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Surprised by Hope: Evangelism — In Response to Readers’ Comments, Part 1

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Readers, In my recent post on evangelism, I argued for a greater emphasis on mission in our evangelism. A couple of readers argue to the contrary in the comment section. My response was too long for the comment fields, so … Continue reading →

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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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Report on July

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Interestingly, July had as many hits as June, even though readership largely went to the beach over the 4th and I stopped much in the way of writing before the month ended. That’s encouraging. Thanks for reading! Here are the … Continue reading →

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A Question about Congregational Autonomy

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Jay F Guin

I get emails. Here’s one with a very thoughtful question about congregational autonomy — … According to Josephus, there were 100,000 Christians in Jerusalem at the end of the first century (or so I have heard – I have not … Continue reading →

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Colbert and Congregational Autonomy

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Just thought you’d enjoy Colbert’s take, as a Catholic, on the Anglican split over gay priests.

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On Slowing Down

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Dear readers, I’m going to slow the pace of posting for awhile. I’m not sure how much or for how long. I just know I need to take a break. I’ve got some medical issues to deal with over the … 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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