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 Mission of the Church: Back to Wright

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Jay F Guin

So I covered Christopher J. H. Wright’s view of the church’s mission a few posts ago. Let’s review. In a recent lecture, Wright broke mission down into five elements: Evangelism (proclaim the good news of the kingdom) Teaching (teach, baptise … Continue reading →

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Kings Church: Transgender and Intersex

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Jay F Guin

A few days ago, I began scouring the Internet for Christian resources on transgender issues. And most of the material I found was pretty useless. The church just hasn’t given this subject much thought, and I could find very little that … Continue reading →

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The Afterlife: Lesson 2, focused on Rom 8 and Rev 21-22 (June 12, 2016)

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Class 2 of this summer’s Sunday Bible classes: the coming freedom of the Creation from futility and a look ahead to the end of Revelation. Download: June 12, 2016 Class on Rom 8 and Rev 21-22 Right click and select “Save … Continue reading →

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The Mission of the Church: Mission and Eucharist, Part 2

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Jay F Guin

We’ve seen that both Thompson and Hauerwas find that mission is built not on the individual and not on benevolence or evangelism but on the ethics of the congregation. Thompson finds this in Paul’s epistles. Hauerwas finds it in the … Continue reading →

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The Mission of the Church: Mission and Eucharist, Part 1

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Jay F Guin

When I first started reading Thompson’s The Church according to Paul: Rediscovering the Community Conformed to Christ, I thought it was going to be a Neo-Anabaptist book. “Neo-Anabaptist” refers to a movement led by John Howard Yoder and Stanley Hauerwas, … Continue reading →

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The Mission of the Church: Thompson’s Conclusions (Parables)

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Thompson’s book, The Church according to Paul: Rediscovering the Community Conformed to Christ, is top-notch theology. The problem with the book is that it’s really nothing but top-notch theology. Thompson doesn’t offer anything in the way of examples or illustrations. Now, … Continue reading →

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The Mission of the Church: Teaching

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Christopher J. H. Wright lists as one of the church’s mission the teaching of new converts. This includes teaching, baptizing, and nurturing new believers. In the Churches of Christ, we have a strong tradition of teaching and baptizing. Nurturing, however, is … Continue reading →

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The Mission of the Church: Thompson’s Conclusions

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Thompson reaches a conclusion very different from Christopher Wright’s — For Paul the missio Dei is the transformation of a people into the image of Christ. The church is the new humanity, which is now being transformed. Paul’s mission is … Continue reading →

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The Mission of the Church: Thompson Returns Serve (Spiritual Formation)

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Several years ago, “spiritual formation” was all the rage. The movement was built on — (Gal. 4:18-19 ESV) 18 It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with … Continue reading →

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The Mission of the Church: Thompson’s Book Reviewed at Jesus Creed

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Jay F Guin

At his Jesus Creed blog, Scot McKnight has posted a quick review of James W. Thompson’s The Church according to Paul. Thompson is right: we need to begin, if we want to understand Paul and the church, with this corporate … Continue reading →

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