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Author Archives: Jay F Guin
MDR: Questions and answers, Part 2
Q. What about a couple who don’t violate the marriage covenant but who find they can’t stand each other? Sometimes couples grow apart. How does this answer their needs? A. I’m no marriage counselor, but I have run into … Continue reading
Ray Vander Laan’s “Follow the Rabbi” lectures
Thanks to the work of David Scott, Ray Vander Laan’s lectures on “Follow the Rabbi” that were delivered at Focus on the Family are available for download. The links follow: Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 … Continue reading
“Faith Lessons” by Ray Vander Laan: On Baal Worship and Abortion
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve been preparing teaching outlines for our adult Bible class teachers as we go through the “Faith Lessons” series by Ray Vander Laan. These are truly excellent, although I do sometimes disagree with … Continue reading
Should We Be “Emerging”? Prophetic Rhetoric
McKnight writes, One of the streams flowing into the emerging lake is prophetic rhetoric. The emerging movement is consciously and deliberately provocative. Emerging Christians believe the church needs to change, and they are beginning to live as if that change … Continue reading
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MDR: Questions and answers, Part 1
Q. Doesn’t your teaching encourage divorce? Wouldn’t we better off with the traditional view? A. The same question may be phrased this way: Isn’t it dangerous to teach grace? Wouldn’t we be better off telling our members they’ll go … Continue reading
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Should We Be “Emerging”?
A while back, I started a series called “Which Gospel?” I never finished it. I’ve been trying to find a shorter path to a conclusion, and I think I found it. The February 2007 issue of Christianity Today has an … Continue reading
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September Madness!
Double click to read. I’m winning my office pool. I have Warren Buffet (Berkshire Hathaway) picked to go all the way!! But the Queen of England may be a spoiler. Winner gets $700 billion!
MDR: Grace, Part 2
Well, I decided I wasn’t digressing. It’s imperative that we give more thought to the relationship of grace to our teaching on divorce and remarriage. The two doctrines must fit together tightly. Sometimes we unconsciously teach two different doctrines of … Continue reading
On Slowing Down: Moving On Down the Road
We’ve signed a contract to sell our house. And we’ve signed a contract to buy a house. About 1/2 a mile away. And so my wife is packing. Everything. I may not get to finish this post because she seems … Continue reading
MDR: The repentance argument
I’ve taught this material several times now, and one of the most frequent objections is what I call the repentance argument. It goes like this: to be forgiven, one must repent. To repent, one must give up the fruits of … Continue reading
