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What Is Truth? “Truth” in Paul, Part 1

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Paul writes frequently about a concept he calls “the truth.” Often, he doesn’t bother to define it, assuming his readers are familiar enough with the term to understand his meaning. And it’s clear that he’s not speaking of any truth … Continue reading →

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Grace Conversation: Latest Posts and Tips on Keeping Up

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Todd Deaver and I have posted a number of posts over at GraceConversation.com — Getting to the Real Issue summarizing the posts that are to come Proceeding According to Plan, responding to Greg’s insistence that we take up the baptism … Continue reading →

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What Is “Truth”? John’s Gospel

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Jay F Guin

In the last post, I considered John’s use of “truth” in 2 John 1-4 to refer to the truth about Jesus, that is, that he is the Messiah (Christ) come in the flesh. The next point I want to make … Continue reading →

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What Is “Truth”? The “Teaching of Christ” in 2 John

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I should explain to the readers the reason for the length of the previous post on 2 John and the rest of this series on “truth.” In conversations at this site and over at GraceConversation.com, the advocates for the conservative … Continue reading →

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XP3: Wanted (2): I Want It

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Silly Activity My wife bought a Pin the Tail on the Lion game from DollarTree — for a dollar. It’s a Daniel in the lion’s den kind of thing. Another dollar bought a box of sidewalk chalk. I taped the … Continue reading →

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Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: Preview, Part 2

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Jay F Guin

The following are additional excerpts from Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith, by Ann Spangler and Lois Tverberg, with a few reflections at the end by me. (Buy the book!) … Continue reading →

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The Blue Parakeet: Missional Listening

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Jay F Guin

McKnight argues that if we love someone, we’ll listen to his words. Therefore, our Bible reading must be a listening reading. Now, this seems pretty elementary, but consider what it contradicts – * Reading to prove yourself right * Reading … Continue reading →

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The Blue Parakeet: Relational Reading

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Jay F Guin

McKnight reminds us, “God speaks to us in words but God is more than the Bible. … God ? Bible.” Missing the difference between God and the Bible is a bit like the person who reads Jonah and spends hours … Continue reading →

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The Blue Parakeet: Salvation

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Jay F Guin

As I’ve been thinking through this approach to hermeneutics, it’s occurred to me that there’s an obvious objection: where in this Story is salvation? Where is forgiveness of sin? Where is heaven? You see, in the religion I was brought … Continue reading →

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The Blue Parakeet: The Sermon on the Mount

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Jay F Guin

While teaching a class on the Ray Vander Laan series, it occurred to me that the key to the Sermon on the Mount is the Story. It should have been obvious, but it takes a while for these things to … Continue reading →

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