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The Bill Clinton Option

November 16, 2005

I've been following the cessationist vs. non-cessationist debate closely. Who am I to comment? I keep thinking back to the authority and sufficiency of Scripture as outlined in the Westminster Confession of Faith and, I am wondering if we really know what that means. We adhere to the Bible as our authority - the Word of God, but than look to a "word from God" to give us direction.

I've had many good friends who are continuationalists - I've found their hearts to be turned towards God. I've found their thinking often to be convoluted. Their experience, their impression of what God is telling them, there "word from the Lord" always trumps basic Scriptural principles. It is as if their individual revelation from God - supersedes Scriptural instruction.

A great post by Daniel Phillips talks about the Bill Clinton option. It is sad if we affirm God's redemptive plan from Genesis to Revelation - but still need a Bill Clinton option. Read it.