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.

How to Study the Bible: “Covenant” Defined; Adam; Noah

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Jay F Guin

“Covenant” defined First, we need to cover generally the Bible’s history of covenants. These don’t line up quite with the old Scofield Bible dispensations, but that’ll be okay. It’ll be a little unfamiliar, but it will make so much more … Continue reading →

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How to Study the Bible: Dispensations, Covenants and God

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Okay. I’m through reposting old material for a while. Now it’s time to put the ingredients together and hope the result is a cake. I’m headed toward a new outline of the entirety of the Bible — but I have to … Continue reading →

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Passion 2015

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Jay F Guin

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1 Corinthians 15: Why the resurrection matters, Part 2

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Jay F Guin

3. God’s Creation If the earth is going to be purified and redeemed, rather than being destroyed, then that affects our attitude toward many things, especially the earth itself. How can we pollute our planet and then defend ourselves saying, … Continue reading →

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Bible Software: Additional Thoughts on Logos 6

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Father’s Day is just around the corner, I’ve just had my anniversary, and my birthday was shortly before then. It seemed like a good time to upgrade my Logos to the Silver module from the Bronze. I wanted some of … Continue reading →

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How to Study the Bible: The Cosmic Temple

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Jay F Guin

We need to add a fourth ingredient to our cake mix: the Creation as Temple of God. Lately, I’ve seen several scholars refer to the fact that the Creation is pictured as God’s Temple in Genesis 1 — which is … Continue reading →

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Bible Software: TheWord

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Reader Dru recently recommended the free Bible software TheWord. So I took a look and worked with it a bit. And for free software, I must say that I’m impressed. The software is far more user friendly than most, being most … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 15: Why the resurrection matters, Part 1

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Paul is insistent, not only that all Christians will be resurrected when Jesus returns, but also that this resurrection will be a bodily resurrection. The resurrected body will be gloriously transformed versions of our present bodies, but bodies nonetheless — … Continue reading →

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Tony Campolo changes positions on gay sexual activity

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Tony Campolo is a popular author and speaker in the evangelical churches, representing a leftwing perspective while attempting to honor scriptural authority. For many years now, he has famously taught that Christians may not, consistent with the scriptures, engage in … Continue reading →

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How to Study the Bible: Thin Walls

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Rather like preparing to bake a cake the old-fashioned way — from scratch — we’ve been adding ingredients to our narrative hermeneutic. We started with Scot McKnight’s A-B-A’ formulation. We added some elements from John Walton’s Covenant argument. Next, we need to … Continue reading →

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