Author Archives: Jay F Guin

About Jay F Guin

My name is Jay Guin, and I’m a retired elder. I wrote The Holy Spirit and Revolutionary Grace about 18 years ago. I’ve spoken at the Pepperdine, Lipscomb, ACU, Harding, and Tulsa lectureships and at ElderLink. My wife’s name is Denise, and I have four sons, Chris, Jonathan, Tyler, and Philip. I have two grandchildren. And I practice law.

Jesus and Paul on the Hermeneutics of Sexuality: In Conclusion, Part 2

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Okay, this is the last post. Really. Where does this leave us? Well, we’ve spoken quite a lot about the sacrifices required of homosexual Christians. We need to remember that God has some demands to make on us heterosexuals, too. … Continue reading →

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Jesus and Paul on the Hermeneutics of Sexuality: In Conclusion, Part 1

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Jay F Guin

I need to thank Gary for pushing me into this study and for being a good sport as we’ve disagreed on so many things — and for putting up with a massive number of comments. Frankly, men such as Gary … Continue reading →

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Jesus and Paul on the Hermeneutics of Sexuality: Further on Eunuchs and Matthew 19

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jay F Guin

So I was sitting at home, minding my own business, reading Christopher J. H. Wright’s commentary on Deuteronomy (Understanding the Bible Commentary Series) (review forthcoming) for a little relaxation when — all of a sudden — I stumbled across this passage — which … Continue reading →

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Stanley Jordan takes us up the stairway to heaven

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Just because … And because he plays two guitars at once brilliantly.

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Jesus and Paul on the Hermeneutics of Sexuality: Slaves, Women & Homosexuals

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Jay F Guin

The last book I want to consider on this question is William J. Webb’s influential Slaves, Women & Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis. Webb’s book is dedicated to finding a hermeneutic that will determine whether an issue is … Continue reading →

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Jesus and Paul on the Hermeneutics of Sexuality: Torn, Part 3

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Some time ago, a reader asked me to comment on the theological arguments made in Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate by Justin Lee. Love Lee finally turns to this key passage — (Rom 13:8-10 ESV)  8 Owe … Continue reading →

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Jesus and Paul on the Hermeneutics of Sexuality: Torn, Part 2

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Some time ago, a reader asked me to comment on the theological arguments made in Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate by Justin Lee. Lee next takes up Romans 1 — I had always glossed over it before, … Continue reading →

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Honest Church Advertising — Too Good Not to Share

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Seven honest post cards. And seven more. (I had trouble opening the site in Internet Explorer. If you have the same problem, try Firefox or Chrome.)

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Jesus and Paul on the Hermeneutics of Sexuality: Torn, Part 1

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Some time ago, a reader asked me to comment on the theological arguments made in Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate by Justin Lee. Torn is not primarily a theological work, but speaks more to the emotional and social issues … Continue reading →

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Jesus and Paul on the Hermeneutics of Sexuality, Part 13 (Hauerwas addresses homosexuality)

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Stanley Hauerwas is a very influential theologian among contemporary evangelicals. His theology is rooted in the Anabaptist tradition (He’s a Neo-Anabaptist), and he’s had a huge influence on the thinking of many writers and thinkers. He’s a professor at Duke … Continue reading →

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