Cessationism
I have a dear sister in Christ at chuch who was asking about cessationisn the other day. It was obvious that shw was leaing towards believing in cessationaim. I knew I disagreed but felt unable to present a cogent rationale. Thus this blog post. Cessationism is the view that the “miracle gifts” of tongues and healing have ceased—that the end of the apostolic age brought about a cessation of the miracles associated with that age. Most cessationists believe that, while God can and still does perform miracles today, the Holy Spirit no longer uses individuals to perform miraculous signs. Argument 1 Why would God continue to do some miracles like healings, which I think no one will argue, but not do others? The biblical record shows that miracles occurred during particular periods for the specific purpose of authenticating a new message from God. Moses was enabled to perform miracles to authenticate his ministry before Pharaoh ( Exodus 4:1-8 ). Elijah was given miracles to authent