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Author Archives: Jay F Guin
Surprised by Hope: What Are “Treasures in Heaven”?
Jesus was fond of promising his listeners “treasures in heaven.” I’ve often wondered what that really means? Will there be degrees of reward? And what would that mean? I mean, is it a bigger room? Higher quality gold on the … Continue reading
Surprised by Hope: Where Are the Dead? Part 3
Summary Therefore, the nature of the end of things seems to me to be something like this: * God has made/will make a New Earth and New Heaven. However, these will not be made of the same stuff as this … Continue reading
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Surprised by Hope: Where Are the Dead? Part 2
Modern Physics and the Second Coming So here’s my theory. Let’s call it “Modern Physics and the Second Coming.” (I bet you weren’t expecting that!) According to the Hawking-Penrose Theorem, derived from Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, time began when … Continue reading
Surprised by Hope: Where Are the Dead? Part 1
We’ve covered in some depth what happens when the Eschaton arrives, but we already know that some have been awaiting that event for nearly 2,000 years — and no one knows when it will happen. What happens in the meantime? … Continue reading
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Which Gospel? The Gospel of Baptism (Paul), Part 2
Clothed with Christ (Gal 3:26-29) You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor … Continue reading
Dealing with Murmurers
In a comment to an earlier post, Dell Kimberly asked, One of our deacons has not come on board. He and his wife are upset with the change of direction. They continue to work just below the surface. They question … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: Further on How Elders Oversee the Church
In a comment to the previous post, Alan points out that the Old Testament’s use of “overseer” refers to a supervisor or overseer in the workplace. Think “middle management.” And it’s true. I was already familiar with the passages. I’ve … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: Reconciling Egalitarianism and Hierarchicalism, Part 2
C. Church Affairs This brings us to the passages that deal more particularly with church affairs. In 1 Cor 14:33b-35 paternalists find ample basis to conclude that women must be silent in the assembly. But many hierarchalists agree with egalitarians … Continue reading
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Which Gospel? The Gospel of Baptism (Paul), Part 1
In the last post, we considered the meaning of baptism in the Gospels and Acts, figuring that our search for the center of the gospel might be found in baptism and the Lord’s Supper. In this post, we’ll look at … Continue reading
Buried Talents: Reconciling Egalitarianism and Hierarchicalism, Part 1
A. Egalitarian or Hierarchalist? We earlier considered Osburn’s suggestion that there are four schools of thought as to the role of women: paternalism, hierarchicalism, egalitarianism, and radical feminism. We rejected radical feminism because this view does not accept the inerrancy … Continue reading
