I read the article all the way through. I thought it was pretty good overall. However I think one of the most important passages: 1 Cor 13:8-11 was not explained very well from a cessationist perspective.Homer wrote:TK,
I'm curious whether you read the article and any comments you, or others, may have on it.
I also think Mark 16:17 could have been covered and explained better from a cessationist perspective.
While I don't speak in tongues but would like to, I think I'm in as close to "neutral" as I could hope for on this issue. Having considered the topic carefully even before reading this article, I still don't know 100% what to make of the biblical case either way. I do lean to tongues being a sign still for today as per my leanings in interpretation. So because of that I feel tongues is still a function of the Holy Spirit today.
Things like prophecy can be tested. Unfortunately, tongues can't be so easily tested. One thing I have noticed is that when people were filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke with tongues, they apparently didn't know anything about it ahead of time. It's something that just happened. In other words, they didn't have to mimic someone else, etc. It was spontanious