I prophesied as I was commanded.
–Ezekiel 37:7 (NIV)–
Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh
and did just as the Lord commanded.
Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh
and his officials, and it became a snake.
–Exodus 7:10 (NIV)–
The Son can do nothing by himself;
he can do only what he sees his Father doing,
because whatever the Father does the Son also does.
–John 5:19 (NIV)–
“You unbelieving and perverse generation!”
Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you?
How long shall I put up with you?
Bring the boy here to me.”
–Matthew 17:17 (NIV)–
He could not do any miracles there,
except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
–Mark 6:5 (NIV)–
Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea
to divide the water so that the Israelites
can go through the sea on dry ground.
–Exodus 14:16 (NIV)–
I left Trophimus sick in Miletus.
–2 Timothy 4:20 (NIV)–
JUST WHAT THE CESSATIONIST “SIGN GIFTS”
ARGUMENT REALLY MEANS.
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Cessationists often define a miracle as an instantaneous, total, public display of divine power–something that must look like a cinematic spectacle to count. But Biblical miracles range from gradual healings and partial restorations to symbolic acts and prophetic insights. When miracles are required to look like Marvel movies, it becomes easy to declare that they no longer happen…Cessationism’s “sign gifts” argument falters not because Scripture is unclear, but because the argument begins with the wrong picture–miracles as omnipotent powers rather than divine gifts. The Biblical narrative portrays not superheroes, but servants. The Spirit’s work has always been relational, situational, and sovereign–a power made perfect in weakness, not a spectacle made for proof. –J.B.
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Dr. Herbert Lockyer, All the Miracles of the Bible (Zondervan, 1988).
Dr. Jack Deere, Surprised…Power of the Spirit (Zondervan, 2020). Has AUDIO BOOK.
Dr. Craig Keener, Miracles Today (Baker, 2021). Has AUDIO BOOK.
Dr. Randy Clark, Eyewitness to Miracles (Thomas Nelson, 2018). Has AUDIO BOOK.
Dr. John R. Rice, Healing In Answer to Prayer (Sword of the Lord, 1944).
Dr. Archibald Alexander, Thoughts on Religious Experience (Banner of Truth, 1996)
J. Graf, ed. Healing: The Three Great Classics on Divine Healing (WingSpread, 1992).
John Wimber, Power Healing (HarperCollins, 1987).
WesleyGospel, “Why Cessationists Don’t Hear the Voice of God.”
—. “Debunking Cessationism.”
Lee Strobel, Seeing the Supernatural (Zondervan, 2025). Has AUDIO BOOK.
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