1 Corinthians 12:4–11
The Gift of "Healing"
Healing- iama- "the capacity to cause someone to become healed or cured—‘the power to heal, the capacity to heal.’"
Johannes P. Louw and Eugene Albert Nida, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains (New York: United Bible Societies, 1996), 268.
The Gift of "Miracles"
Miracle- dunamis- "a deed manifesting great power, with the implication of some supernatural force."
Johannes P. Louw and Eugene Albert Nida, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains (New York: United Bible Societies, 1996), 680.
1. By false prophets in the Great Tribulation
Matthew 24:23–24
2. The mark of a true apostle in the 1st century
Acts 2:42–43
Acts 5:12
2 Corinthians 12:12
3. A validation of God's message with God being the source of power
Acts 2:22–24
Acts 4:29–30
Acts 14:1–3
"The apostles and New Testament prophets laid the foundation as they evangelized others and wrote New Testament books. The foundation was completed when the last apostle died. Although the church has continued to grow through the centuries, the foundation has remained firm and constant. No new foundation can ever be built. The revelatory and sign gifts validated the foundation, the doctrinal basis for church belief and behavior. The purposes for those gifts ceased when the apostles and prophets completed their tasks."
Robert G. Gromacki in Understanding Christian Theology (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2003), 523.
The Progressive Silence of Sign Gifts
-Any use of "tongues" after 1 Corinthians speaks to either the digestive organ in the mouth or the dialect of Gentile people. It is never used again in reference to a sign gift.
-Any mention of "miracle" after 1 Corinthians refers to either the authentication of an apostle (2 Cor 12:12) or is attributed to God alone (Gal 3:5; Heb 2:4). These last two references emphasize the message of the gospel as greater than the Law.
The uses of "healing" after 1 Corinthians speak of physical or metaphorical restoration, but not through the means of a sign gift (Heb 12:13; James 5:16; 1 Pet 2:24; Rev 22:2).
Hebrews 2:1–4
Acts 19:11–12
Acts 20:7–12
1 Timothy 5:23
Finally, an account of "signs and wonders" after 1 Corinthians refers to the work of the Antichrist (2 Thess 2:9) or the authentication of the message of the apostles (2 Cor 12:12; Heb 2:4).