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.

Catching Up

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Jay F Guin

I’m just way, way, way behind on my writing. And I’m on vacation here at Fort Walton Beach. Things have been busy at church, what with preacher interviews, elder work, etc. I’ve been just a little bit overwhelmed. But not … Continue reading →

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Save the Date!

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Jay F Guin

My oldest son’s musical, “Drawin’ on the Walls,” will have its world premiere at Boston Playwright’s Theater. Book/Music/Lyrics by Chris Guin. May 10th-19th, 2013. You can preview some of the songs here.

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Creation 2.0: The Creation as Temple of God

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Jay F Guin

Lately, I’ve seen several scholars refer to the fact that the Creation is pictured as God’s Temple in Genesis 1 — which is hardly obvious. I thought I’d go looking to see what the scholars are referring to. A helpful … Continue reading →

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Creation 2.0: Creation; Man

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Jay F Guin

I’ll not be attempting to follow a conventional outline of Orthodox thought. Not exactly. In fact, I’ll toss some very non-Orthodox ideas in as we go, because my goal isn’t to teach lessons Orthodoxy. I just want to figure out what … Continue reading →

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Creation 2.0: Investigating the Orthodox Perspective

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Jay F Guin

As promised, the readers’ comments on the earlier Atonement series spurred me to look more closely into the Orthodox perspective on atonement. In fact, Michael J. Gorman’s viewpoint is heavily influenced by the Orthodox notion of theosis, that is, God’s … Continue reading →

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Beer vs. Church as Measured by Twitter

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Jay F Guin

But what if the blue is really church people talking bad about beer? Or the red is really beer drinkers talking bad about church? Or Mark Driscoll at Mars Hill talking in church about how to make beer?

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The Tower of Babel

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Jay F Guin

As is so often the case, John Mark Hicks has penned a blog post that bears serious thought. This one deals with the Tower of Babel. And I find the comments there of Bob Brandon and Steve Kenney to be … Continue reading →

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Atonement: The Sinner’s Prayer

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Jay F Guin

This is isn’t really part of the Atonement series, but the question of the sinner’s prayer certainly has to be considered in a thorough discussion of atonement. Among the Churches of Christ, of course, the sinner’s prayer is routinely rejected … Continue reading →

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Legal Conclusions from Licking Baptist Church, Part 3

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Jay F Guin

An element of the Licking Baptist Church case that’s not been commented on in the media is the significance of 1 Corinthians 6 on such disputes — (1Co 6:1-8 ESV)  When one of you has a grievance against another, does … Continue reading →

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Legal Conclusions from Licking Baptist Church, Part 2

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Jay F Guin

As we considered in the last post, after the girls raped or molested by the associate pastor of the Licking Baptist Church were disfellowshipped by the church, the pastor pled guilty and served seven years in prison. The girls, when … Continue reading →

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