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.

New Feature: Scriptural Cross Referencing

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Jay F Guin

I’ve just installed a new feature, from Biblefox, that cross-links all posts here at OneInJesus based on the scriptures cited. Now, if you click on a scripture link, not only does the text of the scripture pop up, but so … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: The Law and the Nature of God

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We tend to think of the Law of Moses as a bunch of arcane, archaic rules about what to eat and not eat. I think it’s better to view the Law as God’s self-revelation to the Israelites. Consider, for example, … Continue reading →

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1 John 2:22-29 (“What you heard from the beginning.”)

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Jay F Guin

What you heard from the beginning (1Jo 2:22-26 ESV) 22 Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. 23 No one who denies … Continue reading →

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Buried Talents: Why Were the Apostles All Men?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Reader Kirsty recently asked why all the apostles are male?  I answered in the comments, but I think the topic merits a post. Kirsty, Regarding why Jesus chose male apostles, I think you have to start with why Jesus chose … Continue reading →

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It’s Friday! (Time to Plan for Your Sunday Nap)

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Jay F Guin

(From the Sacred Sandwich)

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Real Worship: Part 7: Hebrews 10

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Jay F Guin

The assembly in light of the New Testament texts Hebrews 10 You’ll notice that there’s not much in the “worship” passages about the Sunday morning assembly. The scriptures certainly assume that God’s people will gather together, but the assembly is … Continue reading →

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1 John 2:20-21 (the Anointing)

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Jay F Guin

(1Jo 2:20-21 ESV)  20 But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.  21 I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie … Continue reading →

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1 John 2:18-19 (the Last Hour, the Anti-Christ)

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Jay F Guin

(1Jo 2:18-19 ESV) 18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: Exodus; God’s Purpose in Israel

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Jay F Guin

The Torah is hugely important in understanding the New Testament, and we could spend the rest of 2011 and much of 2012 just sorting through that truth. We’ve already seen that much of God’s covenant with Abraham is repeated and … Continue reading →

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Passover 2.0 :)

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Jay F Guin

It’s that time of the year, you know …

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