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21501 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 168.2 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

… the spiritual gifts, which are so greatly needed, are to remain as long as the church is in the world. Moreover, the gift of prophecy is specifically mentioned …

21502 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 171.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

Pentecost was the beginning of the fulfillment of this prophecy. It marked the beginning of a great spiritual movement in the church and in the whole world.

21503 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 175.3 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

… the spiritual gifts bestowed by our Lord and highly prized by His disciples, there have been through the centuries, not only believers in these gifts, but …

21504 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 176.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

this view appears substantial. Here are two declarations of great confidence in the continuity of the spiritual gifts:

21505 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 176.3 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

Regarding the imperative need of the continuance in the church of all the spiritual gifts bestowed by our Lord at His ascension, the following forceful statement is made by the Reverend Wm. Eddy, of the Methodist Church:

21506 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy

… the spiritual, the supernatural. She needs them as ornaments to supersede her jewelry. Let her ‘covet earnestly’ these gifts, and there would be less covetousness …

21507 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 177.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

… desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.” Cultivating love and desiring spiritual gifts are to continue together in the church, without any …

21508 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 178.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

… the spiritual gifts by the church as only a claim, yet he does not refute the claim, and recites the exercise and aims of the gifts with greater clearness and …

21509 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 179.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

the spiritual gifts in the primitive church during both the second and the third centuries:

21510 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 181.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

… with spiritual gifts, including the gift of prophecy. One of these was Quadratus of Athens, of whom Eusebius wrote in these words:

21511 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 182.3 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

… the spiritual gifts at that period, it tells us of the great power that attended Christian workers, and of the marvelous results that followed. It should be …

21513 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 183.3 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

One of the books written by Justin was known as his “Dialogue With Trypho, a Jew,” in which there is found a valuable statement regarding the manifestation of spiritual gifts in the church at that time, reading as follows:

21514 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 185.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

… the spiritual gifts. The apostles were now all dead. A new generation was carrying on the work nearly a century after Paul wrote his epistle to the Corinthian …

21515 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 185.2 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

… of spiritual gifts in the church during the second century was also borne by Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, in France, thus leading us to the western outposts of …

21516 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 186.4 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

Such is the man who, as an eyewitness, bears positive testimony concerning the presence and operation of spiritual gifts in the church during the latter half of the second century. He says:

21517 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 188.2 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

The statements reproduced in this chapter furnish impressive evidence that the Christian church of the second century was still endowed with spiritual gifts such as had been bestowed upon the apostles and their converts in the first century.

21518 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 189.1 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

… the spiritual gifts imparted to the messengers of the cross by their Lord who sent them forth. The mighty deeds wrought by these gifts through the apostles …

21519 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 190.2 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

… to spiritual gifts, and have placed the Montanists among the sectarian heretics.

21520 The Abiding Gift of Prophecy, p. 194.2 (Arthur Grosvenor Daniells)

… the spiritual ruin of multitudes. Moreover, from within the church itself men arose introducing heresies