Re: Cessationists are the modern day pharisees.
I don't think anyone here argues that God is fully contained in the scriptures. Of course He isn't!
This conversation was a while back and I don't remember all that was said. But as I recall, the main point I was trying to make (don't know about the rest, although I think I can speak some for Thorn too being my husband) was that we don't need any "new revelations" from the so called "new apostles" rising up. The bible does not fully contain God but it is sufficient, along with the Holy Spirit, to be our guide and teach us all that we need to know on this side of life.
2 Timothy 3:15–17
15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
If we were still in need of new revelations, then this scripture would not be true since the man of God would still need something else, new revelations or something, to be complete.
You see all these new apostles rising up are in trouble if no one needs them for all their new revelations. They would have no control then and their plans would fail. But many do feel they need these new apostles with their new revelations and so all is well for them and growing in their favor, for now at least.
Standing up for the sufficiency of scripture is not about limiting God, or about worshipping the bible instead of God, but about being in obedience to what He has said. Those in Christ will forever be learning about God and once again, the bible could never contain all there is to know about God. But He has sufficiently revealed all we need to know for salvation through the scriptures and with the Holy Spirit guiding each believer individually on a personal level, why would we possibly need anymore new revelations? All these new revelations could be a great way for Satan to mislead people though, right? I think that's exactly what's happening.