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.

Index Fixed

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Jay F Guin

I’ve finally gotten the features in the right column operating again. There’s the familiar list of recent comments as well a replacement of the old Index. I now call it a “Table of Contents,” which is closer to right. It’s really … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: The Baptism of Jesus, Part 3

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Jay F Guin

David Now, I’m sure it seems I’ve gone far afield of the question about Jesus’ receipt of the Spirit. But you can’t interpret these passages in a vacuum. Long before you bring your own questions to them, you have to … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: The Baptism of Jesus, Part 2

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Jay F Guin

The Synoptics We should also consider the way the Synoptics relate the event — (Mar 1:9-11 ESV)  9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.  10 And when he came … Continue reading →

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Law: So You Want to Start a Church? Part 2

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Jay F Guin

What do incorporation and filing for a 501(c)(3) ruling involve? To incorporate and obtain an IRS ruling of 501(c)(3) status is a substantial piece of work. Here are the steps: 1. Prepare articles of incorporation under the best available authorizing … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: The Baptism of Jesus, Part 1

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Jay F Guin

I get emails — I have a question relative to John 1:16 and divinity of Jesus. “Fullness” would refer to the complete divinity of Jesus — that is, the fact that he is fully God. Therefore, to be in right … Continue reading →

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Comments Fixed!

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Jay F Guin

At long last, the comment feature of the blog has been restored. Unfortunately, most comments submitted while the site was broken are lost forever. Please re-submit them! The site has been certified malware free by Sucuri. I’m in the process … Continue reading →

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Law: So You Want to Start a Church? Part 1

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Jay F Guin

I get this question quite a lot, and so I thought I’d answer in a post, as there are probably a lot of people who could benefit from the answer. I’m planning to start a new church. How do I … Continue reading →

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Roll Tide!!

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Jay F Guin

I spent yesterday convalescing from my hip treatment on Thursday. And what better way to convalesce than watching college football? Well, as you can imagine, things got pretty exciting here in the Guin household. Kansas State lost badly to unranked … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Chapter 1:17-31 (John’s testimony)

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Jay F Guin

(John 1:17-18 ESV) 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.  18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known. In … Continue reading →

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Comments, Bursitis, Etc.

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Jay F Guin

For some reason, the commenting part of my site is down. If you enter a comment, it appears to be accepted, but for some unknown reason, disappears into the Internet ether. My webhosting service is working on the problem. I think … Continue reading →

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