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.

John’s Gospel: The Woman Taken in Adultery, The Story

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Jay F Guin

(John 7:53-8:2 ESV) 53 [They went each to his own house, 8:1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.  2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: The Woman Taken in Adultery, Introduction

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jay F Guin

The (true) story of the woman taken in adultery is in the KJV without footnote or warning. But nearly all translations published in the last 100 years place these verses in brackets or even in a footnote. Why? Well, its … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 8

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Jay F Guin

We skipped the woman taken in adultery, but that (true) story will be next up. The rest of chapter 8 is a continuation of Jesus’ discourse and debate at the Feast of Booths. * How do you suppose the crowd … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Chapter 8:31-59 (“the truth will set you free”)

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Jay F Guin

(John 8:31-32 ESV)  31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,  32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” What … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Chapter 8:12-32 (“I am the light of the world”)

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Jay F Guin

We skip the next few verses for a moment. The story of the woman taken in adultery is almost certainly not part of John’s original manuscript. It’s written in a different style (very much like Luke, the experts say), and is … Continue reading →

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Navigating the Blog

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Jay F Guin

I get emails — I was wondering about any material you have written and that is available on Romans and where I can find it. Thanks for all you do for Him! I’ve done lots and lots of posts on Romans. … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Reflecting on Chapter 7

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Jay F Guin

I’m sure I’ve read John many, many times before, but for some reason, chapter 7 and 8 never clicked for me. I’d never really read them. But I just love these chapters. I wrote all the posts on both chapters … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Chapter 7:37-52 (“No one ever spoke like this man!”)

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Jay F Guin

(John 7:37-39 ESV)  37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.  38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Chapter 7:31-39 (“the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him”)

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Jay F Guin

(John 7:31-32 ESV)  31 Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?”  32 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: 7:1-30 (“The world … hates me.”)

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Jesus’ discouragement only begins in chapter 6. It quickly gets worse. (John 7:1-8 ESV) After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him.  2 Now the Jews’ … Continue reading →

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