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.

An Email About Romans 5, Part 3 (The Age of Accountability)

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Dan wrote a passionate comment, questioning where the conditionalism theory might take us in terms of infants and others who are not morally accountable. I recommend that you read it. I thank Dan for it, because he’s pushed me to dig … Continue reading →

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The Gopher Wood Debate Continues

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Jay F Guin

From ReverendFun. Used with permission.

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An Email About Romans 5, Part 2

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Jay F Guin

This brings us to a hard question that’s different from the questions that were asked in the first post, but which helps explain the answers. Earlier in Romans, Paul says, (Rom 3:23-25 ESV) 23 for all have sinned and fall … Continue reading →

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An Email About Romans 5, Part 1

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Jay F Guin

I get emails or, in this case, Facebook messages. This is about a class on Romans 5 — Question #1: Is it possible for one to be under the reign of sin and that sin not be like Adam’s?  Give … Continue reading →

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Cecil Hook’s Freedom’s Ring is Back Up

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Readers will recall that “Freedom’s Ring” website maintained by the late Cecil Hook for many years was hacked and taken down several weeks ago. Several readers contacted me about it, and I passed that information along to the family. The … Continue reading →

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JackExum.com

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Many readers my age and older will remember Jack Exum, Sr., who traveled the country for many years preaching gospel meetings. Jack was an important thought leader in helping the Churches of Christ rediscover the work of the Holy Spirit … Continue reading →

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Comments, Mobile Theme, Etc.

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Jay F Guin

First, a question: [poll id=”3″] Here are the relative advantages, as I see them:

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Real Restoration: Acts: Paul’s Sermon at Antioch in Pisidia

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Jay F Guin

In Acts 13, we read Paul’s first recorded sermon, delivered early during his first missionary journey — (Act 13:16-41 ESV) 6 So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said: “Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen.” … Continue reading →

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Comments / IntenseDebate

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Jay F Guin

As an experiment, I’ve removed the IntenseDebate feature and reverted to the default WordPress format. I’ve also forced a single layer of comments. That is, all comments will listed in strict chronological order, with the newest at the bottom. This also … Continue reading →

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Missions: Mark Woodward, Parts 6 and 7

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Jay F Guin

In part 6 of his series, Mark points out the chronic problem of poor planning — I know missionaries who strategically planned on getting jobs in their new country, only to discover when they arrived that local law would not … Continue reading →

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