The Holy Spirit And The Special / Miraculous / Sign Gifts

By Pastor Don Jackson, March 23, 2025
Sunday, March 23, 2025

BIG IDEA: The Holy Spirit And The Special / Miraculous / Sign Gifts

What Are Spiritual Gifts?

  • According to Paul Spiritual Gifts are, “Manifestations of the Spirit” given to all believers for the common good of the church.

Spiritual Gifts Lists In Scripture:

1 Corinthians 12:7-10; 28; Romans 12:6-8; 1 Peter 4:10-11; Ephesians 4:11-12

Two Types Of Spiritual Gifts

  • ” – tongues, prophecy, healing, miracles, etc.
  • ” – teaching, hospitality, mercy, leadership, evangelism, etc.

Two Views On Miraculous Gifts

  • ” – believe all spiritual gifts continue today.**
  • ” – believe spiritual gifts in the miraculous category have ceased. (1 Cor. 13:8-10)

Many Flavors & Varieties:

Continuationists

  • Pentecostals (First Wave)
  • Charismatics (Second Wave)
  • Third Wave Evangelicals
  • “Chaos-matics”

Cessationists

  • Harsh Cessationists
  • Hard Cessationists
  • Soft Cessationists

Best Arguments For Cessationists:

  1. Tie miraculous gifts uniquely to the .
  2. Regard the for miraculous gifts as .
  3. Observe that the miraculous gifts have largely .

Best Arguments For Continuationists:

  1. Show the gifts exercised by .
  2. Identify a beyond authentication or foundation
  3. See them as exercised throughout .

Love Over All!

  • We will spend eternity together in agreement.
  • Paul urged love for others above all else (1 Corinthians 13).
  • Love never fails! (1 Corinthians 13:1-8a)