20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 99)

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0:00 - Intro
1. 0:01 {Infinite Punishment for Finite Crimes?} Why does God give infinite punishment for finite crimes? Even from a biblical point of view, not every crime is prescribed the same punishment. So why, then, can a person never serve the entirety of their punishment in Hell?
2. 28:35 {Why Did God Allow Sin?} If God knew that humans would fall into sin, why did He allow us to live in this fallen world and not take us straight to Heaven?
3. 34:36 {Has Christianity Changed Over Time?} How do you know the Christianity you believe is the same they were practicing in the early Church if history says Constantine and the Greeks changed things?
4. 39:06 {Why Won’t Christians Marry Non-Christians?} A woman stopped dating me because of worldview differences. I believe in a higher power and wouldn’t have pulled her away from her faith. It hurt badly. Why do some Christians do that? She seems indoctrinated (“can’t marry a non-Christian”).
5. 43:49 {Is Christianity Itself a Cult?} How is Christianity like (or not like) a cult in either definition and/or practice?
6. 47:46 {Is Every Good Thing an Answered Prayer?} Why are some people so quick to celebrate when God answers “small” prayers, but they overlook the fact that He didn’t answer “bigger” prayers like healing someone of cancer?
7. 53:12 {Why Aren’t Mormons Christians?} Ex-Mormon here. Surely all Christians believe things about God that are incorrect, but they're still saved. What makes the LDS different? How are my misconceptions acceptable when theirs aren't?
8. 1:02:12 {Are Miracles Unreliable?} If Satan and his workers can perform miracles to mislead people, why should I believe Christians when they tell me to look at miracles, or when Jesus says to look at His miracles?
9. 1:07:05{Why Does God Allow Painful Grieving?} Why did God allow My cat to be attacked by a dog if He could have stopped it? We are heartbroken.
10. 1:10:07 {Did Jesus Know He’d be Resurrected?} Did Jesus know He was only going to die for 3 days and it wouldn’t actually be for eternity? And why did the father require a sacrifice if it wasn’t for eternity?
11. 1:14:18 {Did Jesus Exist & Is Scripture Really Inspired?} What proof is there that Jesus really existed, and if the Gospels were written by man, how do you prove they were inspired by God and not by man?
12. 1:20:55 {Why does God Require Prayer?} Why would God require prayer for what He knows He SHOULD heal?
13. 1:25:07 {Can Non-Believers Come to Church to Observe?} Are there any good rules of thumb for atheists attending a church service for the purposes of learning? Assuming they have no intention of conversion, is this considered rude or invasive?
14. 1:27:23 {Is God Egotistical?} Isn’t it egotistical for God to ask us to worship Him?
15. 1:31:14 {Why does God Expect Perfection} The Bible says, “Be perfect as your father in Heaven is perfect.” Why would God, knowing that we will always be sinful when we are in flesh, expect perfection?
16. 1:34:46 {Is the Bible Just a Storybook?} How can you believe in a storybook (referring to the Bible)? This was actually a question I faced several times when I stayed in Germany for a while.
17. 1:37:21 {Does God Know Every Choice We’ll Make?” Does God already know what choices we will make? Does He just know the outcome of every single option, or are there maybe two or a couple possible options for everyone’s choices? If the first, what's the point?
18. 1:40:48 {Was YHWH a “Storm god”?} I have been hearing atheists & Muslims saying our God YHWH was originally a storm god. Has this been proven archeologically? Any implications on our faith? Any thoughts on that?
19. 1:42:01 {Stumbled by Theological Doctrines?} The different theologies like cessationism & continuationism can be a stumbling block for unbelievers and cause confusion. How can this be explained to them?
20. 1:43:38 {Are Older Texts More Likely to be True?} What about other books like the Vedic texts that are older than the gospels? Should “older” equal more accurate or true?
1:47:35 Bonus Q: Why is he still babbling and not demonstrating his god exists?
Vids I mentioned.
Playlist on Mormonism • Mike Winger - Mormonis...
Penal Substitutionary Atonement. • Answering The TOUGHEST...
Inspiring Philosophy’s vid on polytheism and the OT. • Polytheism in the Bible? and a related one on how Israelite monotheism didn’t evolve from polytheism. • Israel's Revolutionary...
Michael Heiser video on if Yahweh was a "storm god." • Is Yahweh NOTHING More...
Mike Licona interview on Jesus mythicism. • Real Historian Respond...
Evidence for the Bible playlist • Evidence for the Bible
Full Gospel of Mark series. • The Gospel of Mark Ser...

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@kandythietten7338 Жыл бұрын

As a recovering Seventh Day Adventist, I am so excited about your deep study on annihilationism. That’s one doctrine that I haven’t let go of because I see so much in the biblical support for it, but I am also questioning everything that I was indoctrinated with for 45 years. I have also adopted the attitude that if I am wrong and hell really is never-ending torment, God will make it make sense. He is good, loving, and sovereign.

@beatrixkiddo5 Жыл бұрын

I'm divorced, my husband acted like he was saved. He fell into adultery and drugs. We went to church for support and my husband said something that literally shocked me. He told the pastor, "I don't want Jesus like you all have." I got divorced. It's been 10yrs and he's still living in sin, homeless in Philly. I tried so hard, prayed so hard, cried so hard. God set me free from him. My life is much better now. I'm remarried to a faithful Man and blessed with a child. Lord, thank you for closing my womb to my ex husband.🙏

@dmm6341 Жыл бұрын

My daughters have rejected Christ......I cannot watch this, heart break is a hell in itself.....Oh Father God, please draw them to yourself. Praise God Amen.

@AndrewJohnH Жыл бұрын

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@Sngbrd1001 Жыл бұрын

Whether "hell" is figurative or real, best steer clear of such a desolate and horrifying place. For some of us, the only sweetness we find in this broken and sinful life is our Lord. I am so grateful to Him. I cannot ever imagine being far from Him ever again.

@ltilley7343

I was healed of an aggressive cancer and wondered why a pastor's wife in the same situation was not, and had some survivor's guilt, but then I realized that she is with Jesus and so she actually recieved the ultimate healing, while I'm still here in a fallen world, battling a sinful nature as He continues to work in me. It sure has given me a boldness to share my faith.

@willelkins8225

Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”

@dianaorcutt2442 Жыл бұрын

I thank God for everything good or bad. Like when my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, I went through all the stages of grief i begged God to heal him for our son who was 7 at the time. But I got my answer through my son while dropping him off to church camp. As I was getting ready to leave i bent down to give him a hug goodbye and he grabbed my shoulders and said" mom dont worry about dad his story isn't finished it continues in heaven. I knew at that moment God would be calling him home. It was like God was saying trust me . I began that day thanking God for everything, yes even a good parking spot or the severe pain i have had in my back. In all things give thanks!

@ArmyScoutMom

"Jesus is the way out of hell not the way into hell"... That's the best explanation! 🙏

@hyperfocus1963 Жыл бұрын

For #6, sometimes I will thank God for small things, not because I necessarily think it was an answered prayer, but because I know good things are from God. So it seems right to thank Him for little good things as my day goes on.

@4Grace4Truth

The regret and anguish of having missed out on paradise will be eating away inside the person like a worm that never dies- how awful!

@margoyoung3503 Жыл бұрын

My heart bleeds for everyone who rejects our Lord. They have nothing to lose and everything to gain by accepting Him. Only pride and fear separates them➕🙏❤️

@nicholascarter6543 Жыл бұрын

Hey Mike Winger,my name is Nick and I just wanted to say that I appreciate your work for God. I have been listening to you for about a year now and I have a more clear mind now and still heart. I’m STILL struggling and my mind still races time to time but I know God doesn’t change even when “I do.” ❤

@godsgospelgirl Жыл бұрын

Regarding the questions that have to do with pain, loss, grief, evil - C.S. Lewis' book The Problem of Pain really helped me think through these things. It's written for normal people, not scholars or pastors, it's short, and it makes some very helpful points.

@oxysz Жыл бұрын

Wow I was very depressed recently and I turned this on while driving , it really made me think about things like hell in ways i never have . Pretty crazy how much media infects our minds and how we think of things . Super nice to go to the facts of what the Bible says . God Bless you for your amazing work

@ChristianDJWarren Жыл бұрын

Thank you Pastor Mike Winger so much for your ministry. You have no idea how much it means to me and I'm sure it means a lot to a lot of other people!

@peterthomas6151 Жыл бұрын

Loved this, thank you so much for all you do. Just to stick my oar in on prayer for parking spaces from personal testimony: absolutely you’re right we should be realistic about the yes’s and no’s in prayer, both ‘big’ and ‘small,’ but not that any prayer is too ‘big’ or too ‘small’ for God. But give glory to God for every good gift he gives us, big or small, and respect his wisdom and sovereignty in every gift he withholds. My wife is disabled, and I could tell you stories of plenty of times God clearly gave us parking spaces in extreme circumstances in inexplicable ways just when she really needed it, from the time before we were granted a disabled badge. Now we have a disabled badge and maybe it seems an even smaller thing that we find parking spaces. Is it any less from God? No. That blue badge is a gift from God and one he could take away any time. And some times the disabled spaces are full and we’re reminded of that. Looking at it another way, if you or I ever find ourselves thinking of someone ‘how can you ask such a small thing of such a big God?’ Just remember that God can turn around and say the same to you when you’re asking Him to heal your loved one’s cancer. David was right to ask “What is man that you are mindful of him?” And yet Jesus says “your father knows what you need before you ask him” and “do not be anxious [about basic needs: food, drink and clothes…] but seek first the kingdom of God and these things will be added onto you.”

@dnashj33 Жыл бұрын

Hey Mike, don't forget to turn AUTO FOCUS off on your DSLR camera so it is not searching for a focal point every time you move. Have someone sit in your seat and set your focal point manually, and leave it there after you start your video recording.