The group of believers who views are different from the cessationist, is known as continuationists. Continuation is defined as, “the act of continuing or of causing something to continue.” Continuationists says, the charismatic gifts were intended to continue throughout history. “Therefore, contemporary believers should be open to them and, some would add, even aggressively seek them.” The continuationists believes strongly in spiritual gifts such as, healings, tongues, and miracles, and they are still in operation today, just as there were in the early church. The Holy Spirit is the difference maker to a believer. There are many scriptures that the continuationists use to support their argument, one in particular is 1 Peter 4:10.
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He also mentioned that the speaking of tongues was a form of communication with the believer and God. If believers have the Holy Spirit, now just like the apostles did, so why these charismatic signs are debatable, and others aren’t? Jesus said, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” To say this scripture was just for the Apostles, you would have to refute all commandments that the Lord has instructed us throughout the Bible. The cessationist refutes the continuationists, and makes claims that the charismatic gifts of healing and speaking in tongues was just for the Apostle. Not to mention, continuationists believes the power of healing is still happening today. Throughout the books of Acts it is proven it wasn’t just for them. According to the Bible, Stephen and Philip were amongst those who were not apostles that were healing, and operating in the …show more content…
As previously stated, 1 Corinthians 13:8-10, which states, “Love never fails, but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; it there is knowledge, it will be done away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part; but when the perfect come, the partial will be done away.” This scripture has shaken the debate up. Reading this scripture one must determine what the scripture means by, “perfect one”. Is perfect one the completion of the Bible, or the second coming of Jesus Christ? As a matter of fact, when viewing this the reader must look at the whole chapter and keep it in its context. In verse 12, Paul mentioned that we shall see face to face. When reading this verse later, one has to revert back to the phrase “when the perfect comes”. The perfect One hasn’t come yet, so it is sure that the gifts are still available to use for all believers that are open to
He also mentioned that the speaking of tongues was a form of communication with the believer and God. If believers have the Holy Spirit, now just like the apostles did, so why these charismatic signs are debatable, and others aren’t? Jesus said, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” To say this scripture was just for the Apostles, you would have to refute all commandments that the Lord has instructed us throughout the Bible. The cessationist refutes the continuationists, and makes claims that the charismatic gifts of healing and speaking in tongues was just for the Apostle. Not to mention, continuationists believes the power of healing is still happening today. Throughout the books of Acts it is proven it wasn’t just for them. According to the Bible, Stephen and Philip were amongst those who were not apostles that were healing, and operating in the …show more content…
As previously stated, 1 Corinthians 13:8-10, which states, “Love never fails, but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; it there is knowledge, it will be done away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part; but when the perfect come, the partial will be done away.” This scripture has shaken the debate up. Reading this scripture one must determine what the scripture means by, “perfect one”. Is perfect one the completion of the Bible, or the second coming of Jesus Christ? As a matter of fact, when viewing this the reader must look at the whole chapter and keep it in its context. In verse 12, Paul mentioned that we shall see face to face. When reading this verse later, one has to revert back to the phrase “when the perfect comes”. The perfect One hasn’t come yet, so it is sure that the gifts are still available to use for all believers that are open to