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I have done a few brief interviews (here is an example about 12 minutes long) on Jerry Johnson Live to address whether sign-gifts such as healing, speaking in tongues, prophecy, and the Word of knowledge are valid gifts for the church today. I do not believe they are. The Criswell Theological Review published my explanation of the cessationist position (the view that the sign-gifts have ceased) in the Fall 2006 issue. That article is available in its entirety here. That argument, however, is too long and a bit cumbersome for most people who might want to understand my view. So here is a very brief overview of what I try to defend more fully in that explanation: Read the rest of this entry »