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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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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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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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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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The Future of the Churches of Christ: Church Revitalization

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Thom S. Rainer has long been a leading expert and consultant on church growth. He’s authored countless books, and participated in numerous studies on what works and what doesn’t. He recently posted an article summarizing what works when it comes … Continue reading →

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How to Study the Bible: The Covenants

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Walton lays out God’s history of covenants in terms that I’d never heard before. He concludes that the covenant made with Noah is separate from all the others, as it indicates no effort toward self-revelation. God had appeared to Noah … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Churches of Christ: Reflections from the Comments

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Jay F Guin

The readers are always good to push me to deal more thoroughly with issues through their comments. The following thoughts were originally posted by me in response to these excellent questions by Tina Sergent Seward — Jay, how should we … Continue reading →

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How to Study the Bible: Election

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Jay F Guin

We’re continuing to work through Covenant: God’s Purpose, God’s Plan. by John H. Walton. Never do the biblical writers describe election as a reward. It does not come in response to any attribute or action of Israel. His election did … Continue reading →

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