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Spiritual gifts which did NOT cease
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I see the gifts mentioned in Mark 16 .
16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
These show that they are specific. They are ' signs accompanying those at that time.
Phil 2
25¶Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.
26For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.
27For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
Why hasn't Epaphroditus been healed ?
16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
These show that they are specific. They are ' signs accompanying those at that time.
Phil 2
25¶Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.
26For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.
27For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
Why hasn't Epaphroditus been healed ?
He was. His sickness almost resulted in his death, but didn't. 
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The inability of Paul to heal Epaphroditus is very strong evidence that the gift of healing was to be gradually replaced with the prayer of faith. And that is what we find in the book of James.
What this means is the while God heals as He wills in answer to prayer (since not all are healed) the miraculous gift was limited to the apostles and their companions. People have investigated faith healers and discovered that there was a lot of deception involved. It should also be noted that many faith healers hold to many false doctrines.
What this means is the while God heals as He wills in answer to prayer (since not all are healed) the miraculous gift was limited to the apostles and their companions. People have investigated faith healers and discovered that there was a lot of deception involved. It should also be noted that many faith healers hold to many false doctrines.
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