I note that many cessationists speak of believers living in a "Scriptures plus direct revelation" scheme of authority prior to the completion of the canon, with the necessity for such a scheme being the obvious lack of completed Scripture. But I have a reservation based on the fact that even a completed canon could not tell David what military stratagem he should employ against his enemies, yet the Lord was pleased to reveal that to him via special revelation. Thus the deficiency in canon had no bearing on WHY that special revelation was made to David.
I note also that some Scots Worthies, for example, Sandy Peden or Donald Cargill, were intuitively guided from danger by some form of extra biblical revelation...
My point is not to prove continuationism at all; rather, I would like to see how cessationists explain such difficulties. I would also add that I am struggling with these issues because I need to know which is the correct position, due to a crisis in my life.
