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Comment on Cessation of Tongues in 1 Corinthians 13 by Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:20:24 +0000

I came across this blog by googling cessationism.

My church is total cessationist, but my husband and I do not feel we are. We fall somewhere in the middle. Ultimately, we do not consider this all that important and have no problem whatsoever worshiping there, but, not having researched it thoroughly enough, I got curious to see what the various views on cessationism are.

I will say first that I haven’t finished the article yet!

But, I believe this to be an excellent blog. In presenting the different sides of the debate, I am very impressed that you didn’t give a straw-man argument. Both sides were presented exactly as they are without criticism.

You did not present your evaluation until after presenting the various positions. I have rarely seen anyone who could manage to successfully present various opposing views of an argument without using very biased language.

I have bookmarked this page so that I can finish reading it and read more thoroughly.

Thank you for posting this!

Comment on Two more KJV-Only Myths by Bill Pellow

Bill Pellow — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:47:37 +0000

I am with you completely, Chris! Our church has been infiltrated with KJVO advocates lately, and it has caused division and gossip behind backs, and attempts to marginalize and demonize those who disagree, and in general a spirit of intolerance and hypocracy. That is how I found your website — I was researching the topic to answer KJVO advocates. Our pastor is not KJVO, uses a variety of versions in his sermons, but seems powerless before these fanatics. I can verify that these people seem sincere and honest, they seem well versed, and so on, but their fruit is not good! I switched from my old KJV to the NASB in about 1973 best I can remember. When I read it through I found so many texts to be clearer, and most of all I love the marginal references. Recently I purchased a nice ESV for my wife and wish it had a similar reference system, but it seems even clearer in several difficult passages. I am not a Greek or Hebrew scholar, but I have heard the arguments on both sides and I resonate with your reasoning.

Comment on Cessation of Tongues in 1 Corinthians 13 by SeminaryStudent

SeminaryStudent — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:03:55 +0000

Chris,
Thanks for this post. I had to plug a few holes in my research syllabus and you gave great information with complete bibliography (a rarity in blogs).

It helped me polish the paper off today!

Thank you again.
-D

Comment on What Kind of Baptist Are You? by Barry Voorhies

Barry Voorhies — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:12:31 +0000

Sorry, I submitted with proof reading…
If we are ever even going to come close to honoring Jesus’ prayer for those who would someday believe, (John 17:20-) that is the line that has to be held.

Comment on What Kind of Baptist Are You? by Barry Voorhies

Barry Voorhies — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:08:17 +0000

Hey thanks for the joke. I am going to use it this sunday at my church. I am speaking on John 17:20- It will fit well.

To follow upon your discussion, the Apostles Creed, Nicene Creed, and Athanasian Creeds together with the process used to write them give us a strong basis for what we believe as essential. The early church fathers dealt with every -ism imaginable and regularly communicated what the essentials are. I believe that today, even though we all belong to different denominations and different churches the question of “who decides on what is fundamental to the faith” has already been decided by those closest to the eyewitnesses (apostles). If we are every going to even come close to honoring Jesus’ prayer for those who would someday believe, (John 17:20-) that is both the line that has to be held.

I personally will pray for, participate with, encourage, and be a friend to any pastor or believer who is zeroed in on the three major church creeds and the scriptural principles they establish.