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.

From the Comments: Is direct operation of the Spirit essential? Part 1

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Jeff R asked, Do you believe in the Calvinist doctrine, that it takes a direct operation of the Spirit to influence the heart of an alien sinner? I believe that it’s the word preached that influences that heart, causes it … Continue reading →

Homosexuality: Arguments Opposed, Part 4

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Jay F Guin

We are thinking through additional counter-arguments to those in favor of gay marriage proposed by Richard Beck in his blog. How can it be loving for God to prohibit homosexuals from engaging in homosexual sex? Well, the reasons given in … Continue reading →

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Songs Without Notes: A Meandering History of Hymnals and Vocal Music, with Rant — Part 5

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Rant In many Churches of Christ, the kinds with “worship leaders” rather than “song leaders,” we’ve rejected hymnals altogether, replacing them with projection of the lyrics on a screen (actually, a very good idea) backed by a waterfall scene. For a … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality: Arguments Opposed, Part 3

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Jay F Guin

We are thinking through additional counter-arguments to those in favor of gay marriage proposed by Richard Beck in his blog. In yesterday’s post, I pointed out that we are given two biblical templates for life in the image of God … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality: Arguments Opposed, Part 2

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Jay F Guin

We are thinking through additional counter-arguments to those in favor of gay marriage proposed by Richard Beck in his blog. Now, as I discussed in detail in my series “Jesus, Paul & the Hermeneutics of Sexuality,” Jesus and Paul find … Continue reading →

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Songs Without Notes: A Meandering History of Hymnals and Vocal Music, with Rant — Part 4

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Restoration Movement The Restoration Movement is the product the merger of two earlier movements, one founded by (among others) Barton W. Stone in Illinois and one founded by Thomas Campbell in western Pennsylvania. Both men were defrocked Presbyterian ministers, expelled … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality: Arguments Opposed, Part 1

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Jay F Guin

[This is rewritten from a post from years ago.] There are, of course, many factors pushing marriage rates down in the West, and there have been for years. They largely fit within the rubric of “marriage is but a social … Continue reading →

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Songs Without Notes: A Meandering History of Hymnals and Vocal Music, with Rant — Part 3

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Isaac Watts In the early 18th Century, Isaac Watts began writing hymns by either arranging Psalms to have meter and rhyme or, in a revolution of doctrine and practice, composing entirely original hymns. Although the Lutherans had been composing hymns … Continue reading →

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Songs Without Notes: A Meandering History of Hymnals and Vocal Music, with Rant — Part 2

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Jay F Guin

The Calvinist Regulative Principle of Worship In Switzerland, unlike Luther’s Germany, the Reformation went an entirely different direction. In Zurich, Ulrich Zwingli adopted the Regulative Principle of Worship, arguing that we may only do that which has been authorized by express … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality: Four Arguments for Affirming Same Sex Marriage, Part 4

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Jay F Guin

We’re considering Richard Beck’s post at his Experimental Theology blog summarizing four arguments for affirming same sex marriage. He did not endorse or advocate these arguments. 4. Love and Liberation The fourth argument for [a pro-gay marriage (or pro-GM)] position regarding … Continue reading →

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