For starters, this blog post has the purpose of introducing non-scholarly readers to the thought of Reformed theologian John Calvin on his alleged cessationism. Cessationism is one of the most controversial topics in modern evangelical Christianity, understood as the theological position that the spiritual gifts have ceased in the church. It is also worth noting that cessationism does not deny the work of the Holy Spirit within the church, but rejects the idea that the spiritual gifts continue today in the same manner they were in the Early church.  Modern readers must know that although Calvin’s theology discusses the Holy …