Category Archives: Theology

Surprised by Hell: Hades and Tartarus

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Most of the time I agree with N. T. Wright. Sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I’m not sure. And I’m not sure about Wright’s views on hell. He dismisses the orthodox view of eternal, conscious torment but also dismisses the conditionalist … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: The Traditional-View Verses and Eternal Death

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Obviously, 99.99% of the world’s Christians would not believe in an everlasting, conscious torment in hell unless there was some scriptural support, and indeed there is — (Mat 25:45-46) “He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: Introduction

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Jay F Guin

[This is a continuation and expansion of N. T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope. Wright says very little on hell, and what he says, I disagree with. So we’ll talk about it and move into Ed Fudge’s The Fire that Consumes. … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: Evangelism

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Jay F Guin

[The Surprised by Hope series will continue during my hiatus, because I have to get ready for class Sunday, no matter how I feel.] In his chapter on mission, Wright makes several insightful comments on evangelism — The power of … Continue reading →

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Which Gospel? The Gospel of Community (Breaking Bread)

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Jay F Guin

I was about to move on to the next topic when I realized I’d never addressed the description of Christian community found in Acts 2. Immediately after Peter’s sermon and the baptism of 3,000, we read, (Acts 2:42-47) They devoted … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: God’s Justice and Illegal Immigration, Part 3

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Notice how we tend to think about political issues. * Some of us see political issues as entirely separate from Christianity. Church has nothing to do with illegal immigrants. The Bible simply doesn’t address such things. * Others see the … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: God’s Justice and Illegal Immigration, Part 2

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

We are the aliens The next theological observation is found in several verses, such as — (Heb 11:13) All these people [in the honor roll of faith] were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hope: God’s Justice and Illegal Immigration, Part 1

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

I’ve been trying to think of a good example of the difference between the Christian perspective and the political perspective for class. I think illegal immigration likely shows the difference as well as anything. Imagine that you’re a U.S. Senator. … Continue reading →

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Which Gospel? The Gospel of Community (More Hauerwas)

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Jay F Guin

I probably shouldn’t spend this many posts on the subject — except it’s an area where we struggle … a lot. In America today, community is largely gone. We often barely know our neighbors. We find work is the center … Continue reading →

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Which Gospel? The Gospel of Community, Part 4 (Small Groups)

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Jay F Guin

The fashionable remedy to the Biblical need for community is a program of small groups — and they are fast becoming a standard part of how everyone does church. Which worries me, because if everyone is doing it, it must … Continue reading →

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