A Discussion of Cessationism

Pastor Joel Ellis discusses the question: Why Do Confessionally Reformed Christians Believe Miraculous Gifts and New Revelation Are No Longer Given to Christians?

4:09 – Distinguishing Acts of God: Miracles and Extraordinary Providence

7:06 – Distinguishing Views: Cessationist, Continuationist, Charismatic

15:29 – Is This a Salvation Issue?

20:57 – What Cessationism Does NOT and DOES Affirm

25:57 – #1: The Purpose of the Gifts (Heb. 2:1-4)

32:43 – #2: The Transmission of the Gifts (Acts 8:14-18; and others)

46:33 – #3: The Cessation of the Gifts (1Cor. 13:8-13)

55:35 – #4: The History of the Gifts 58:30 – Closing Comments