20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 82)

BibleThinker

Mike Winger

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 12 August 2022

⏱️ 101 minutes

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My goal is to help you on the road to thinking biblically about everything. LINKS I MENTIONED: Help for Jehovah's Witnesses playlist Penal Substitution Series What the Bible teaches about Alcohol Here's the link for my next video in the Women in Ministry series. This is part 9 and we will be covering the claim that many egalitarians make that there is no authority imbalance in marriage and the idea of "wives submit" has been misunderstood throughout time; it should really be understood, they say, as "mutual submission." This issue is massively important since it impacts every Christian marriage! https://BibleThinker.org 0:00 - Intro 0:30 {Are Retirement Savings Sinful?} Based off of the Parable of the Rich Fool (Luke 12:16-21) and the story in Matthew 19:21, do you think it is sinful to save up for retirement? 14:59 {Communion Elements/Did Jesus Drink Wine?} My family and I attend a church that is in fellowship with an organization that uses water during communion instead of wine or grape juice. They attempt to use John 19:34 to justify this, and they also believe Jesus never consumed wine. Is this biblical? 21:10 {Does Jesus Live in Us?} Would it be accurate after reading 1 Corinthians 6:19 & 2 Corinthians 13:5 to state that both the Holy Spirit and Jesus live in the believer? 26:40 {Are “God-Given Rights” Biblical?} Does the Bible say anything about "God Given Rights,” at least the way many Americans use the phrase? 33:20 {When & How to Evangelize} I want everyone to be saved & I feel guilty if I don't share the Gospel with every person I see. How do I know when I should share the Gospel & how do I start the conversation? 38:08 {Is the Curse of the Ground Still Active?} In what way did Noah bring relief from the curse of the ground (Genesis 5:28-29)? Am I mistaken in thinking the curse still seems active today (Genesis 3:17-19; 8:21)? 43:47 {What is a False Teacher?} What do you think is the biblical definition of a false teacher? People's interpretations of this vary widely. I’d just like to have a fresh pair of eyes on it. 47:58 {About Fantasy Entertainment} What is your stance on fantasy entertainment which utilizes pagan/made up religions such as GoT, Lotr, Zelda, Hercules, or Valheim? Isn’t it promoting Idolatry? 52:05 {Safeguarding Ourselves While Witnessing} I have felt God call me to minister to the JWs, and He has opened doors for me to do so. What should I do to make sure my faith is not endangered when I am doing ministry? I meet with them tonight. 56:21 {How does Our Will Intertwine with God’s?} In Genesis 20:4-6, Abimelech seems to think he didn’t touch Sarah out of his own will, but God says HE didn’t allow it. Any insight on the intersection between our will and God’s hand making stuff happen? 1:01:29 {How did Jesus Pay in Advance for our Sin?} I'm not sure about penal substitution. How can it be that my sins, which were not yet committed at the time of the crucifixion, could have been imputed to Christ on the cross? 1:06:43 {Discerning God’s Calling from Our Feelings?} How can I tell the difference between when God is truly calling me to something or if I am just searching for signs? 1:11:44 {Is Being Baptized in a Special Location More “Spiritual”?} Is it wrong to think being baptized in the Jordan Rive

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0:00.0	All right, we're alive, we're alive.
0:07.6	Ah, yes, here it is.
0:10.7	Okay, so this is the Q&A, you guys know the drill.
0:13.9	Once the video begins, you can put your questions in the live chat.
0:16.8	If you put questions in before that, they don't count, not to be rude or mean, but to
0:22.6	give kind of an even playing field, because there's no way to answer everyone's questions.
0:26.7	Just try to get to as many as possible.
0:28.4	So this is it, we have begun.
0:30.8	And the first question we have today comes in from Jacob, a human, a huffman, I don't know.
0:42.0	Based off the parable of the rich fool, Luke 12 versus 16 through 21, which we'll read in
0:47.1	a moment.
0:48.1	And the story in Matthew 1921, do you think it's sinful to save up for retirement?
0:53.4	Now, this is a pretty profound question, because some questions aren't theologically
0:57.7	super significant, but they are pragmatically super significant.
1:02.2	And telling people you should save retirement or you shouldn't save retirement has a massive
1:07.1	impact on their lives and the lives of others around them one way or the other.
1:11.8	If you don't save either you're not working as hard to earn money or you're giving it
1:17.8	away, perhaps which could be a great benefit to others.
1:20.3	If you do save, you are going to be able to retire, take care of yourself, perhaps even
1:25.9	live a life of leisure and pleasure seeking.
1:29.3	And I do think that generally speaking that our world is looks at retirement in an un-Christian
1:35.3	way.
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