If we, in upholding the Covenants, fail to uphold the truth that God can and does extraordinarily for a time stir up some of these extraordinary prophetical functions, we would be directly contradicting the Second Book of Discipline and consequently be guilty of subverting the original intent of the Covenanted uniformity of the Church of Scotland (1638-1649 inclusive) as sworn in our Covenants. Additionally, we would be guilty of unfaithfully interpreting our third and fourth terms of communion due to the fact that we have sworn to uphold the Form of Presbyterial Church Government and our Terms of Communion. Desiring to adhere as faithfully as possible to the Word of God, we have no intention of denying the statements contained in these documents which we believe to be agreeable to Gods Word. Consequently, all those who would wilfully and obstinately speak contrary to the same would necessarily be excluded from our Covenant Renewal and our communion table. Those who would obstinately or wilfully observe, publish, or promote the contrary doctrine would be disciplined according to the nature of their sin and removed from the membership of the church. In effect, this proves that the Church of Scotland was not willing to hold the position that the closing of the canon caused all prophetical utterance to cease. Thus, arguing that the closing of the canon necessarily binds the hand of God to totally cease pouring out the extraordinary gift of prophecy upon the church is contrary to Scripture (which nowhere forbids extraordinary prophecy after the closing of the canon), contrary to our church standards (which directly allows for it), and contrary to the acknowledged historical testimony of the many of our most illustrious saints. Like I said, our modern cessationists have nothing to do with the Reformation and its teachings. This here clearly says that cessationists would be excommunicated from the Kirk of Scotland. (Thanks, Miroslav.)
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:04:04 +0000
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