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: Ephesians 5, Part 1 (“Head”)

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Jay F Guin

We cannot untangle the role of women in the church without also delving into the relationship of husbands and wives. After all, the Genesis accounts that we’ve already studied deal foremost with marriage, not church governance. Paul’s most thorough discussion … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace: Conclusions, Part 4

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Nondenominationalism. A better, truer view of grace gives us an entirely new way of looking at penitent believers outside the Churches of Christ. They are also part of the “brotherhood,” the “household of faith,” and even “the church.” They are … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace: Conclusions, Part 3

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Spirit. We started these lessons with a couple of lessons on the Holy Spirit. It seems a good place to end as well. In Galatians, after Paul tells us that only faith expressing itself through love matters and that the … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace: Conclusions, Part 2

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Knowing God. A true understanding of grace helps us better understand God. In fact, we can only caricature God if we misunderstand grace. When we see God as he truly is — a being who loves us so much that … Continue reading →

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Are We Sacramentalists? The Assembly and the Spirit

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Not only is Jesus himself present in our assemblies, but so is the Spirit. Consider these verses– (1 Cor 3:16-17) Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you [all]? 17 If anyone … Continue reading →

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Churches of Christ in Decline? Reflections

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Did you notice? The church planting plan I linked to in the last post was organized very much along the lines of Lencioni’s Silos, Politics and Turf Wars. That is, it has a short-term vision (plant a church). It had … Continue reading →

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Pepperdine Materials

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Well, I made my presentation today here in Pepperdine. I referred to a number of items on the website in answer to questions, so here are a few posts that may help some who attended. Here is the PowerPoint presentation … Continue reading →

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Buried Talents: The Archaeological Evidence

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Recently, a number of scholars have noted that archaeological and other evidence supports the idea that the early church had women elders and bishops. While the existence of the evidence is undeniable, some argue that such women were part of … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace: Conclusions, Part 1

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Jay F Guin

[I’m reposting these for the benefit of our teachers. This is supplemental material in case last week’s outline doesn’t get you through two weeks. The last two are newly posted.] Feeling forgiven. Obviously enough, the first important consequence of understanding … Continue reading →

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Churches of Christ in Decline? What It Takes to Be a Planted Church

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Again, this is just an idea. I’ve never done this. I don’t know anyone else who has. It’s probably impossible. But at the worst, this would be a good exercise for any church leadership. What would it take to turn … Continue reading →

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