Term
cessationist
Someone who believes that certain miraculous spiritual gifts ceased following the death of the apostles and the completion of the New Testament canon.
Filed underPneumatology
Definition
Someone who thinks that certain miraculous spiritual gifts ceased when the apostles died and the New Testament canon was completed.
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 17B.2Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 17B.2.
Last revised August 14, 2026