From Miracles to Maturity
God’s Glory in the Church — A Biblical Case for Cessationism.
A biblical and historical case for the nature, purpose, and cessation of the revelatory gifts.
Executive Summary
The sign and revelatory gifts served a foundational and authenticating purpose in the early church during the writing of the New Testament scriptures. Following the completion of the apostolic canon, these supernatural sign gifts ceased, leaving the church to govern itself through the complete, sufficient, and final authority of the written Word of God. This conference presents a rigorous biblical, theological, and historical defense of cessationism in opposition to modern charismatic theology.
Session Media Index
Stream and download the complete conference session audio, slides, and video archives.
Written Resources
Several academic and pastoral articles expanding on the exegetical arguments presented in these sessions are forthcoming. We will publish essays developing the cessationist arguments regarding 1 Corinthians 13 and related texts as they become available.
Stay tuned for publications from the Mesa Hills faculty.
Archived Details
Featured Speakers
Biographical summaries of the conference session teachers.
Dr. Timothy L. Dane
Senior Pastor, Mesa Hills Bible Church
Dr. Dane is the author of "The Cessation of the Prophetic Gifts," a scholarly examination of cessationism based on the exegesis of 1 Corinthians 13:8-13, theology, and church history.
Bent Christiansen
Executive Director; Professor of OT & Biblical Languages, FRBI&S
Bent Christiansen is Executive Director and Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages at FRBI&S, with peer-reviewed scholarship in Vetus Testamentum and ZAW focused on Hebrew grammar and Old Testament exegesis.
Justin Peters
Evangelist and Apologist
Justin Peters is a full-time evangelist and apologist, widely recognized for his rigorous biblical critiques of Word of Faith theology and the New Apostolic Reformation.
Event Schedule (Archived)
The historical timetable of the conference lectures.
Saturday Timetable
Venue & Location (MHBC)
Address, maps, and parking information for the conference location.
Mesa Hills Bible Church
615 W. Uintah Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
Free parking is available on-site at the church campus.