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.

The Fork in the Road: The Rules, Part 1

Hank wrote in a comment (edited for typos and to expand abbreviations), As you know, Jay, many of the articles here have been written in an attempt to point out the inconsistencies of “conservative” brethren who do “draw lines” (set … Continue reading

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Dialogue

During the last few weeks, I’ve invited Wayne Jackson, who posts at the popular Christian Courier website, to come over here to discuss the Regulative Principle. He never responded. Then about two weeks ago, I invited the speakers at the … Continue reading

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Sunday Sites: Ed Stetzer, The Lifeway Research Blog

Ed Stetzer is a popular author, speaker, researcher, and consultant. He has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches.  He has trained pastors and church planters on five continents. He is Visiting Professor of Research and Missiology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and … Continue reading

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The Lord’s Supper: Reaching Some Conclusions, Part 4

Getting creative In Come to the Table: Revisioning the Lord’s Supper John Mark Hicks suggests several possible approaches. He notes that there are several practical barriers. For example, most congregations simply don’t have room in their auditoriums, and most auditoriums … Continue reading

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Election: John 6:44 and the Passover, Part 3

John 12:32 But there’s more to it. You see, Jesus wasn’t trying to prove or disprove Calvin. He was speaking about something else entirely. To see it, we next return to — (John 12:32)  “But I, when I am lifted … Continue reading

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The Cruciform God: Colt McCoy, For Example

Regular readers know that I’m a big Alabama football fan. That doesn’t mean I don’t respect and appreciate other teams, including even Texas. I mean, who’d you rather beat than a team you respect? Here are two videos from Colt … Continue reading

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The Cruciform God: Introduction and Chapter One, The Self-Emptying God, Part 3

We’re continuing our study of Michael J. Gorman’s Inhabiting the Cruciform God. Husbands and wives I need to mention another example of the importance of this understanding of the nature of God. It’s has to do with marriage and the … Continue reading

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An Experiment in Christian Dialogue: Rom 14:23

At the-ChurchofChrist.org, John Waddey makes a classic argument — Like Paul, faithful Christians “walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Cor. 5:7). To “walk by faith” has a unique meaning to God’s children. The apostle wrote in Romans 10:17, “So … Continue reading

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Communion Meditation: The Taste of Faith

Imagine that you’re walking the roads of Jerusalem in First Century Palestine. It hasn’t rained in weeks, and the roads are so dusty that when the wind picks up, you can barely breathe. It’s the spring, so the days are … Continue reading

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Election: John 6:44 and the Passover, Part 2

“Draw” And so, we come to John 6:44. (John 6:44)  “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.” Now, Jesus doesn’t suddenly change the … Continue reading

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