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.

Baptism, An Exploration: A Poll About Those Who Die on the Way to the Baptistry

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jay F Guin

[poll id=”2″] Inspired by HistoryGuy’s suggestion, I thought I’d try out Theoblogger’s polling feature. I don’t intend to be unfair in my list of options. If I need to add more, let me know.

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A Thought Question: Advice for Worship Leaders

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jay F Guin

From a post by Philip Nation regarding worship leaders — 1. Just sing the song. 2. We don’t sing La-La-La 3. Open your eyes. 4. Stop singing in the key of “Tomlin.” 5. We only know 4/4 time. 6. Plan … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: On Loving One Another, Part 2

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Consider — 1. We are called to serve, not to be served. (Mat 20:25-28 ESV) 25 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones … Continue reading →

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Break Time: Ed Stetzer Suffers ‘Roid Rage

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Ed Stetzer is a popular author of books on church growth and church planting and a consultant to the Southern Baptist Convention on these things. He speaks at Christian programs around the world. And he has a keen sense of … Continue reading →

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Baptism, An Exploration: Water Baptism and the Spirit

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Jay F Guin

We who grew up in the 20th Century Churches of Christ were taught that the Spirit is not received at baptism. The “gift of the Holy Spirit” is salvation. Or maybe it’s the “ordinary” indwelling — which doesn’t do all … Continue reading →

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Baptism, An Exploration: Preliminary Theories and Conclusions

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Theories We’re not finished. We have to work through Ephesians, Colossians, and some more beyond them. But I’m in the mood to consider what conclusions we might tentatively draw so far. We could wait to consider the other passages, but … Continue reading →

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Wiki-Lessons: 2 Samuel 7 – 9

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Jay F Guin

A short post. 2 Samuel Chapter 7 Once David established Jerusalem as his capitol, David asked the prophet Nathan whether God would approve the building of a temple. Until this time, the ark and sacrifices were all at the tabernacle, … Continue reading →

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Wiki-Lessons: 2 Samuel 6 – 7; 1 Chronicles 15 (David brings the ark to Jerusalem)

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Different details of the return of the ark to Jerusalem are recorded in 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles. 2 Samuel gives more details about Michal’s reaction. 2 Chronicles gives more details about the ceremony itself. I’ll skip back and forth … Continue reading →

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Wiki-Lessons: 2 Samuel 6 (Uzzah and the Ark)

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Jay F Guin

I’m not sure the picture above is entirely historically accurate, but it certainly gives the right sense of things.

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Wiki-Lessons: 2 Samuel 2 – 5 (The Conquest of Jerusalem)

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Jay F Guin

I don’t think I want to spend a lot of class time on the political machinations leading up to David’s enthronement over all of Israel. Just a few summary points need to be covered — * The tribe of Judah … Continue reading →

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