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Author Archives: Jay F Guin
Pacifism: The Early Church
The conventional pacifist argument is made by David Hoekema, executive director of the American Philosophical Association — The early Christian community understood Jesus’ commands to prohibit the bearing of arms. Christians refused to join the military, even though the Roman … Continue reading
Restoration Movement Resources
I’ve decided to split my “Progressive Churches of Christ websites” page into three pages — * Progressive Church of Christ Congregations * Progressive Church of Christ Blogs * Restoration Movement Resources Therefore, I’ve moved some of the links from the … Continue reading
Pacifism: Introduction
I’ve been planning on studying pacifism since high school, I suppose. And I’ve just never gotten around to it. But it does keep coming up. I finished high school in 1972. The class of 1970 had draft lottery numbers for … Continue reading
Posted in Pacifism, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Christians in the military, Church of Christ Links, non-violence, pacifism
25 Comments
Ministry Ideas: Vision 2000
I was pondering where all these ministries came from? Well, they come from the Holy Spirit and the hearts of devout people. But why did they come now and not some other time? Some of these ministries have actually been … Continue reading
Available Light: Response by Al Maxey
Good Morning Jay, First, I apologize for taking so long to get back to you. It has been busy here. I have read your articles, however, and I agree with much of what you say. In fact, I thought your … Continue reading
Posted in Available Light, Uncategorized
Tagged Al Maxey, All, available light, Leroy Garrett
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Communion Meditations: Discerning the Body
In a minute, I’m going to read two brief excerpts from 1 Cor 11. The church at Corinth was abusing the Lord’s Supper. Members were being thoughtless toward one another, particularly treating the poorer members badly. Paul responded by saying, … Continue reading
Posted in Communion Meditations, Uncategorized
Tagged 1 Corinthians, All, body of Christ, communion, communion meditation, Eucharist, Lord's Supper, missional
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Available Light: The work of the missionary
The work of the missionary remains urgent, for at least these reasons — Those who never hear the gospel cannot be saved and so cannot live eternally with God. Imagine someone who never heard of God seeing a drowning man. … Continue reading
Links to Church of Christ Blogs and Related Sites
I’ve just added a new page listing a whole bunch of Church of Christ blogs and other sites. A page is like a post, except it doesn’t change locations. Rather, the way to a page is to click on the … Continue reading
Available Light: A solution
We are considering a post by Al Maxey and another post by Leroy Garrett arguing that, for those who’ve never heard the gospel, their salvation will be determined based on their response to what they know of God from other … Continue reading
Posted in Available Light, Uncategorized
Tagged Al Maxey, All, available light, edward fudge, Leroy Garrett, N. T. Wright, The Fire that Consumes
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Election: “Those he called,” Part 2 (Paul)
Paul’s use of “called” So let’s take a fresh look at Paul’s use of “called,” which is surely informed by the prophetic use of the word. (Rom 1:5-6 NASB) through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about … Continue reading
