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.

I Sold My Soul on eBay: What Churches Do Wrong, Part 1

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Now we get to the good stuff … what churches do wrong. I mean, this is the area where we can learn the most about how to do better. A Lack of Sensitivity to Nonreligious People Mehta found many of … Continue reading →

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I Sold My Soul on eBay: What Churches Do Right, Part 2

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Energy level and passion Mehta noticed that churches vary greatly in energy and passion. The churches I enjoyed the most had a buzz of excitement that was noticeable from the moment I walked in the door. … The positive feeling … Continue reading →

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Note to Self —

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

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I Sold My Soul on eBay: What Churches Do Right, Part 1

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

I’m not going to go over Mehta’s impressions of the individual churches. It’s great material, but it’s best to just buy and read the book. Rather, I’m skipping way over toward the end where he summarizes his impressions. He begins … Continue reading →

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Real Men Don’t Do Pornography

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Great post by Mike Adams on what it means to truly be a man. The thesis of my rebuttal is really simple: It is not entirely fair and accurate to say that most adult women are carrying a lot of … Continue reading →

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I Sold My Soul on eBay: Introduction

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Preachers, elders, church leaders, and evangelists, If you’ve not bought and read this book, you should. As the title suggests, it’s intelligent, witty, and unconventional. And it’s a useful guide on how to be more attractive to the unchurched. The … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: Evangelism

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Jay F Guin

I think the disproportionality of the traditional teaching of hell unconsciously hurts our evangelistic efforts. To teach Jesus, we feel the need to teach the need to be saved. From what? Well, from hell. But an everlasting hell of conscious … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: Thinking About Justice

Posted on August 23, 2008 by Jay F Guin

The Mosaic idea of civil justice, that is, justice as administered by the government, was that the punishment should fit the crime — (Lev 24:19-21) If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him: 20 … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: Evaluating the Evidence (extended)

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Jay F Guin

It helps, I think, to take a step back and try to absorb the evidence in the context of the scriptures and Christianity. We have two views: * The traditional view, at least as old as Tertullian (writing from 197 … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: Plato and the New Testament

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Fudge points out that the question of immortality was a favorite of Greek philosophers. The seminal work on the subject was Plato’s Phaedo, a dialogue on the question that was well-known among First Century Hellenistic people. The debate Plato writes … Continue reading →

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