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The Age of Accountability: Thinking Out Loud Without Reaching Any Real Conclusions

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Jay F Guin

I started to post a longish comment in reply to a comment by konastephen. It got too long for the comment section, and I really didn’t manage to stick to the subject. Oh, well. konastephen, Yes, “age of reason” is … Continue reading →

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Colossians 2:16-23, Part 2

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Jay F Guin

(Col 2:16 ESV)  16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. The false teaching Paul preaches against has the ability to … Continue reading →

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I can so identify!

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Thanks to Reverend Fun.

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The Age of Accountability: The Eastern Orthodox View, Part 2

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Jay F Guin

This post continues our consideration of arguments in favor of infant baptism other than original sin. Suffer not Here we need to introduce a statement by Jesus Himself on the subject of children and faith. In Luke 18, some children … Continue reading →

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Colossians 2:16-23, Part 1

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Jay F Guin

(Col 2:16-23 ESV)  16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.  17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but … Continue reading →

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The Age of Accountability: Catching Up

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Jay F Guin

So life intrudes, you know. I’ve doing elder and husband stuff the last couple of days, all the while fighting an infection and pumped full of Cipro — which the doctor says in the drug of choice but which makes … Continue reading →

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The Age of Accountability: The Eastern Orthodox View, Part 1

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Jay F Guin

The Eastern Orthodox Churches do not believe in original sin, and yet they baptize infants. The same is true of Methodists, but the Orthodox have the most ancient tradition, and so that’s where we’ll consider this point of view. The … Continue reading →

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The Holy Spirit: Romans 12 – 15

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Jay F Guin

(Rom 12:9-21 ESV)  9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.  10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.  11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, … Continue reading →

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Church Plants and Missions: A Framework: Mission Sunday; Evaluation; Vision

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Jay F Guin

Mission Sunday The church will approve no congregational fundraisers in the 90 days before Missions Sunday other than in the case of natural disasters and similar emergencies. We’re a big church, and we have requests for very good, very needed … Continue reading →

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The Age of Accountability: Original Sin

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Jay F Guin

I guess we have to start with the doctrine of original sin. The term is used in different senses by different people, but regardless of the vocabulary you choose, the idea is that Adam’s sin in inherited, so that even … Continue reading →

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