- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Zondervan Carr Books (Oct 3 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0310201551
- ISBN-13: 978-0310201557
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.7 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 408 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #340,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
This thought-provoking book presents the four major views of miraculous gifts today and will help Christians on every side of the miraculous gifts debate to better understand their own position and the positions of others.
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Wayne Grudem is professor of biblical and systematic theology at Trinitiy Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He holds degrees from Harvard (B.A.), Westminster Seminary (M.Div.), and Cambridge (Ph.D.). He is the co-editor of Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
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1. The designation of the view I have been asked to represent in this symposium suggests only that I am against some. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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4.0 out of 5 stars
It is NOT "Unfair to the Holy Spirit",
By A Customer
This review is from: Cntrpnts Are Miraculous Gifts (Paperback)
The reviewer who criticized this book overlooks one fact: the cessationist position canNOT be defended from the Scriptures. Read Doug Banister, THE WORD AND POWER CHURCH. Able NT scholars like Craig Keener and Gordon Fee, who are Pentecostals/Charismatics, know that despite the fact that the gifts seem to operate in less power or frequency than in the first century (at least in this country), honest exegesis of the relevant texts cannot support the cessationist position. Bring on all the Norman Geislers you wish -- their position is scripturally untenable.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Very deceptive,
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This review is from: Are Miraculous Gifts for Today?: Four Views (Paperback)
I gave it such a low review because of the deceptive thing that the editor Wayne Grudem did in placing the "Third Wave" view in the center as if to imply that it was a more middle of the road view between cessationism and the Pentecostal/Charismatic views. This is clearly not the case, the Pentecostal/Charismatic though certainly not a moderate view is with out question more moderate than the "Third Wave" view. But being as Wayne Grudem is a Third Wave apologist himself, it is not surprising that he would try to pass off such a wild (cultic)view as being somewhere in the middle theologicaly.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews) 41 of 44 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Take up and read,
By www.DavidLRattigan.com - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cntrpnts Are Miraculous Gifts (Paperback)
I did not find this book overbalanced on the charismatic side, as one Amazon reviewer suggested. On the contrary, I feel that Richard B. Gaffin was a very wise choice for a representative of the cessationist viewpoint. His arguments move away from flimsy prooftexting and he engages well with the biblical evidence. He avoids the virile tone towards continuationists that many others on his side of the debate have exhibited, and relies on good argumentation and scholarship rather than just anti-charismatic rhetoric.Similarly, those propounding a continuationist view of spiritual gifts raise some interesting points, Sam Storms giving the most compelling arguments in its favour. This book will provide an excellent introduction to the current debate, and will be far more helpful to cessationists and continuationists alike than the many other books in the genre which exhibit a much more partisan, even hostile approach. 15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Scholarly but accessible,
By LauraGrace - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cntrpnts Are Miraculous Gifts (Paperback)
This book, required for a Systematic Theology class I'm taking, surprised me with its depth and breadth; but above all I was delighted to read four positions stated eloquently, earnestly, firmly, and courteously. Each author went out of his way to emphasize the common ground held by all four men, and each scrupulously avoided personal attacks or the use of inflammatory language, something that cannot be said for one of the reviewers of this book!Most importantly, I believe, this book has greatly assisted in the formation of my own understanding of Scripture regarding this subject, which is often characterized by poor exegesis, over- or under-reliance on intellect, and childish attacks. In the end, I found that Storms' position dealt comprehensively and convincingly with the testimony of Scripture, but all of the views were addressed fairly and competently. 23 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Represents a major breakthrough on study of cessationism,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cntrpnts Are Miraculous Gifts (Paperback)
Had Evangelical scholarship kept up to date, this work could have been written 40 years ago, saving a lot of grief and controversy over a highly volatile issue. Cessationism, the doctrine that spiritual gifts ceased with the apostles, is now the focus of a disciplined, scholarly debate between scholars representing four views, ranging from "Gifts Ceased" (R. Gaffin), "Less Frequent" (R. Saucy), "Continued--3rd Wave" (C. Storms) and "Continued--Pentecostal/charismatic" (D. Oss).17 hours of face-to-face debate forced the positions to confront each others' arguments more squarely. No one changed his mind, but the dialog broke new ground, providing a rich array of insights for those with the tenacity to work through this sophisticated work. (See full review in forthcoming Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society by Jon Ruthven, author of "On the Cessation of the Charismata: The Protestant Polemic on Post-Biblical Miracles." Sheffield, 1993). |
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