Description
A call for freshness, spontaneity and life in worship has been resounding through the churches of the English-speaking world, together with a desire to hear God speaking here and now to his people. Many have called for a return to the pattern of worship found in 1 Corinthians 14, merging the biblical emphasis of the Reformation with the vitality of the modern Pentecostal and Charismatic movements.
Dr O. Palmer Robertson argues from Scripture that preoccupation with tongues and prophecy shows a failure to grasp the fullness of New Testament privileges. The Christ of the Scriptures is the Final Word. All the church will ever need is to be found in him.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE: PROPHECY TODAY? 1
1. The Origin of Prophecy According to the Old Testament 1
2. Foundational Passages on Prophecy in the Old Testament 6
3. Prophecy About Prophecy in the Old Testament 12
4. The Testimony of Peter and Paul Concerning Prophecy 15
5. Conclusion 21
CHAPTER TWO: TONGUES TODAY? 23
1. New Testament Tongues Were Revelational 24
2. Tongues Were Foreign Languages 36
3. New Testament Tongues Were For Public Consumption, Not Private Use 39
4. New Testament Tongues Were a Sign 44
5. Conclusion 54
CHAPTER THREE: REVELATION TODAY? 57
1. What it Means that Revelation has Ceased 59
(a) God’s Revelation in Nature and Providence has not Ended 59
(b) God has not Ceased Communicating Through the Scriptures 60
(c) There are no Further Inspired, Authoritative Communications Apart From Those in the Bible 61
2. The History of the Cessation of Revelation 66
(a) The 'Do Not Add' Declarations 67
(b) The 'End' in Relation to the 'Means' of Special Revelation 74
(c) Evidence of the Decline of the Revelational Gifts in the New Testament Era 77
3. Objections to the Concept of the Cessation of Revelation 85
(a) Scriptural Objections 86
(b) Theological Objections 89
(c) Practical Objections 92
CHAPTER FOUR: CURRENT ADVOCACY OF THE CONTINUATION OF REVELATION 95
1. This Viewpoint Asserts that Revelation Continues Today 97
2. This Viewpoint Hangs on an Exegetical String 106
(a) Arguments for an Inferior Kind of Prophecy Based on the Teaching about Prophecy in 1 Corinthians 109
(b) The Evidence of the Rest of the New Testament 118
3. This Viewpoint Brings a Venerable Institution with an Impeccable History into a State of Disrepute 133
4. This Viewpoint Introduces A Factor of Uncertainty into Worship 137
5. This Viewpoint Has the Potential of Bringing into Question Other Prophetic Revelations From God 137
Chapter Five: CONCLUSION 141
Index of Names and Subjects 151
Index of Scripture References 159
Product Details
Title: The Final Word: A Biblical Response to the Case for Tongues and Prophecy Today
Author: O. Palmer Robertson
Publisher: Banner of Truth
Pages: 174
Binding: Paperback
Size: 18.0 x 11.9 x 1.2 cm
ISBN: 9781800404526