Cessation vs Continualism

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The extraordinary gifts of revelation were ceasing in Paul’s day

Can you show from the scriptures where to find the gifts of special revelation ended in the 1st century?-JLB “Not explicitly” but the extraordinary gifts of revelation were ceasing in Paul’s day as can be inferred from 1 Cor. 13:8-13 8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are […]

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The “Baptism in the Spirit” or “New Birth” Today Has Continued without change since Pentecost

The “Baptism in the Spirit” or “New Birth” is the same today as on the Day of Pentecost On the day of Pentecost two separate groups received the Baptism in the Spirit, numbering 120 (Ac. 1:15; 2:1-4) and 3,000 (Ac. 2:38-41). The First Group (Ac. 1:15-22; 2:1-4) were followers of Jesus from the days of

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Has Cessationist Apologetics failed because of Cognitive Dissonance?

Fallible Prophecy is a good example. Cessationists see the presence of false prophecy in the church today as proof Modern Prophecy is not a continuation of the first century. We are shocked when our charismatic brothers and sisters don’t agree. Unknown to us, its very traumatic to admit one is wrong, its like rejecting everything

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Will the real Continualist Stand Up? The Alleged Continuance of the Revelatory Gifts

From Frame 5:15 John MacArthur explains Continuationist vs. Cessationist “I think the argument is when you read the chapter and you see how unique the apostles were and when they passed away what finality that was; that defines cessationism when you cease to have apostles you cease to have the signs that were unique to

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