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.

Perseverance: Hebrews 10, Part 2

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Why do we fall? Why is it that we fall away when we deliberately continue to sin? Because “no sacrifice for sins is left.” This is obviously the opposite of 10:18, which says that once we’ve been saved, “there is … Continue reading →

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The Fork in the Road: The Path to Safety

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Jay F Guin

A reader asked, It would seem to me that we should try to worship, etc. as closely as possible to the way they did in the NT. We would know that that was right. Why take a chance on something … Continue reading →

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Perseverance: Hebrews 10, Part 1

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Jay F Guin

We skip ahead to chapter 10, where we see the author recapitulate the thought of 6:4-6, but with additional explanation. It’s important to realize that the first part of chapter 10 culminates a lengthy discussion going back to chapter 7 … Continue reading →

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Perseverance: Some Implications of Hebrews 6:4-6

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Jay F Guin

As we considered in the last post of this series, Hebrews 6:4-6 teaches that it’s possible for a Christian to so rebel against God that he falls away, and this happens when the Christian can no longer be brought back … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Supper: Acts

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Luke records that the disciples broke bread together daily. (Acts 2:46-47)  Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and … Continue reading →

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Perseverance: Hebrews 6

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Hebrews 6 contains one of the most controversial passages in the New Testament (which says a lot!). (Heb 6:4-8)  It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the … Continue reading →

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More Calvinistic Humor

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Which punchline to go with? The Mary/Martha thing? Or the male/female thing? So many possibilities … (If you’re not familiar with the decretal order controversy, good. It’s so arcane and legalistic that it proves our cultural roots — our personality … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: Will We Remember Our Former Lives In Heaven?

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Jay F Guin

[Re-posted to include some new material at the end.] Someone asked this in class Sunday, and I had wondered the same thing as I was preparing the lesson. The question comes from Isaiah — (Isa 65:17) “Behold, I will create … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Supper: The Bread of Life

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Oddly enough, John’s Gospel does not record the institution of the Lord’s Supper, but it does contain an extended speech by Jesus that evokes the Lord’s Supper — (John 6:53-56)  Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless … Continue reading →

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The Colonoscopy

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Jay F Guin

So I’ve gotten behind in my email and all, and people are complaining … but I have a doctor’s excuse. I just spent the last two days preparing for and enduring a colonoscopy. For younger readers who are not familar … Continue reading →

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