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The Articles of Faith are a set of simple statements of belief, taken from a letter written by Joseph Smith to explain various aspects of Mormonism to a non-Mormon audience. The church later accepted it as a canonical statement of doctrinal points.
The seventh Article of Faith states:
7 We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, ...
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As bradimus has indicated, this is a tricky issue, because projecting the modern debate of cessationism vs. continuationism onto church fathers is anachronistic. That said, some figures in the early church do talk about or infer a decline or end in at least some types supernatural occurrences, sometimes to what are often referred to as "spiritual gifts....
answered Aug 28 '17 at 14:47
Nathaniel is protesting
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To make your syllogism more obvious for the Cessationists's argument, switch:
"Satan or his demons" to "Elvis impersonators"
"Godly version of X" to "Real Elvis singing 'Love Me Tender'"
"deceitful version of X" to "Elvis impersonator singing 'Love Me Tender'"
Adding the implied "today" ...
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1. Schools of the Prophets in the Old Testament
Many well known commentaries explain the "sons of the prophets" referred to on multiple occasions in the Old Testament [1 Kings 20:35; 2 Kings 2:3,5,7,15; 4:1,38; 5:22; 6:1; 9:1] as:
...the schools of the prophets... - Benson, Pulpit, Matthew Henry
...a school of the prophets... - Gill
...schools....
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The New Testament does not give us a method for receiving the gift of tongues. On the contrary, we are taught that the Holy Spirit distributes various gifts according to His own will. Thus, it may not be His will that you or me receive the gift of tongues.
The twelfth chapter of 1 Corinthians is the key text on all of this:
4 Now there are varieties of ...
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The gift of tongues is just one of many spiritual gifts. The Bible provides examples of many people throughout history who had been imparted with various Spiritual gifts. For instance, Isaac had the gift of granting blessings (Gen 27). Balaam had the gift of cursing (Num 22). Daniel (Dan 2) and Joseph (Gen 40) had the gift of interpreting dreams. Elisha ...
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Christians from both sides of the continuation of spiritual gifts debate understand Irenaeus's quote here more charitably than Gibbon, and do not see it as evidence that people were being raised from the dead in the late 2nd century. I'll refer to the writings of cessationist B. B. Warfield and charismatic Ronald A. N. Kydd.
Warfield addresses Gibbon ...
answered Jul 1 '16 at 18:16
Nathaniel is protesting
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Ronald A. N. Kydd in his book Charismatic Gifts in the Early Church mentions several second-century quotes that he argues refer to glossolalia, what we call speaking in tongues. His work clearly deals with the first century as well, but in that period he mentions only prophecy, not tongues.
The first evidence for speaking in tongues that Kydd mentions ...
answered Jun 19 '17 at 15:48
Nathaniel is protesting
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This is from Why I Am a Continuationist by Sam Storms:
New Testament evidence of miraculous gifts among Christians who are
not apostles. In other words, numerous non-apostolic men and women,
young and old, across the breadth of the Roman Empire consistently
exercised these gifts of the Spirit (and Stephen and Philip ministered
in the power of ...
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In addition to the list given by Paul in 1 Corinthians 12, Moroni 10:8-18 lists a number of the Gifts of the Spirit, and Doctrine and Covenants 46 lists these and others. These are overlapping but not comprehensive lists. It is specified in scripture that every member of the church is entitled to at least one such gift, although there are some who ...
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According to Roman Catholicism, believers receive these gifts at baptism, which are then made more perfect by the rite of Confirmation. Consider the Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 1285,
"The reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace." For "by the sacrament of Confirmation, the ...
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No.
Just to be clear, I'm a Continuationist, but I think that argument is totally invalid. You can't derive anything about God from what Satan is doing, because the whole purpose of what Satan does is to lead people away from God. Sure, he can (and does) trick people by mimicking what God does, but he can also trick people by creating entirely new things ...
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Joseph Smith taught:
There is a difference between the Holy Ghost and the gift of the Holy
Ghost. Cornelius received the Holy Ghost before he was baptized, which
was the convincing power of God unto him of the truth of the Gospel,
but he could not receive the gift of the Holy Ghost until after he was
baptized. Had he not taken this sign or ...
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Francis Gumerlock provides a survey of the views of church fathers in "Tongues in the Church Fathers." He concludes that "the early church had no such concept of the gift of tongues as unintelligible speech," but rather that they referred to the real human languages of the nations around the Apostles.
Citations [of church fathers], along with two ...
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Yes, there is no doubt that Irenaeus was speaking of some raising the dead in his own time. The following extract contains the words by Irenaeus that appear to be cited by Eusebius and criticised by Gibbon. Irenaeus is comparing the powerlessness of his opponents to perform miracles with what the Christian brotherhood is capable of performing. After ...
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Terminology
The Gift of the Holy Ghost can be a confusing topic in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, not because the doctrine is especially complex, but rather because we don't have well-defined terms.
For example, in the section you quoted, the following terms were used:
Holy Ghost
The Power of the Holy Ghost
Revelation
The Gift of the Holy ...
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You are overlooking the most important word in your question, and that is 'gift'. A gift is something that is freely given - the giver chooses whether or not to give, and the receiver can only choose whether or not to accept it - if it is given. If the receiver can compel the giver in any way, or tries to earn it, then it isn't a gift. It's long been part of ...
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The very words of Jesus on that matter are clear and are repeated below:
John 15:26-27: “When the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you
from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he
shall testify of me. And you also shall bear witness, because you have
been with me from the beginning”.
John 16:8-14: “And when he is come, he ...
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We generally don’t feel a need to explain them.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints doesn’t claim a monopoly on experiences with God (see Alma 29:8). The church does, however, make the significant claim of being the church directly organized & led by Jesus Christ and invested with His authorized priesthood power. That’s a bold claim. I ...
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Cessationists aren't atheists; of course God could perform powerful miraculous signs through his people today. Cessationists teach that even though God could do this, he doesn't as it is not part of his strategy and purpose for the church.
Cessationists teach that miracles occur in distinct clusters in the Bible: Moses, the judges, Elijah and Elisha, Jesus ...
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From the table of contents of the book you linked to*, the 19 are:
The Apostolic Gift
Prophecy
Evangelism
Shepherding
Teaching
Exhortation
Knowledge
Wisdom
Helps
Hospitality
Giving
Government
Showing Mercy
Faith
Discernment
Miracles
Healing
Tongues
Interpretation
*To see the list yourself, click on the link to the amazon product listing, click the book ...
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Here are some of my thoughts on this:
1) John 20:21 "As the Father has sent me, I am sending you."
Jesus' ministry included much healing. If we are sent as Jesus was, wouldn't we also be sent with the ability to heal?
2) Matt 28: 19-20 "Therefore go and make disciples ... 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."
Jesus had sent ...
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Actually the majority of Protestant Evangelicals hold this view that you describe - the view that is in the middle.
This is because the view that all the gifts have ceased is patently absurd at every level, and if this were true- then there could not be pastors.
There is no mention anywhere that there is some special exception for pastors and evangelists.
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Whilst agreeing that discernment and prayer is vital when contemplating what ministry God has called a Christian to, it might be useful to first consider what forms ministry can take. Not all are called to become ministers, pastors or priests. Not all are called to preach from a pulpit. The purpose of ministry is to build up the body of Christ (Ephesians ...
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Seventh-day Adventists rely on the Bible heavily. So if asked what is our understanding and use of the gifts of the Spirit, then a verse such as 1 Corinthians 12:7-10 sums it well.
1 Corinthians 12:7-11: But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the ...
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There are different kinds of knowledge, and according to your comment that "wisdom is applied knowledge," I infer that your definition of knowledge might be
Information that is not yet applied to a situation (for example).
If I'm correct, then I think you're on the right track. Knowledge IS information, and when it comes to spiritual gifts, God is able ...
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1Cor 14:21 In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.
1Cor 14:22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
Isa 28:...
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1 Corinthians 13 8 is a verse sometimes referred to as supporting the theory that some spiritual gifts no longer operate.
Love never fails: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
This article discusses the question from the perspective of Grace ...
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