Posted by
Ron on Saturday, October 07, 2006 6:19:58 PM
Considering issues I have no problem with. This is for Christians's who are unsure of this "spiritual gifting" stuff. HT:
Smart Christian ...mulling
over the issues with regards to the 'sign' or 'miraculous' gifts. Here
are some random thoughts I've been chewing on...1. 1 Corinthians 13.8-13.
This is not profound, but merely an acknowledgement of what the
majority of evangelicalism has already said: these verses are not
referring to the closing of the canon. Without this text, the
intratextual evidence for any strong cessationist position is
incredibly weak. To my knowledge this is the only text cessationists
use to argue their position that Paul knew of the gifts coming to an
end. Further, even if we could allow that this text is speaking of
these gifts (tongues, prophecies, and knowledge), then why do we
include things like the gift of healing in the list of gifts which have
ceased? Read More.