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.

J. S. Bach: “Bourrée – Gigue ( J.S.Bach BWV 996)”

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Jay F Guin
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Worship: The Assembly (the Lord’s Supper, Part 3)

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Now, when we try to connect the Lord’s Supper with the Temple or tabernacle, we quickly find the close analogy of the Passover. John says that Jesus was crucified on the Friday before Passover (John 19:14), called the Day of Preparation. … Continue reading →

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J. S. Bach: “Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825”

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Jay F Guin
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Worship: The Assembly (the Lord’s Supper, Part 2)

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Jay F Guin

We have this tendency to treat the assembly in a pagan way. Rather than seeing the Lord’s Supper as a gift and a blessing to be gratefully received from God, we see it as a magic spell. If we get … Continue reading →

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J. S. Bach: “Arioso” from Cantata BWV 156

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Jay F Guin
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Worship: The Assembly (the Lord’s Supper, Part 1)

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Jay F Guin

In the NT, ekklēsia refers to the people in the church, not the assembly per se.  We are always the church, and so, in a sense, we Christians are always gathered to hear God’s word and to worship. But very occasionally, the … Continue reading →

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David Crowder: “Stars”

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Jay F Guin
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Worship: The Assembly (the ekklēsia)

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Jay F Guin

The scriptures often speak in term of “types” — antitypes, prototypes, that sort of thing. The idea is that certain NT concepts are often patterned (for want of a better term) on an OT practice or event. There are countless … Continue reading →

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Sam Cooke: “A Change Is Gonna Come”

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Jay F Guin
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Worship: Baptism and the Church as Temple

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Jay F Guin

So, being a Church of Christ kind of guy, I’ve been thinking about the preceding posts on worship and wondering what the implications of the Creation and the church each being God’s temple would be for baptism. Does seeing things … Continue reading →

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