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A Case for Cessationism: A Response to Dave Miller

September 1, 2012 by Former Writer

Jared Moore has asked us to remove his posts. There are a handful, like this article, which we’ve turned into a summary and left the comments section posted.

Responding to Dave Miller’s Article, “God told me that the Bible does NOT teach Cessationism” Jared Moore listed 16 disagreements, a few of which are summarized here:

1) He’s overly simplistic and dismissive. It’s undeniable that for over 1600 years of church history, the miraculous spiritual gifts were inactive in the church.  They were only present among heretics…

3) He argues from silence.  There’s no where in Scripture where God spoke to an individual through his or her feelings, causing his or her heart to burn, etc.  Yet, Miller insists that God not only spoke this way in Scripture, but that He speaks to all Christians this way today as well.  I hope the reader sees the danger here.  Miller doesn’t realize it, but when he provides no Scripture and appeals to experience alone as the basis for His belief in God speaking through feelings, impressions, etc., …

5) The Bible never says the miraculous will cease (except prophecies and tongues, 1 Cor. 13:8), but it also never says they will continue either…

13) God speaking through Scripture is personal enough.  I don’t need relative, personal revelation in order to have an intimate relationship with God.  I have His Word!…

16) Those who affirm the subjective leading of the Spirit are dreadfully inconsistent.  Those of you who believe you’re led subjectively by the Spirit, do you wait for the Spirit’s subjective voice before you do everything?…

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