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.

Songs Without Notes: A Meandering History of Hymnals and Vocal Music, with Rant — Part 6

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Jay F Guin

From the comments: Bob wrote, Put another way, edification is sacramental as well. Exactly. In fact, I’d add “… and especially.” The common definition of a sacrament accepted by the Reformed and Roman Churches is that of an outward and … Continue reading →

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From the Comments: Further on whether the scriptures are sufficient

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Following up yesterday’s post, reader David commented, If there has been no personal indwelling of the Spirit directing and guiding Christians since the death of the apostles then, the New Testament is highly suspect. Early churchmen collected, sifted, and sorted … Continue reading →

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Divorce & Remarriage: Reading in light of covenant theology (Part 2)

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Reader Gary mentioned an article by Hugo McCord on Matt 5:32, which neither of us has found. I responded — Gary, I can’t find the McCord article, and what I have found from McCord is rife with legalistic assumptions. Nonetheless, … Continue reading →

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Bear’s Den: “Elysium”

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Brother do you believe in an afterlife Where our souls will both collide In some great Elysium Way up in the sky Free from our shackles, our chains Our mouths, our brains We’ll open all the gates And we will … Continue reading →

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Divorce & Remarriage: Reading in light of covenant theology (Part 1)

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Jay F Guin

In response to the readers’ questions, I wrote a series of comments dealing with how we should read the Bible’s passages regarding divorce and remarriage in light of the covenant theology we covered in last year’s series on “How to … Continue reading →

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From the Comments: Aren’t the Scriptures All-Sufficient?

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Jeff R asked, It’s the one’s that believe that this indwelling is personal and DIRECT, meaning that the Spirit directly influences them apart from God’s word that I have a problem with. They in effect are denying that the word … Continue reading →

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Divorce & Remarriage: 1 Cor 7:10-11

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Christopher writes, One thing you have failed to do in your responses, Jay, is explain how 1 Corinthians 7:10-11 squares with your theology. Here are two earlier posts on that subject: here and here. (1 Cor. 7:10-11 ESV)  10 To … Continue reading →

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From the Comments: Is direct operation of the Spirit essential? Part 2

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Jay F Guin

As is so often the case, the OT sheds light on the NT. As we covered in a series of posts last year called “The Salvation of the Jews,” we concluded that the Jews, just like the Christians, are saved … Continue reading →

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Robbie Seay Band: “Baptize Me in the River”

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Jay F Guin

 

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Canyon City: “Flicker”

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Jay F Guin
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