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Election: Romans 1

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Romans 1:18-32 helps to set the stage for the rest of Romans, and makes points about how God works in history that reverberate throughout the rest of the book, particularly chapters 9 – 11. (Rom 1:18-19)  The wrath of God … Continue reading →

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Election: Romans 9 – 11, Reading Paul, Part 2

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Corporate Christianity We Americans, as Westerners, believe in what some call radical individualism. In our world, the individual (me) is more important than the nation, the community, or the family. We aren’t surprised at all when our children leave family, … Continue reading →

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Election: Romans 9 – 11, Reading Paul, Part 1

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Before we begin to study the text, we need to pause and reflect on how to read Paul. Paul is not easy. But I’ve learned a lot about Paul here lately, and so let me share what I’ve learned. The … Continue reading →

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Election: Romans 9 – 11, Introduction

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Jay F Guin

The Bible teaches election. It’s just all over the Bible. That’s not the question. The question is just what does the Bible mean by election. Is the Calvinistic sense of the word right? Is the Arminian sense right? Or is … Continue reading →

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Election: Definitions

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Jay F Guin

For some reason, I felt compelled over the last few days to see if I could make sense of Romans 9 – 11. I’m not sure I’ve ever taught those chapters. It’s hard to get to, much less past, Romans … Continue reading →

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Backgrounds of the Restoration Movement: Romans 1 and the State of the World

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I’m having increasing difficulty fitting these lessons into the mold of “backgrounds of the Restoration Movement,” but I have to look at an issue that came up in class on Sunday — because it fills in an important blank in … Continue reading →

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CENI: A Better Way — Romans

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Romans was written by Paul to a church he’d never visited, but Rome was, of course, the capitol and largest city in the Empire.  Paul therefore wrote a lengthy, comprehensive epistle to that congregation, preserving for us a brilliant work … Continue reading →

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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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Dialogue with Robert Prater: What Is “Faith”? Part 2 (James, Paul & the Spirit)

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Jay F Guin

So what about James? Let’s take a fresh look, beginning with his thesis sentence — (James 2:14) What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? He … Continue reading →

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The New Perspective: On Being “Called”

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Jay F Guin

[This material has been relocated from the preceding post. It occurred to me that this material really didn’t add to the baptism discussion but remains important in its own right. So I moved it and fixed it up just a … Continue reading →

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