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.

Article in Wineskins Reviewing the Gospel Advocate Issue on Unity

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Jay F Guin

The February issue of the Gospel Advocate is dedicated to the theme “Unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace,” the same theme as February’s issue of Wineskins. And so I’ve posted an article at Wineskins reviewing the Gospel Advocate‘s … Continue reading →

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The Revelation: Chapter 21:1 (the first earth had passed away)

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Jay F Guin

As a reminder, Rev 1:1 says, (Rev. 21:1 ESV)  Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. This one, short verse … Continue reading →

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Formatting in the Comments

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Some commenters have asked for instructions on how to better format their comments using HTML. These require an ending tag – e.g. <i>italic text</i>. Notice the use of the slash / to indicate a return to previous formatting.   <i> … Continue reading →

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The Revelation: Chapter 21:1 (the new heaven and new earth, part 2)

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Jay F Guin

As I mentioned at the beginning of the last post, it’s astonishing that any serious Bible student would attempt to interpret “the new heaven and new earth” without checking the OT passages that the language refers to. We’ve briefly mentioned … Continue reading →

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The Revelation: Chapter 21:1 (the new heaven and new earth, part 1)

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Just because I so love these last two chapters of the Revelation, we’re going to go verse by verse. (Rev. 21:1 ESV) Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth … Continue reading →

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The Revelation: Riddles and Enigmas (“the things that must soon take place”)

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Twice in the Revelation, John is told that the vision’s events “must soon take place.” And yet all but the full Preterists interpret the vision as reaching far into the future. (Rev. 1:1 ESV) The revelation of Jesus Christ, which … Continue reading →

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The Revelation: Summary to this Point and a Peek Ahead, Part 3

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Post-millennialism This was Alexander Campbell’s view and the prevailing view in the early 19th Century among most Protestants. He (and many others) saw the founding of the American republic as a major step toward the Millennium. He did not teach … Continue reading →

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The Revelation: Summary to this Point and a Peek Ahead, Part 2

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Historicist In my youth, the view that the history of the Western church was being prophesied was popular in the Churches of Christ, and I was originally open to the possibility. But things sure seemed forced in places. It really … Continue reading →

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Vine’s Expository Dictionary

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Amazon has Vine’s Expository Dictionary for the OT and NT combined on sale for $3.99 in Kindle format. The NT portion was authored by W. E. Vine in the early 20th Century. He passed away in 1949. He held views … Continue reading →

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The Revelation: Summary to this Point and a Peek Ahead, Part 1

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Jay F Guin

Theories There are just a whole lot of theories about how to interpret the Revelation. And no one is going to hell or ought to be barred from preaching over their opinion on this question. This is not a salvation … Continue reading →

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