9. 1:04:28 {The Sonship of Jesus} A local church believes Jesus was literally the Son of God before the incarnation who "proceeded out of the Father" just like Eve from Adam. Can you help me understand the Sonship of Jesus?
10. 1:07:51 {Idolatry Today} What does idol worship look like in a more modern sense?
Bonus: 1:14:44 {Prayer Request} Will you pray for my mom, Kelly? She was diagnosed with breast cancer and has started chemo, but they found a mass on her liver. Not sure if it's cancer but it has grown in the last month. Through this she has been saved! We pray God's will is for her to be healed, but most importantly, for her testimony to live!

I take YOUR questions from the live chat on anything related to Christianity and thinking biblically about everything.

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[sarahfaith]

Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference:

0:00 - Intro
1. 0:23 {Delivering Someone Over to Satan?} What does the Bible mean when it says to "deliver such a one over to Satan for the destruction of his flesh"?
2. 17:30 {Prophecy = Preaching the Word?} I hear many Bible teachers say that the New Testament gift of prophecy is merely proclaiming/preaching the Word; it is never predictive or revelatory. That doesn’t seem right to me. Could you give us your take?
3. 25:37 {Are Insulting Names Sometimes Appropriate?} Does Jesus calling the Pharisees fools, vipers, and whitewashed tombs give Christians a license to call our enemies insulting names?
4. 31:36 {Can a Vow to God be Cancelled?} At age 19, I made a lifetime vow to God (not marital) that 31 years later seems counterproductive in light of new insight & circumstances. Is there a biblical case to cancel a vow despite Ecclesiastes 5:4-6?
5. 38:06 {Dangerous Recreational Activities} What does the Bible say about participating in dangerous activities, particularly those that are recreational, such as riding motorcycles, mountain climbing, big wave surfing, etc.?
6. 46:30 {Chuck Missler & the Hologram Theory} Have you heard of Pastor Chuck Missler and his endorsement of the Hologram Theory (the idea that there is no gravity beyond our solar system, a holographic representation of God’s Creation)?
7. 50:20 {Temptations from the Flesh vs. the Enemy} Is it possible to discern between temptations that come from Satan and those that come from within due to the sinful desires of flesh?
8. 55:42 {Meaning of “To Live Is Christ”} What does it mean when Paul says "For me to live is Christ”? I've never heard someone use a phrase where an action or state of being IS a person.
9. 1:04:28 {The Sonship of Jesus} A local church believes Jesus was literally the Son of God before the incarnation who "proceeded out of the Father" just like Eve from Adam. Can you help me understand the Sonship of Jesus?
10. 1:07:51 {Idolatry Today} What does idol worship look like in a more modern sense?
Bonus: 1:14:44 {Prayer Request} Will you pray for my mom, Kelly? She was diagnosed with breast cancer and has started chemo, but they found a mass on her liver. Not sure if it's cancer but it has grown in the last month. Through this she has been saved! We pray God's will is for her to be healed, but most importantly, for her testimony to live!

[danhankee]

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[geoffkennedy]

another great livestream! As a Pastor in Ireland, I think it's worth pointing out that when it comes to name-calling, the love Jesus had for those people was never less than complete and perfect. Before we choose boldness over niceness, we must first check our hearts to make sure that our boldness is still spoken in love for the person rather than to shame them.

[missinglink_eth]

Happy anniversary Mike and Mrs Mike❤❤❤

[kingarthr]

Church discipline is not legalism yall. It hurts the church when we allow unrepentant sinners to be full members of the church.

[Fan-vmsv]

Thank you for the prayer for Cory’s mom. Imagine all 763, 000 people listening to this podcast praying along with you. How incredible is that?!

[CoryWillis]

Just wanted to say thank you to Mike and everyone for the prayers. God bless!

[marcushochstetler]

We left the amish 6 yrs ago and my biggest eye opener and made me seek scripture for what it says., a close friend of mine who is a amish married man was fooling around sexually with his married neighbor wife and on a Sunday morning he came to church completly broken and sorry he was so broken he couldn’t hardly walk and that afternoon after service he made a confession of his sin in front of the church and I had to agree to shun and excommunicate him (turn him over to Satan) and he was so sorry and I could no longer go along with it. It would have been completely different had he not have a repentive heart. This video is so good I would love to sit down sometime over coffee, we have been following your teachings of the Bible for a few years and really appreciate them keep doing what your doing God Bless you!

[wajobe]

About vows: I made a vow to the Lord once many years ago, and God eventually showed me that I needed to repent of that vow. I was placing hope for my righteousness in my ability to keep my vow instead of in the blood of Jesus. The Lord showed me that I was attempting to take the place of God in my life and I had to repent. A huge weight was lifted off of me!

[rayflora]

Shocked to hear that Brandon video is getting that much push back. I thought it was great and I appreciate your willingness to stand for the truth and seek the truth. A lot of people have been hurt by him and a lot more in the future might, not only financially/physically, but spiritually as well. New/inquiring Christian’s can be burned by someone being so reckless.

[leodegariobocong]

Here in the Philippines ptr mike this nation is idolatrous nation but I believe in my heart that the living God will dilever this nation from idolatrous worship in Jesus Christ holy, mighty, great and powerful name I pray Amen.

[vickiwatson]

When we see a sinner, we see a self destructive person.
Love it.

[grantbartley]

Q3: One rule for insults could be: Your insult should be required, relevant, true, and accurate, with some hope of communicating an important idea. No swearing, either. If you can't do that, don't target the person, target what they're saying instead. Same rule applies to what you say there, too, though: required, relevant, true, and accurate, with some hope of communicating an important idea. No swearing.

[kennethjohnson]

Lord, please have mercy on me, a Sinner.

[LadyoftheLord]

Mike I love your honesty and your sense of humor. I love how thorough you are. It's clear you are a gift from God.

[Sesquapedalian]

I think your video on Brandon was very well done.

[secretmessenger]

Mr. Mike, I'm grateful to have found your channel, I've not seen anyone teach properly in a long while. God bless.

[mommykiya]

All I can say is THANK YOU, Mike Winger!!! I so appreciate all of your hard work!

[moirarussell]

Such a relief to come here. Bible based and stable. ❤️🙏 Thank you Mike for being careful..

[mable]

I think your response for question 3 is spot on. being bold when it is helpful, using discernment and speaking truth in love to help the person see the truth not to just express your frustration. May God give us wisdom when we need it.