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.

Thought Question: An Open Letter to American Churches

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Mentanna Campbell recently returned to the United States after serving as a missionary in France for years. She started looking for a church. And then wrote a letter posted at RELEVANT Magazine offering some heartfelt, sage advice for how a … Continue reading →

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1 John: In Reply to Guy

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Longtime reader Guy has this habit of asking questions that force me to dig deeper. He did it again. Regarding my views on Rom 13:8-10, Guy wrote, (1) Various laws being “summed up” by “love your neighbor” means that the … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: The Garden and Genesis 2

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Caring for the Garden (Gen 2:15 ESV) 15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. Before the creation of Eve, God gave man a job. You see, … Continue reading →

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1 John: In response to Alexander regarding “the whole law is fulfilled in one word”

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Alexander (a/k/a aBasnar) who frequently comments here and whose opinions I respect (although we sometimes disagree) challenged some statements I made in the most recent post on 1 John in a couple of comments here and here. Before responding to … Continue reading →

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1 John 2:3-8

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Commandments (1Jo 2:3-8 ESV) 3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth … Continue reading →

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1 John 2:1-2

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Jay F Guin

(1Jo 2:1 ESV) My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. Now, John had just said … Continue reading →

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Real Worship: Part 1: Two Articles by iMonk

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Guy recently posted links to a couple of articles by world-famous blogger iMonk. What do you think about these two posts from iMonk? http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/arant-from-a-loser-in-the-worship-wars http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/let-me-restate-that Written by either a current or former Lutheran (not sure), but entirely relevant to the … Continue reading →

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Richland Hills, Instrumental Music, and the future of the Churches of Christ: Wrapping Up

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Jay F Guin

This is my last post on instrumental music for a while — a long while unless God changes my mind. Tomorrow, I start a series on worship, but not as a proxy for the a cappella debate. Rather, the point … Continue reading →

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Atlanta ElderLink

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Per my usual practice, I’ll be in Atlanta for this year’s ElderLink program March 25-26. I’ll not be a presenter — but (Lord willing) I’ll be there learning from the presenters and the other elders there. ElderLink is one of … Continue reading →

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Thought Question: Christianity Worldwide

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Jay F Guin

From “First Things” — [T]here were, on average, 270 new Christian martyrs every 24 hours over the past decade, such that “the number of martyrs [in the period 2000-2010] was approximately 1 million.” Compare this to an estimated 34,000 Christian … Continue reading →

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