Saturday, January 26, 2008

Spiritual Gifts

I was just approved to help teach a course at church which deals with the relationship among spiritual gifts, natural talents, and service in the body of Christ.

Therefore, I will explore different views of spiritual gifts in preparation for this great opportunity.

Dr. John Ruthven, a professor at Regent University, has concluded that cessationism, as outlined in Benjamin B. Warfield's 1918 book, Counterfeit Miracles, is seriously flawed. His online summary of a more substantial doctoral thesis, is available here: On the Cessation of the Charismata: The Protestant Polemic on Post-Biblical Miracles.

Brilliant, Christian minds, clearly believe in a full range of possibilities, from full cessationists to full continuationists.

See the following blog related to this debate: Continuationism and Cessationism: An Interview with Dr. Wayne Grudem.

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