Can these verses be used to show that miraculous gifts of the Spirit were on their way out as more of the New Testament was written down? If so, what would be the clearest way to use this verse to explain to a Charismatic the redemptive-historical function of signs and wonders?
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Davidius
Husband of Emilia
Member: First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Durham (RPCNA) - Durham, NC
Student: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, German Literature and Classics
This may explain the old adage about Baptists being Methodists with shoes, and Presbyterians being Baptists who can read. To round out the adage, Lutherans might qualify as Presbyterians who drink to excess, and Episcopalians as Lutherans who know when to say when. - D.G. Hart