The Confession's Charismatic Confession, Recap

This should be the last post. It is a recap in-case you missed it.

1)Discussed a little baptist history as continuationists
2)I basically argued that the puritans were continuationists.
3)I argued that the major puritan confessions supported continuationist views.
4)I said that they were not more cautious than charismatics and Pentecostals aught to be in respect to prophecy.
5) Discussed the closed cannon and how prophecy works within it.
6) Related prophecy to scriptural illuminations then both vs. special revelation to a degree.
7)I arrived at a view similar to that Wayne Grudem from the confessions by using the bible as a rule of faith.
8)Showed the bible and the gospel to be of first importance before prophecy.
9)I spoke about the puritan "open but irrelevant" position.
10)Discussed the complementary effect that prophecy may have on sanctification to reject Jonathan Edwards view of its worthlessness to mature Christians.
11)Discussed the ordinary/extraordinary distinctions that the puritans held as being without substance.

In some areas I could have be a bit clearer and concise but hopefully this series conveyed this list.

It shows that cessationism was the aberrant strain that became popular in the rejection of the 'Charismania' of certain pentecostal groups. One can see a bunch of dust fly up when fifty people are walking down a dirt road. While one person with a broom can whip up just as much dust, forgetting the whole idea of our pilgrimage to heaven.

I did not address tongues because that phenomena was never as prevalent in puritan times as it was in the early 1900s. I am not a pentecostal. Praying in the spirit can be certainly done intelligably. It is also more fruitful that way. I shall address this in a post a while from now. I feel as I have side-tracted enough for now into doctrine and natural theology. I am ready for more Christ and him crucified.

One additional thing, Cornerstone did not shape my doctrine on the existance of the spiritual gifts. The doctrine of prophecy was to a degree pre-existent and well established before CCK. I was not weirded out by it despite never having seen it in a church before. I was more weired out once or twice about holy spirit things from an overly enthusiastic person from CCK. Who shall here remain nameless.