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.

Why it’s ok for women to baptize men

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Jay F Guin

Okay, now that I’ve mentioned that we’ve let a mother and father baptize their daughter, someone will likely get bent out of shape, supposing that God somehow condemns this practice. He doesn’t. Now, for those interested in a thorough study … Continue reading →

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A fresh approach to baptism

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Jay F Guin

It seems Sunday was a special day for the sacraments–using “sacraments” in the literal sense of “holy things.” We shared an extraordinary communion experience, as described in the preceding posting, only to be blessed into tears by a baptismal service. … Continue reading →

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Do We Teach Another Gospel?

Posted on March 25, 2007 by Jay F Guin

This is the PowerPoint outline from the classes I taught at the ACU Lectureship about a year ago. These materials are taken from the book of the same name, also posted on this site. Do We Teach. This is two lessons, … Continue reading →

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What really is a test of fellowship?

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Jay F Guin

The following is the PowerPoint presentation for Saturday’s two lectures at ElderLink in Atlanta: “What Really is a Test of Fellowship?” and “When Does Someone Really Fall from Grace?” ElderLink outline

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Radical autonomy and the disintegration of the Church of Christ

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Jay F Guin

The Churches of Christ are falling apart. Actually, we’ve been falling apart for over a century, and what’s happening now is just a continuation of the same problems. We’ve not be able to hold together for a very long time. … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditation: The Christian Passover

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Jay F Guin

3,500 years ago, or so, God wanted to free his chosen people from slavery in Egypt. He performed many mighty acts to bring this about, but the people remained firmly in captivity. Finally, the choice became a very stark one: … Continue reading →

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Autonomy and the cell church

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Jay F Guin

Imagine that a member of a 500-member church wants to evangelize the local downtown singles community. He believes he can best do so through a cell church model, meeting in coffee shops and apartments. Absent some really good reason to … Continue reading →

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How can we both merge and plant?

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Jay F Guin

It’s very fashionable today to talk about the benefits of planting churches. The independent Christian Churches have enjoyed rapid growth through a planting strategy, while the Churches of Christ have plateaued, growing hardly at all in the last 20 years. … Continue reading →

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Why we should merge churches–overcoming doctrinal differences

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Jay F Guin

As previously noted, there are very real, very practical difficulties in trying to merge congregations. The foremost difficulty is our intolerance of doctrinal differences. It’s instructive to see how we behave depending on the options available in our home town. … Continue reading →

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Why we should merge churches–the doctrinal reasons

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Jay F Guin

I’ve already made one doctrinal point. Larger churches are more effective at ministry to those outside the church–and this is the very essence of Christianity. Read Matthew 25’s account of Judgment Day. Read James’ definition of pure and undefiled religion. … Continue reading →

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