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.

A Lover’s Quarrel: Joining the church of Christ

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Garrett’s fifth wish for the Churches of Christ is — Let us become part of the body of Christ at large, cooperating with other Christians in the work of redeeming the world. We can do this without surrendering any truth … Continue reading →

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Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: Misguided Faith, Part 3

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Jay F Guin

One of the most challenging passages in the New Testament is 1 Cor. 5:9-13. 9 I have written you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people– 10 not at all meaning the people of this world who … Continue reading →

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Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: Misguided Faith, Part 2

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Jay F Guin

The scriptures on the powers Recent New Testament scholarship has brought a new focus to Paul’s teachings about the “powers.” When Paul refers to the “powers,” he is sometimes referring to spiritual opponents of Jesus and other times referring to … Continue reading →

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A Lover’s Quarrel: Preserving Our Heritage

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Garrett’s fourth wish is — While we are to continue to be Churches of Christ, let us become what Churches of Christ truly ought to be — in the light of Scripture and our own heritage I disagree with those … Continue reading →

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Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: Misguided Faith, Part 1

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Jesus’ followers should imitate his methods as well as his teachings. Hence, the Crusades were a mistake because the European Christians used violence to spread the gospel of peace. Vander Laan shows us a European fort on Palestinian soil, complete … Continue reading →

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A Lover’s Quarrel: Instrumental Music

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Garrett’s third wish is — Let us, in particular, repudiate our historic position of making instrumental music a test of fellowship and a cause of division. Obviously, those who claim to stand in the shoes of Thomas Campbell while damning … Continue reading →

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Prophecy Is Where You Find it

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Jay F Guin

From 15 years ago! (In most browsers, click on the cartoon to make it bigger.) I don’t usually post on particular political issues, but this was too good not to share.

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A Lover’s Quarrel: Renouncing Sectarianism

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Leroy Garrett’s second wish for the Churches of Christ is — Let us resolutely and absolutely renounce our more recent sectarian heritage It’s not unusual for us to have four or five different kinds of Churces of Christ in the … Continue reading →

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A Lover’s Quarrel: A Unity People

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Garrett’s first wish for the Churches of Christ is — Let us recover our heritage as a unity people The Restoration Movement was “born of a passion for unity, and unity has been its consuming theme,” as Robert Richardson puts … Continue reading →

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Changes in Church Demographics: Conflict, Part 3 (High-handed Elders)

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Jay F Guin

[Moved from preceding post and revised.] The most common way I’ve seen where even a grace-centered church can split is where the elders are perceived as acting in a high-handed way, often despite the elders’ conscious efforts not to be … Continue reading →

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