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How do we know that the gifts of the Holy Spirit have ceased?

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The cessation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is evidenced by the non-continuation of apostolic authority after the apostles' deaths.

The cessation of miraculous gifts, including speaking in tongues, is supported by biblical passages such as Acts 8, where only the apostles had the authority to impart the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands to new converts. After the death of the apostles, the ability to perform such signs ceased as the authoritative foundation for the church was laid. Furthermore, the functions of these gifts served to establish the church in its early years but were not intended to be a permanent fixture, especially as the canon of scripture was completed and the church became grounded in the teachings of the apostles.
Scripture References: Acts 8, Ephesians 2:20

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