The rise and fall of Evangelist Kenny Baldwin should drive us back to a ministry mindset centered in the home and the local church. It should also alert us to the fleeting emptiness and potential pitfalls of celebrity Christianity.
Spiritual Gifts Are for Service, Not Personal Fulfillment
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“We care more about reaching our potential than building up the body. If we are denied the opportunity to express our gifts, we feel disrespected, unappreciated, and perhaps offended.” - 9 Marks
Too many misunderstand Cessationism
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“One thing that must be firmly established is the fact that cessationists believe that God can perform miracles at any time or place in human history. Our God is sovereign and he always does what he pleases.” - Josh Buice
Enough already with the pro-Trump prophecies!
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“I am a leader in the Pentecostal/Charismatic Church. And even though I worked hard with others to call for prophetic accountability and to rebuke the false prophecies about Trump, this is my family, so there is egg on all of our faces.” - Michael Brown
Cessationist: The Documentary Film
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“I will consider Cessationist through two lenses: whether it offers a valid defense of its position and whether it offers a fair critique of the alternative.” - Challies
The Canon Is Closed: The Cessation of Special Revelation
This article (part 2 in the series) posted at Sharper Iron in 2019. It is reposted here with original comments included. Read Part 1.
NT Prophecy and Tongues Today? An Introduction
This article (part 1 in the series) posted at Sharper Iron in 2018. It is reposted here with original comments included.
Perhaps one of the most debated topics among modern Christians is the subject of New Testament (NT) prophecy and tongues. Many believers in our day are raising the question, “Are the New Testament gifts of prophecy and tongues still for today?” This isn’t just a modern question. It’s been raised from time to time throughout the history of the church.
Baptist Bulletin Podcast: Signs & Wonders and Biblical Sufficiency
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“David and Mike make a case for cessationism and Biblical sufficiency in this episode, and discuss some of the practical ramifications that flow from this viewpoint.” - GARBC
A Case for Cessationism, Part 8
From Maranatha Baptist Theological Journal, Vol 3, No. 2, Fall 2013. Reproduced with permission. This installment competes the survey of biblical evdence and concludes the study. Read the full series.
Hebrews 1:1, 2
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds.
A Case for Cessationism, Part 7
From Maranatha Baptist Theological Journal, Vol 3, No. 2, Fall 2013. Reproduced with permission. Read the series so far.
The Charismatics draw the faulty conclusion that the present-day Charismatic manifestations are fulfillment of the prophecy in Joel 2:28-32.
