On the Cessation of the Charismata
From Neoredemptive
| On the Cessation of the Charismata: The Protestant Polemic on Postbiblical Miracles | |
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Jon Ruthven
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Synopsis
An exploration of the weaknesses of cessationist dogma and hermeneutics, structured primarily in response to B. B. Warfield's "Counterfeit Miracles".
Doc's Take
There is a popular myth afoot that the pentecostal/charismatic wing of the church is light on theology. To be sure, we do have our share of flakes; but we also have our share of astute biblical scholars, theologians, and philosophers (for starters, Gordon Fee and Wayne Grudem). What's more, many of the arguments presented by cessationists against the continuing operation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit are regurgitations of old lines of thought long ago refuted and demonstrated to be unbiblical. While I do have a great deal of respect for Old Princeton, this is one area where Warfield got it wrong, as Ruthven convincingly demonstrates.
