Do apostle miraculous gifts still exist today?
There was an important truth behind that argument. Paul certainly appeals to “the signs of an apostle". W hile defending his ministry in 2 Corinthians 12:12, Paul and Hebrews 2:3–4 describe God bearing witness to the proclaimed salvation through “signs and wonders, and with divers miracles.” So there is good biblical reason to say that miraculous signs could have an authenticating or confirming function. But we also found that miraculous activity was not confined to apostles. Stephen performed “great wonders and miracles” (Acts 6:8). Philip performed signs in Samaria (Acts 8:6–7). Paul discusses gifts of healing and miracles among the wider congregation in 1 Corinthians 12, and even distinguishes apostles from those who work miracles when he asks, “Are all apostles?... Are all workers of miracles?” (1 Corinthians 12:29). That leaves us with the next part of the original argument. The viral post claims that these gifts were temporary and “ceased when the written revelation was com...