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Cessationism is a Protestant doctrine that spiritual gifts such as speaking in tongues, prophecy and healing ceased with the Apostolic Age. Reformers such as John Calvin originated this view. More recent development has tended to focus on other spiritual gifts too, owing to the advent of Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement that have popularised a radical continuationism – the position that the spiritual gifts are meant for all Christians in every age.
Continuationism is a Christian theological belief that the spiritual gifts have continued to the present age, specifically those sometimes called[by whom?] "sign gifts",[1] such as tongues and prophecy. Continuationism as a distinct theological position arose in opposition to cessationism.[/QUOTE]
Cessationism is a doctrine of some denominations not a Protestant doctrine so lets start there. One fallacy is that all believers receive either all or must receive a particular gift. This not not what is written. 1 Corinthians 12:1-7. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are given as the Spirit sees fit or as the Spirit determines there is a need. The gifts are always available and the Holy Spirit uses them through believers as He sees the need.
Continuationism is a Christian theological belief that the spiritual gifts have continued to the present age, specifically those sometimes called[by whom?] "sign gifts",[1] such as tongues and prophecy. Continuationism as a distinct theological position arose in opposition to cessationism.[/QUOTE]
Cessationism is a doctrine of some denominations not a Protestant doctrine so lets start there. One fallacy is that all believers receive either all or must receive a particular gift. This not not what is written. 1 Corinthians 12:1-7. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are given as the Spirit sees fit or as the Spirit determines there is a need. The gifts are always available and the Holy Spirit uses them through believers as He sees the need.
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