PERSON never changes The Spirit in His WORK sometimes changes His methods to fit the situation The Spirit can CHANGE whatever He wants and always does so as an IMPROVEMENT ID: 530597
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The Spirit, in His
PERSON, never changes.The Spirit, in His
WORK, sometimes changes His methods to fit the situation.The Spirit, can CHANGE whatever He wants and always does so as an
IMPROVEMENT (1Cor 12:11, 18; 14:5, 12, 24-25).Slide4
Cessationism
is the belief that the giving of certain of the Spiritual gifts
has ceased Specifically, the miraculous sign gifts have ceasede.g. healing
, exorcism, miracles, speaking in tongues, interpretation, prophecy, discernment of SpiritsThese special gifts were active during the infancy of the church, described in the narrative of Acts, and practiced by the apostlesSlide5
Cessationist
Open, but cautiousThird wave – expectant evangelicals
Pentecostal/charismatic
Categories are borrowed from Wayne
Grudem
,
“
Are Miraculous Gifts for Today?: 4
Views
”
vSlide6
Scope
Cessationist
Concentric ceased generally, still functioning in unreached pockets, to spread gospel
Classical sign gifts finish with the close of the canon, God still at work miraculously, no new revFull
no miraculous gifts, no miracles today
Consistent
miraculous gifts were for early church only,
all
Eph
4 offices are also finished
Categories are borrowed from www.monergism.comSlide7
The OT filling of the Spirit seems to be more task specific, temporary
(Jud 3:10, 14:6, 19)There are periods where God seems silent or inactive
(1 Sam 3:1; Jud 6:13)God has limited Himself at various times to communicate with us (e.g. incarnation,
Php 2:7)Slide8
The
giving and practice of SOME of the Spiritual gifts have ceased –no
longer neededThe early church needed these gifts as validation for their new IDENTITY (Heb 2:3-4)
The need for revelatory gifts faded with the completion of the SCRIPTURESThe Scriptures talk about the ceasing of MIRACULOUS gifts (1
Cor
13:8-10)Slide9
“Miracles
occurred in the New Testament era to validate the new message the apostles’
preached. With the completion of the canon of Scripture the need for miracles as a validating sign disappeared; the authority of the Word of God was sufficient to validate the messenger’s word.”
-- Paul EnnsSlide10
We do not believe that miracles, healing, Spiritual gifts or the Spirit’s work in the world have
CEASED We do not believe that
EXPERIENTIAL data holds greater weight than ScriptureWe do not believe that the miraculous gifts are intended to GLORIFY the miracle-worker or endorse his spirituality
(1Cor 14:18-19; 14:1; 12:29-31)Slide11
“…We also believe that the Holy Spirit provides believers with service gifts for the equipping of the saints and to build up the body of Christ. He also gave temporary sign gifts to the early church (prophesying the future, speaking in tongues, interpretation of tongues, miracles and healing) that have ceased.”Slide12
“With
these spiritual gifts God made provision for the nurturing of the church in its infancy. Before the completion of the Scriptures, before the dissemination of the knowledge of the doctrines of the Scripture, God gave men sign gifts. These gifts were exercised to those without the church, so that unbelievers might come to trust the man who came with a message from God
.”-- Dwight PentecostSlide13
God can and will use whatever
MEANS that He deems necessary to rescue the souls of men and bring glory to Himself.
The purposes of God have not waveredThe methods or techniques have adjusted to fit the season, the people, or the situationSlide14
“As much as anything, I am for the truth expressed in John 3, the truth that in his activity the Spirit is like the blowing wind, sovereign and ultimately incalculable. Any sound theology of the Holy Spirit, I take it, will be left with a certain remainder, a surplus unaccounted for, an area of mystery.”
-- Richard Gaffin, Jr.Slide15