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Pacifism: John Howard Yoder, Part 1

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Jay F Guin

The late John Howard Yoder’s seminal The Politics of Jesus has had a dramatic impact on evangelical thought since its publication in 1972. I’ve read it twice and plan on reading it again. It’s that deep and that important. Yoder … Continue reading →

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Pacifism: David Lipscomb and Civil Government

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Jay F Guin

David Lipscomb was the editor of the Gospel Advocate for nearly half a century, from the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. As a result, he was perhaps the most influential man in the Churches of Christ that were … Continue reading →

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Pacifism: The Early Church

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Jay F Guin

The conventional pacifist argument is made by David Hoekema, executive director of the American Philosophical Association — The early Christian community understood Jesus’ commands to prohibit the bearing of arms. Christians refused to join the military, even though the Roman … Continue reading →

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Restoration Movement Resources

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I’ve decided to split my “Progressive Churches of Christ websites” page into three pages — * Progressive Church of Christ Congregations * Progressive Church of Christ Blogs * Restoration Movement Resources Therefore, I’ve moved some of the links from the … Continue reading →

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Pacifism: Introduction

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I’ve been planning on studying pacifism since high school, I suppose. And I’ve just never gotten around to it. But it does keep coming up. I finished high school in 1972. The class of 1970 had draft lottery numbers for … Continue reading →

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Ministry Ideas: Vision 2000

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I was pondering where all these ministries came from? Well, they come from the Holy Spirit and the hearts of devout people. But why did they come now and not some other time? Some of these ministries have actually been … Continue reading →

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Available Light: Response by Al Maxey

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Good Morning Jay, First, I apologize for taking so long to get back to you. It has been busy here. I have read your articles, however, and I agree with much of what you say. In fact, I thought your … Continue reading →

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Communion Meditations: Discerning the Body

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Jay F Guin

In a minute, I’m going to read two brief excerpts from 1 Cor 11. The church at Corinth was abusing the Lord’s Supper. Members were being thoughtless toward one another, particularly treating the poorer members badly. Paul responded by saying, … Continue reading →

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Available Light: The work of the missionary

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Jay F Guin

The work of the missionary remains urgent, for at least these reasons — Those who never hear the gospel cannot be saved and so cannot live eternally with God. Imagine someone who never heard of God seeing a drowning man. … Continue reading →

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Available Light: A solution

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Jay F Guin

We are considering a post by Al Maxey and another post by Leroy Garrett arguing that, for those who’ve never heard the gospel, their salvation will be determined based on their response to what they know of God from other … Continue reading →

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