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.

Wiki-Lessons: 1 Samuel 19 – 20 (David’s Escape from Saul)

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Saul threatens David’s life (1Sa 19:1-7 ESV) And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul’s son, delighted much in David.  2 And Jonathan told David, “Saul my father … Continue reading →

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Wiki-Lessons: 1 Samuel 18

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Jay F Guin

[Teachers: Please add moral lessons and conclusions.] David and Jonathan As we discussed Wednesday night, we skip David and Goliath, which takes us to chapter 18 — (1Sa 18:1-4 ESV) As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the … Continue reading →

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Comments: Flat It Is — New Guidelines

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Jay F Guin

I’m going back to flat comments. That means each post I put up will have a single thread and the newest comment will be at the bottom. This will be the same as before I converted to the DISQUS commenting … Continue reading →

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Comments …

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Threading DISQUS allows comments to be threaded. The advantage is you can reply to a specific comment and the entire conversation will be in one place. The disadvantage is that new comments aren’t at the bottom. They’ll be underneath whatever … Continue reading →

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New Wineskins on Galatians and the Instrument, by Kyle Pope

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Kyle Pope wrote an article for Truth magazine objecting to my article in New Wineskins applying Galatians to the instrumental music controversy. He was kind enough to send me a copy of the article, and I responded by inviting him … Continue reading →

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Wiki-lessons: 1 Samuel 16 (Samuel Anoints David)

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Jay F Guin

(1Sa 16:4-13 ESV) 4 Samuel did what the LORD commanded and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling and said, “Do you come peaceably?” 5 And he said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice … Continue reading →

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Wiki-Lesson: 1 Sam 15 (God Rejects Saul)

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Jay F Guin

I meet with the adult Bible class teachers on Wednesday nights, and contrary to the post I put up a couple of nights ago, we decided to start with 2 Sam 15-16, the God’s rejection of Saul and the anointing … Continue reading →

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Instrumental Music: The Free Church of Scotland

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Jay F Guin

The Churches of Christ aren’t the only denomination that insist on a cappella music. Another is the Free Church of Scotland (FCS), and like the Churches of Christ, they are moving toward instrumental music. This is interesting to me because … Continue reading →

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Holy Spirit: 50 Things the Holy Spirit Does, by Frank Viola

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Jay F Guin

From a recent blog post by Frank Viola. Here are the first 10. Read the rest by clicking on the link — 1.      He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8). 2.      He guides us into all … Continue reading →

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Hermeneutics: The Ten Commandments of Scriptural Interpretation

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Great article from Out of Ur, associated with Christianity Today. Here are the first four. Click on the link for the rest — I. You shall not make for yourself an idol out of Scripture. This is a particular temptation … Continue reading →

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