I would ask both sides to consider the question of "what if I am wrong?"
If I am wrong, then I've spoken foolishly, but praise God because He decided to act in spite of my foolishness and honor the prayers I foolishly spoke! When I stand before God and He says "tongues ceased" then I will have nothing but praise for Him for answering them anyway.
But - what about the cessationist who stands before God and is told by Him that tongues did not cease? What kind of praise can they raise in the face of not just failing to accept a gift of God, but in actively trying to take it away from others as well?
In all of these debates, we need to remember that we are fallible humans, and we need to ask ourselves "what if in my human nature I am wrong?"
If I am wrong, then I've spoken foolishly, but praise God because He decided to act in spite of my foolishness and honor the prayers I foolishly spoke! When I stand before God and He says "tongues ceased" then I will have nothing but praise for Him for answering them anyway.
But - what about the cessationist who stands before God and is told by Him that tongues did not cease? What kind of praise can they raise in the face of not just failing to accept a gift of God, but in actively trying to take it away from others as well?
In all of these debates, we need to remember that we are fallible humans, and we need to ask ourselves "what if in my human nature I am wrong?"
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