The Cessationist – Let God Be True, & Every Man A Liar (Brand New Video)
Cessationism is a Christian theological doctrine stating that miraculous spiritual gifts—such as speaking in tongues, prophecy, and direct faith healing—ceased with the end of the apostolic age and the completion of the New Testament canon.
One thing I have observed among those who have led the church in America, and I mean the more respectable ones who are sound in doctrine (for the most part), is that there seems to be an issue with the gifts of the Spirit that the Lord gives to His church.
Friends, clearly, the whole purpose of the giftings is that we do not serve dumb idols.
“Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.” – 1 Corinthians 12:1
So I ask, why then would they suggest that healings are a thing of the past, that miracles are a thing of the past, the gifts of prophecy (though not new revelation) are a thing of the past, etc., when, in the face of all of their claims, the Lord has ceased from such giftings? Why then does the Lord remind us that He has not changed in both Malachi 3:6 and Hebrews 13:8?
Furthermore, when looking to the New Testament model, we find that repeatedly the gifts were manifested on their behalf. Are these believers who just do not believe? Yes, they are. This is the very reason that so many are serving dumb idols today.
I tend to agree with John G. Lake, who rightly said, “Those who teach that the day of miracles is past, teach the most disastrous lie that was ever told… Such lies are responsible for the prevalent lack of faith in God and have robbed Christianity of the power to demonstrate itself.”
I also find that when you do believe, and even partake with gifts of the Spirit, somehow, in their minds (the said believers), there is something off with you, when scripturally, there is something off with them.
I do understand the people’s concerns when it comes to the heresies within the ranks of false prophets and teachers. Yet, believers should know the biblical difference when it comes to the false prophets and teachers (1 John 4:1-6).
