Cessationism
(ses-saye-shun-iz-uhm)
The theological position in which the gifts of the spirit have ceased after the apostolic era; gifts such as miraculous healings, tongues, and prophetic revelations. It is to be contrasted with continuationsim (i.e. the gifts are operative after the apostolic age). Though there are some variations in modern views, the consensus agrees that the supernatural elements described in the NT have been done away with in the life of the church.
... I'll add the caveat that most cessationists still believe that God intervenes in creation but not as witnessed in the Apostolic age.
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