I find the arrogant attitudes of some of the posts in this thread offensive.

Is it really necessary to be sarcastic toward those brothers with which we disagree, simply because we disagree with them? If you are going to scoff at those of us (yes, I am one) who believe the gifts have NOT passed away, it is only fair that you be able to produce a compelling SCRIPTURE-BASED argument for your own position. Otherwise, is it too much to ask that you be RESPECTFUL in your discussion with/of us?
My husband and I believe that the typical "charismatic" church today is in error - usually the same errors addressed by Paul in 1 Corinthians. However, we believe that cessationists are just as out-of-balance as those who abuse the gifts. If we could ever, even once, hear a rational, Scriptural argument for the cessationist position, perhaps we would change our minds but, so far, that hasn't happened. The response we get is usually either a) I'm not going to talk about it, because it causes division (makes us wonder if they have anything to talk ABOUT), b) 1 Cor. 13 says prophecy will cease, and it's talking about the canon of Scripture (Do you still KNOW anything? Do you know EVERYTHING? Has KNOWLEDGE ceased? Among other things, this is a serious flaw in this particular application of this verse/passage.), or c) an emotional response that says that because I haven't experienced the gifts or because I have experienced an abuse of the gifts, I would rather just claim cessationism than actually deal with a Scriptural balance as described at length in 1 Corinthians.
I would love to see a cessationist sincerely and respectfully answer any or all of the following questions:
1) On what basis are you a cessationist? (Can you provide SCRIPTURE, or just opinion?)
2) On what basis do you assume that the only purpose for prophecy is/was the production of Scripture? (I can provide Scripture that asserts, or at LEAST strongly implies, the contrary. There are those we KNOW prophecied in NT times, because the Bible tells us so, but we do not have any of their prophecies in Scripture. The Corinthians were given specific instructions regarding how they were to properly use the gift of prophecy, but none of their prophecies are part of the canon of Scripture, nor were they given any instructions about passing these along to other local fellowships. There appears to be a clear distinction between God's Word for all Christians of all places and times, and God's word for a specific person or people at a particular time - which must, of course, line up with Scripture, what we know of the character of God, etc. God loves us individually as well as corporately.)
3) How is it consistent with covenant theology to say, in effect, that "that was only for THAT dispensation"?
4) (For many...) Why does it make you so upset to have to present a rational Scriptural argument for your position on this particular teaching, when you are well-acquainted with making similar arguments for other teaching in other areas (such as, for example, predestination)?
If cessationism really is SO obviously the more biblically-correct teaching, it should be very, very easy to present a rational, compelling argument with a Scriptural foundation.