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.

1 Corinthans 6:12-14 (“Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats”), Part 1

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Jay F Guin

[I’ve modified this since first posted to include v.14 and to delete “God shall destroy” as coming from Paul. I’ll explain the deletion in the next post of this series.] (1Co 6:12 ESV) “All things are lawful for me,” but … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (“the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God”)

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Jay F Guin

(1 Cor 6:9–11 ESV) 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 6:4-8 (Taking a brother to court)

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Jay F Guin

(1 Cor 6:4–6 ESV) 4 So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? 5 I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one … Continue reading →

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Tools of the Trade: Accordance for iOS

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Jay F Guin

A few days ago, I reviewed the Windows version of Accordance Bible Software. Today I want to discuss the Accordance iPhone application. The application is free, and once I entered my password, the software synced with my PC software, offering … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 6:1-3 (We were saved to become kings)

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Jay F Guin

(1Co 6:1-3 ESV) When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? 2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 5:12-13 (What have I to do with judging outsiders?)

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Jay F Guin

(1 Cor 5:12–13 ESV) 12 For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? 13 God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.” Now here … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 5:1-10 (Purge the evil person from among you!)

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Jay F Guin

Chapter 5 reflects a radical change in subject. After four chapters on the importance of unity and how very wrong — even damnable — division in the local church is, Paul shifts gears to discussion how the church should deal with … Continue reading →

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Apologetics: July 20, 2014 (On How to Read the Old Testament)

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Jay F Guin

Here is the audio from Sunday’s adult Bible class. The first two links download for listening as a Podcast, via iTunes, or on just about any mp3 or m4a player. The media player will stream the audio from the website — July 20, 2014 (22MB m4a) … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 1 – 4: Paul’s Hermeneutics

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Jay F Guin

“Hermeneutics” is the discipline — more art than science — of interpreting the scriptures. And there are all sorts of theories and supposed rules for how to do this. But I think the best teachers of how to do hermeneutics … Continue reading →

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Tools of the Trade: Accordance — First Impressions

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Jay F Guin

I am very fortunate to have received, some years ago, review copies of Logos and BibleWorks, and so I’ve periodically posted articles regarding my experiences with those two Bible study programs. Every time I’ve posted such an article, readers have … Continue reading →

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