CESSATIONALISM
WHICH ALL GIFTS HAVE CEASED TO EXIST? (A summarised article of the position defended by Samuel E. Waldron) Summary There are No Apostles of Christ on Earth today There are no Living Prophets on earth today There are no Tongue Speakers on earth today There are No Apostles of Christ on Earth Today The term “apostles of Christ” is to be distinguished from missionaries, aka “apostles of the churches,” which is a different office. Only “apostles of Christ” are no longer among us. Example: Philippians 2:25: “I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus …. your messenger [literally means “your apostle”]” Let us call the “Apostles of Christ” as 1st category apostles, while the apostles of the churches as 2nd category apostles. To be an Apostle of Christ was itself a gift to the church, and the foremost of the gifts. 1 Corinthians 12:28-31; Ephesians 4:8-11 – Christ gave gifts to men, among them apostles. 1 Corinthians 12:27-30: “ Now you are the body of Christ and indivi