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A Biblical Case for Cessationism with Dr. Tom Pennington
Show Summary
Justin Peters interviews Dr. Tom Pennington (Countryside Bible Church) about a biblical case for cessationism: what it is (and isn’t), how Scripture distinguishes edifying vs. miraculous gifts, Hebrews 2 and the NT’s confirmatory signs, the testimony of church history, and why the sufficiency of Scripture matters for the church today.
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Show Notes & Scriptures
Key passages mentioned: Acts 3–4; Hebrews 2:1–4; 1 Peter 4:11; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; John 11; Deuteronomy 13 & 18; Matthew 7; Matthew 13.
Resources
- A Biblical Case for Cessationism — Dr. Tom Pennington
- Countryside Bible Church (Southlake, TX)
- Justin Peters – Sound Theology and Biblical Discernment
- Justin Peters Ministries — justinpeters.org
Born and reared in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Justin earned his undergraduate at Mississippi State University (1995) and then a Master of Divinity and Master of Theology (2000, 2002) from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Justin met his bride, Kathy, at an evangelism conference near Los Angeles, California, in 2009. They were married in August of 2010. From 2014 until 2019, they lived in Sandpoint, Idaho, and were members of Kootenai Community Church.
They now reside outside of Billings, Montana, along with their little dog, Mia. They are members of Laurel Bible Church, where Justin currently serves as an elder.
