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Author Archives: Jay F Guin
Why Can’t We Tell Right from Wrong? Part 3 (Jesus and Paul)
We need to consider a hermeneutical principle not often taught in our literature. We often misunderstand God’s words because we misunderstand who he is. I mean, how often have I been misunderstood by someone — someone who thought I’d said something … Continue reading
Why Can’t We Tell Right from Wrong? Part 2 (Fourth Avenue)
I’ve learned that when you have a serious problem, it’s best to talk about it. And when you’ve done something very seriously wrong, it’s best to confess the sin rather than bury it and hope no one else notices. These … Continue reading
Why Can’t We Tell Right from Wrong? Part 1 (Midway)
Rerun: The Fork in the Road: “The Way of UNITY between “Christian Churches” and Churches of Christ,” Midway Christian Church [This is a rerun from 2011, and now the first of a brief series.] I’m posting one more history lesson … Continue reading
Is Baptism a Work, Part 6
Back in July 2014, I posted a series on baptism, and a subset of that series consisted of 5 lessons on “Is Baptism a Work?” Here are the links: Baptism: Is Baptism a “Work”? Part 1 Baptism: Is Baptism a … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Uncategorized
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Hans Rollmann’s Restoration Movement Site
For many years, Hans Rollmann maintained a website with electronic versions of Restoration Movement texts, such as writings by Barton W. Stone, Thomas and Alexander Campbell, and many others. The site went offline in 2011, and since then has only … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study Resources, Uncategorized
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Buried Talents, Revised Edition, in Beta
I wrote an eBook, Buried Talents, regarding the role of women of the church back in 1994. It’s been available at this blog for free download very nearly since the blog began, and it’s been downloaded many thousands of times. … Continue reading
Posted in Role of Women, Uncategorized
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1 Corinthians 13: Faith, Hope & Love, Part 4 (Falling Away)
At this point, the way we lose our salvation should be obvious. If we enter by faith, we leave by giving up our faith. As we covered in the last post, faith has three elements. We even made up a … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians, Uncategorized
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Ray Vander Laan Regarding Christmas
Longtime readers will know that I’m a fan of the teaching ministry of Ray Vander Laan. A reader has pointed out to me this audio recording of Ray speaking on Christmas. http://www.followtherabbi.com/uploads/assets/audio/originalsettingofthechr_378.mp3 Enjoy. PS — Additional audio mp3s from Ray … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, To Change the World, Uncategorized
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1 Corinthians 13: Faith, Hope & Love, Part 3 (Salvation)
So we are saved by grace, and so long as we’re saved at all, we’re entirely saved. (Heb 10:14 NIV) For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. So how might I fall … Continue reading
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1 Corinthians 13: Faith, Hope & Love, Part 2 (Grace)
So in Part 1, we covered some of the reasons love is the greatest of all God’s gifts. We could go on, but we need to consider why faith and hope get added to the list. Why these two other … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians, Uncategorized
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