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.

Which Gospel? The Gospel of Baptism (The Gospels and Acts), Part 2

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Nicodemus (John 3:3-18) In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” 4 “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he … Continue reading →

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Six Months Down, Supplemental

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Just fiddling with the stat feature in WordPress. There have been 2,078 comments posted on this site in less than 18 months. Most of those were this year, I’m sure. (Readership went way up starting around New Years.) I’ve written … Continue reading →

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Six Months Down!

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Well, the year is halfway over. As is my custom, I’ll post links to the most popular posts for the last month. And while I’m at it, I’ll post the top 20 for all time. (Software won’t let me do … Continue reading →

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Which Gospel? The Gospel of Baptism (The Gospels and Acts), Part 1

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Jay F Guin

First, a word of explanation. I’m trying to carefully work through the scriptures to decide for myself where the emphasis should be. I mean, I’ve read too many books and too many blogs and am having trouble sorting all this … Continue reading →

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Buried Talents: More Questions and Answers

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Q. Doesn’t the fact that there were women deacons and not women elders in the early church tell us that God did not mean for women to be elders? A. No, for two reasons. First, deacons were servants of the … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: “Salvation”

Posted on June 28, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Most commentaries, heavily influenced by Luther and Calvin, speak of “salvation” as getting to go to heaven when we die. Modern churches often speak of making “Jesus your personal Savior,” as though Jesus could be owned personally. But, of course, … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: The Downpayment and Inheritance

Posted on June 28, 2008 by Jay F Guin

And so we were talking about Surprised by Hope in class on Sunday and someone brought up the idea that the Holy Spirit is a “deposit.” For example — (2 Cor 1:21-22) Now it is God who makes both us … Continue reading →

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Which Gospel? Introduction, Part 4

Posted on June 28, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Sexually pure gospel Watch enough 24-hour news shows and pretty soon you’ll see some evangelist interviewed. The subject will be sex — abortion, divorce, homosexuality, abstinence. It’s as though the only thing Jesus taught us was to keep our pants … Continue reading →

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Buried Talents: How Do We Decide?

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Jay F Guin

What is the rule in this case? Do we presume a rule or do we presume freedom? What does the Bible say? (Gal. 3:25) Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law. Why … Continue reading →

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Which Gospel? Introduction, Part 3

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

We need to consider a few more gospels, at least briefly. The gospel of salvation As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, sometimes we so focus on the getting saved that we have little understanding of being saved. Which … Continue reading →

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