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.

Ephesians 5:1-17 (On Imitating God)

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Imitating God (Eph 5:1-2 ESV) Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. To the modern Christian, imitating … Continue reading →

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Instrumental Music: Is Singing a Command?

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Jay F Guin

I get emails — I have many friends who worship with instrumental music who agree that singing is a command (deaf/mute excluded), but believe that there is nothing wrong with instruments aiding their singing.  Their argument is very specific: the … Continue reading →

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Comments: How to Avoid the Spam Filter

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Jay F Guin

DISQUS uses a double filter — Akismet and its own spam filter. Akismet is the spam filter used by WordPress and is quite efficient, rarely catching a legitimate comment. I never review the Akismet filter, because it traps hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Re Emails

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Jay F Guin

I get emails. A lot of emails. And I’m really busy. Sometimes I’m quick to respond and sometimes slow. Sometimes I’m slow because I’m busy and sometimes I’m slow because I don’t know what to say and hope the answer … Continue reading →

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New Moderation Policy

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Historically, I’ve been very slow to moderate readers — sometimes to the chagrin of other readers. But while on my Sabbatical, I realized one reason the blog is often a greater burden on me than it ought to be is … Continue reading →

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Ephesians 4:25-32 (On Putting Away the Lie)

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Our speech (Eph 4:25 ESV) 25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. I’d like to suggest an unorthodox understanding of this passage. It … Continue reading →

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It’s Friday!

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Jay F Guin

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Clyde Symonnette’s New Article at New Wineskins

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Jay F Guin

David’s Psalms in the New Testament Church, by Clyde Symonnette. This will be shortly followed by an article by Ryan Christian on organizing an instrumental service and then a conclusion by me. That’ll be it. The article by Clyde is … Continue reading →

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Another Email Re Concerning God’s Will

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Jay F Guin

I’ve deleted this post because too many of the reader’s comments did not reflect the spirit of Christ. (Jam 3:17 ESV)  17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and … Continue reading →

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Ephesians 4:17-24 (Created After the Likeness of God)

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Jay F Guin

(Eph 4:17-24 ESV) 17 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life … Continue reading →

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