Some cessationists (those who believe that the gifts of the Spirit are not for today) will say that 1 Corinthians 13:10-12 teaches that after the Bible was fully delivered to the church we no longer expect to see the gifts of the Spirit operating. While I think cessationists can give us valuable insights I think this particular passage is used wrongly when they use it to support cessationism. I’ll be giving an analysis of 1 Cor 13:10-12 and interacting with the views of some cessationists. I want to point out that there are plenty of cessationists who are with me on this passage and say not to use it in support of their position. So don’t consider this a debunking of all cessationism but merely a refutation of a misuse of 1 Cor 13.
Here’s the article I referenced from the Master’s Seminary https://www.tms.edu/m/tmsj14g.pdf
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