Winger's own position: open but not normative — he agrees with cessationists on apostleship and a likely reduction of healing gifts, but rejects full cessationism.

Points of agreement with cessationists: (1) There are no modern apostles equivalent to the Twelve and Paul — any current "apostle" is effectively a missionary. (2) Mass healings in the NT tended to accompany apostles as they broke new gospel ground; the pattern suggests a possible reduction in normative healing activity. Point of disagreement: this does not require full cessationism. Winger would remove the word "normative" from continuationism — he does not expect prophecy/gifts in every service, but remains open to whatever the Spirit gives.