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Author Archives: Jay F Guin
GraceConversation: Exegesis of Phil’s Proof Texts
I’ve posted three posts working through the texts cited by Phil Sanders in “Proposition One Response from Phil.” Part One (Galatians, Liars, Blindness, Truth) Part Two (Repentance, the Factious Man) Part Three (Conclusions: How God saves people despite imperfect doctrine)
Posted in GraceConversation.com, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, doctrine, exegesis, Galatians, GraceConversation, Phil Sanders, repentance
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What Is Truth? “Truth” in Hebrews, James, and 1 & 2 Peter
“Truth” in Hebrews (Heb 10:26-27) If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will … Continue reading
What Is Truth? “Truth” in Paul, Part 2
“Truth” in 2 Thessalonians (2 Th 2:9-13) The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, 10 and in every sort of evil that … Continue reading
Posted in Truth, What Is?, Uncategorized
Tagged 1 Timothy, 2 Thessalonians, 2 Timothy, All, paul, Titus, truth
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What Is Truth? “Truth” in Paul, Part 1
Paul writes frequently about a concept he calls “the truth.” Often, he doesn’t bother to define it, assuming his readers are familiar enough with the term to understand his meaning. And it’s clear that he’s not speaking of any truth … Continue reading
Posted in Truth, What Is?, Uncategorized
Tagged 2 Corinthians, All, Ephesians, Galatians, paul, romans, truth
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Grace Conversation: Latest Posts and Tips on Keeping Up
Todd Deaver and I have posted a number of posts over at GraceConversation.com — Getting to the Real Issue summarizing the posts that are to come Proceeding According to Plan, responding to Greg’s insistence that we take up the baptism … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, GraceConversation
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What Is “Truth”? John’s Gospel
In the last post, I considered John’s use of “truth” in 2 John 1-4 to refer to the truth about Jesus, that is, that he is the Messiah (Christ) come in the flesh. The next point I want to make … Continue reading
Posted in Truth, What Is?, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, John, spirit and truth, truth
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What Is “Truth”? The “Teaching of Christ” in 2 John
I should explain to the readers the reason for the length of the previous post on 2 John and the rest of this series on “truth.” In conversations at this site and over at GraceConversation.com, the advocates for the conservative … Continue reading
XP3: Wanted (2): I Want It
Silly Activity My wife bought a Pin the Tail on the Lion game from DollarTree — for a dollar. It’s a Daniel in the lion’s den kind of thing. Another dollar bought a box of sidewalk chalk. I taped the … Continue reading
Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: Preview, Part 2
The following are additional excerpts from Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith, by Ann Spangler and Lois Tverberg, with a few reflections at the end by me. (Buy the book!) … Continue reading
The Blue Parakeet: Missional Listening
McKnight argues that if we love someone, we’ll listen to his words. Therefore, our Bible reading must be a listening reading. Now, this seems pretty elementary, but consider what it contradicts – * Reading to prove yourself right * Reading … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Parakeet, The Blue Parakeet, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Blue Parakeet, missional, Scot Mcknight
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