The Bible indicates that spiritual gifts given to the early church, such as healing and speaking in tongues, ceased with the apostles.
In 1 Corinthians 12:1, Paul addresses the church regarding spiritual gifts, emphasizing that these gifts were provided to the early Christians by the apostles who had the authority to impart them. However, these gifts ceased after the apostles died, as the transfer of such abilities was limited to them. This cessation is evident from passages like Acts 8, where the apostles were needed to confer gifts, indicating they were not intended to continue indefinitely. Thus, while claims of such gifts persist today, they are regarded as untrue in the sovereign grace perspective.
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