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a. Here you admit to having found little exegetical evidence for Cessationism. This is a surprising admission considering how dogmatic you are about many things not explicitly stated in scripture. b. Historically, the early Christians believed in Continuationism which is why they kept having...

Does God still perform any miraculous healing at all? If you do not believe this basic proposition then you will automatically reject EVERY claim of this sort even before you examine any evidence.

I don't know if the preaching he heard had a cumulative effect on changing his mind. Certainly, when he watched the men's coats who were stoning Stephen, he was not persuaded. Perhaps seeing Stevens countenance which was like that of an angel had an effect.

You are a fraud for playing evasive word games while not defining your terms. What would NON-SPIRITUAL supernatural manifestations consist of? Define that and then show me where the scriptures use this phrase. I very much doubt that you are totally neutral about how they worship. You have...

Lamar continually obfuscates and constinually diverts the discussion back to whether he himself explicitly said something or not. In this way, he can run around in circles and can avoid any genuine discussion of ideas. He does not even define his terms which is usually the first step in...

It appears you have invented your own (non-standard) idiosyncratic nomenclature in which to couch your propositions like differentiating PHYSICAL supernatural events from NON-PHYSICAL supernatural events. When questioned about this, rather than offering an coherent explanation you employ ad...

Now, you are calling ALL Christians everywhere to join in your cause by renouncing all loyalty and even sympathy towards the supposedly ungodly Satanic group who call themselves "Pentecostals" Of course, to be fair, you must include every kind of Continuationists of this "ilk", past and present...

You are the one who claims supernatural miracles have ceased. Am I wrong about this? Don't expect me to understand all aspects of your belief system. You can easily dispel any misconceptions I might have about your belief system by simply explaining yourself.

A. When a believer is sick or in pain, James advises us to do the following: 13 Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises. 14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of...

Do you yourself cast out demons -- or is this just another academic issue?

Yes, that is why Paul did NOT commit the sin of Blaspheming the Holy Spirit which is unpardonable. Paul explains this himself in 2 Timothy 1:13 13 I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet BECAUSE I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

31Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one...

This shows that Paul, during the time he persecuted believers had NOT committed the unforgivable sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. If he had, then his own sins could not have been forgiven.

Cessationists often emphasize that the so-called "sign gifts" were manifest to authenticate the Messiaship of Jesus . Although that is true. I think it is at least AS IMPORTANT to reveal what KIND of KING He was. His miraculous works showed His love for mankind and His willingness to reach out...

You go too far in your interpretation of this verse. In context, when Jesus spoke of "blaspheming the Holy Spirit He was speaking about how the Pharisees who had seen and heard Jesus (who was the living image of the invisible God) and seen first hand miracles which they should have recognized as...

An important point we have not looked at because the originator of this thread wants to keep our attention focused completely on his central purpose - which is to debunk and condemn the Pentecostal Church. However, if that is how this forum is to be used then why stop with them? Why not go on to...

You do not think the issue of Cessationism vs Continuationism is central to this debate? After all, was this not the reason why some people withdrew from whatever denomination they belonged to and organized themselves under the rubric of "Pentecostal" in the first place? To say that this has...

You seem to be the only one here who is interested in pursuing this topic so why assign someone else to research it for you? Do the work yourself. You seem to be trying to hijack this thread which is supposed to be about whether the spiritual gifts (the "charismata" mentioned by Paul in 1...

Not necessarily every daily event but certainly if you have prayed for a specific answer to prayer and it comes to pass in an unusual even miraculous way (beyond what you would ordinarily expect given its improbability) - does that not reveal the hand of God? You seem obsessed with excluding...

A. Sure, anyone who has read and believes the scriptures can see that some miracles are more dramatic and visible than others. However, this in no way suggests that the less obvious acts of God must be differentiated by placing them in a completely separate category of supernatural yet...