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.

Buried Talents: A Corrected Interpretation of “Head” — or On My Being Wrong and Having to Spend My Holiday Re-thinking Things

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Alan Rouse, who frequently comments on my posts re the role of women — generally disagreeing with me — privately sent me some material which has caused me to rethink the interpretation of “head” in Ephesians 5 and 1 Corinthians … Continue reading →

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Buried Talents: “Women should remain silent” (Conclusion)

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Jay F Guin

“Disgraceful” Doesn’t this passage remind you of the abuses of the Lord’s Supper discussed in 1 Corinthians 11? Paul commanded the Corinthians to eat “at home” (1 Cor. 11:34). We readily understand that this is a response to the local … Continue reading →

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Are the Churches of Christ Declining? More Goods News and Bad News, Part 3

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Christian colleges One of the most fascinating parts of Yeakley’s “Good News and Bad News” is his study of retention rates of children in the Churches of Christ. How many who graduate high school as a Church member stay in … Continue reading →

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Buried Talents: “Women should remain silent” (Definitions)

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Jay F Guin

With this cultural background in mind, let’s search out the meaning of a few words and phrases. “Speak” The Greek word translated “speak” throughout the chapter, lalein, takes its exact meaning from the context, and can refer to anything from … Continue reading →

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Prayers for the Family of John Dobbs

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Many of you know John Dobbs, who regularly comments on this site and maintains his own, very popular blog. John’s 18-year old son was killed by a truck yesterday while walking on the side of the road. Terry Rush tells … Continue reading →

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Are the Churches of Christ Declining? More Good News and Bad News, Part 2

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Jay F Guin

From 1980 to 2000, the fastest growing denominations, as a percentage of adherents (members plus children), are as follows: Assemblies of God 58.9% Mormons 57.3% Independent Christian Churches/churches of Christ 27.6% Catholic Church 30.6% Southern Baptists 22.1% Churches of Christ … Continue reading →

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The Good and Bad of Spiritual Formation (Being Formed within God’s Mission)

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Jay F Guin

As I read the material quoted in the last post, I have two reactions. First, it’s indisputably true that in many churches a portion of the membership is not particularly Christ-like. There are often very few differences between the lost … Continue reading →

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Buried Talents: “Women should remain silent” (The First Century woman)

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Jay F Guin

In light of the questions we asked in the last post, we should consider the very real possibility that Paul’s command was caused by temporary cultural circumstances that no longer apply. There is considerable support from history that First Century … Continue reading →

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Buried Talents: “Women should remain silent in the churches” (More hermeneutical considerations)

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Jay F Guin

I’d like to ask the readers to harken back to the beginning of this series several weeks ago. I began with a discussion of hermeneutics, because it’s in hermeneutics where our real disagreements are often found. Let me remind the … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditation: The Blood of the Covenant

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Jay F Guin

The Lord’s Supper has been called a “mystery” by many, and the term seems apt enough. There are many symbols and meanings within this sacred ceremony, and many are hard to interpret. Today, I’d like to speculate a little about … Continue reading →

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