Category Archives: CENI

CENI: So In Conclusion … , Part 2

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Campbell and the Order of Worship Campbell began a series of lessons on the order of worship, “A Restoration of the Ancient Order of Things No. V,” by arguing that, logically, there must be a required order of worship from … Continue reading →

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CENI: So In Conclusion … , Part 1

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Readers here and in other forums where this series has been discussed have asked how I could be so Post-modern as to reject the notion of obeying commands … which means I’ve not adequately explained my thinking. First point: I’m … Continue reading →

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CENI/Blue Parakeet: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Well, I was not expecting to find baptism and communion to be important hermeneutical principles, but as I read Paul’s arguments in particular, I am struck at how many times he refers to baptism or the Lord’s Supper as instructive … Continue reading →

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CENI: A Better Way — 1 Corinthians

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Jay F Guin

1 Corinthians is in many ways the opposite of Romans. Romans is high theology written to a church Paul had never visited, while 1 Corinthians deals with one practical, pastoral issue after another. Romans is neat and organized — and … Continue reading →

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CENI: A Better Way — Romans

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Romans was written by Paul to a church he’d never visited, but Rome was, of course, the capitol and largest city in the Empire.  Paul therefore wrote a lengthy, comprehensive epistle to that congregation, preserving for us a brilliant work … Continue reading →

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CENI: A Better Way — The Acts of the Apostles

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Let’s try the same thing with Acts. After all, Luke wrote Acts as something of a sequel to his Gospel. Let’s again purge from our minds the notion that Acts is all about baptism. It’s not. Let’s try to take … Continue reading →

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CENI: A Better Way — The Gospels

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Take a deep breath and repeat after me: “The New Testament is neither a constitution nor a blueprint. The New Testament is neither a constitution nor a blueprint. The New Testament is neither a constitution nor a blueprint.” Much of … Continue reading →

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CENI: The Laws Behind the Curtain

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Jay F Guin

What’s really going on? Why do our leaders feel so comfortable — so insistent — that their interpretations are right, when it’s obvious that the scriptural support for many of their positions is very, very thin? Well, it all goes … Continue reading →

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CENI: Necessary Inferences

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Jay F Guin

The “NI” in CENI is necessary inference. Now, I majored in mathematics, and to us mathematicians, an inference is not “necessary” unless it is proven to a mathematical certainty. The Church of Christ approach to necessary inference is something else. … Continue reading →

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CENI: Binding Examples

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Jay F Guin

As we considered in the earlier posts in this series, the “E” in CENI stands for “examples,” generally spoken of as approved examples or binding examples. Now, originally, the idea was a simple one: any approved example certainly shows that … Continue reading →

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