GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT PT. 1 - General Questions about gifts and their presence.

GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT PT. 1 - General Questions about gifts and their presence.

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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
Ephesians 1:3

A. Questions Regarding Spiritual Gifts in General

A spiritual gift is any ability that is empowered by the Holy Spirit and used in the ministry of the church.

1. The Spiritual Gifts in the History of Redemption.
2. The Purpose of Spiritual Gifts in the New Testament Age.
3. How Many Gifts Are There?
4. Gifts May Vary in Strength
5. Do Christians Posses Gifts Temporarily or Permanent?
6. Are Gifts Miraculous or Non-Miraculous?
7. Discovering and Seeking Spiritual Gifts.
8. Gifts Are Tools for Ministry, and Not Necessarily Related to Christian Maturity.

B. Have Some Gifts Ceased? The Cessationist Debate

Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:8-13

1. Does 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 Tells Us When Miraculous Gifts Will Cease?
a. The Purpose of 1 Corinthians 13:8-13:
b. 1 Corinthians 13:10: The Cessation of Prophecy When Christ Returns:
c. Objections
(1) This Passage Does Not Specify When the Gifts Will Cease:
(2) "When the Perfect Comes" in 1 Corinthians 13:10 Refers to a Time Earlier Than the Time of the Lord's Return
2. Would the Continuation of Prophecy Today Challenge the Sufficiency of Scripture?
a. The Authority of the Gift of Prophecy:
b. The Question of Guidance:
3. Were Miraculous Gifts Limited to the Apostles and Their Companions?
4. Did Miraculous Gifts Only Accompany the Giving of New Scripture?
5. Is It a Historical Fact That Miraculous Gifts Ceased Early in the History of the Church?
6. Are Miraculous Gifts Today the Same As the Miraculous Gits of Scripture?
7. Is It Dangerous for a Church to Allow for the Possibility of Miraculous Gifts Today?
8. A Final Note: Cessationists and Charismatics Need Each Other.