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.

Adult Bible Class Myths: Adult Education is All About Education

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Jay F Guin

Myth # 2. Adult education is all about education. The fact is that most of our classes are filled with students who’ve been to thousands of classes and know as much about the topic as the teacher. They aren’t really … Continue reading →

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Adult Bible Class Myths: The Lecture

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Jay F Guin

Myth #1. A discussion class is better than a lecture. I once taught a class on how to teach adult Bible class. I asked the students to tell me their all-time favorite Bible class. 10 classes were listed. I then … Continue reading →

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The Political Church–The 1 Peter 2 Argument

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Jay F Guin

Peter offers very practical advice for how Christians should relate to their government– (1 Pet. 2:9-12) But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditation: The Bread of Life

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Jay F Guin

Jesus lost many of his disciples when told them they had to eat his flesh and drink his blood. (John 6:53-58) 53 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditation: Unity

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Jay F Guin

Jesus said of the bread, “This is my body.” But, of course, the Bible also declares the church to be his body. And so the communion loaf is a double symbol–the body consuming the body. It bears pondering just what … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditation: The Body of Christ

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Jay F Guin

Jesus said of the bread, “This is my body given for you.” The bread is all about sacrifice, and sacrifice is about life given to pay for sins. When we eat the bread, we incorporate Jesus’ sacrifice into our bodies. … Continue reading →

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The Political Church–The 1 Corinthians 5 Argument

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Jay F Guin

One of the most challenging passages in the New Testament is 1 Cor. 5:9-13. 9 I have written you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people– 10 not at all meaning the people of this world who … Continue reading →

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The Political Church–Children in a post-Constantian world

Posted on March 10, 2007 by Jay F Guin

One of the great problems with living in a post-Constantinian society is that the government no longer reflects Christian values. I guess it never really did, but the government is now much less Christian than ever before. At times, the … Continue reading →

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The Political Church–Escaping the Shadow of Constantine

Posted on March 10, 2007 by Jay F Guin

A very long time ago, the church was very nearly defeated by winning. The Roman Empire made Christianity not only legal but mandatory. Only Christians could enjoy the rights of citizenship. And so, to gain earthly privileges, pagans “converted” by … Continue reading →

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The Political Church–The Powers Argument

Posted on March 10, 2007 by Jay F Guin

Recent New Testament scholarship has brought a new focus to Paul’s teachings about the “powers.” When Paul refers to the “powers,” he is sometimes referring to spiritual opponents of Jesus and other times referring to those having power on earth. … Continue reading →

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