We have all seen or heard of those evangelists who promise those in the audience that if they just have enough “faith” and come forward to have hands laid upon them they will be “healed”. It is so emotionally charged, hyped, and over-the-top showmanship that folks forget, it is all about God and not about them.
In the Christian faith, there are two camps, the first believes in the gifts of the Apostles, “miracle gifts,” healing, tongues, etc. is alive and well. These folks are known as Contiunalists.
The second group, Cessationists, believe these “miracle gifts” ended or ceased with the apostles. People in this camp still believe God can and does bring about miracles today, just not using mankind, like the Apostles, to carry them out.
While not an all-encompassing study I hope today’s post will bring some clarity to the subject,
DEFINITIONS
In general, a cessationist is someone (generally within the Christian church) who thinks that certain miraculous spiritual gifts, such as divine healing, speaking in tongues, and prophecy, ceased when the apostles died and the canon of the Scripture was completed. They would argue that these gifts were only given during the time of the apostles, as signs to authenticate the apostles during the early preaching of the gospel.
On the other hand, a continuationist would believe otherwise. In general, most Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians would believe in continuationism – that the so-called miraculous spiritual gifts are still active today and God continues to use them to build up the church.
Extract From: Cessationism and Continuationism: 5 Simple Meaningful Pointers to Consider
CONTINUATIONISM
What is continuationism? What is a continuationist?
Continuationism – What is it? What do continuationists
CESSATIONISM
Is cessationism biblical? What is a cessationist?
Why I Am Not Continuationist – Tim Challies
STUDIES
Cessationist or Continuationist: Have Some Gifts Ceased?
The Cessationism/Continuationism Debate: Where We Agree (and Disagree)
Is Hyper-Cessationism a Fair Term? Part Two
Hyper-Cessationism and the WCF: Part 3
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