Sorry to post so late on this thread. I usually, myself, try to answer any questions that refer to churches of Christ as there are not many here. If there are, still very few even respond or post here on this thread area.
Is it imperative that everyone, as a member of one of these churches, believe that the gifts have ceased?
Really what needs to be said is, "What does scripture say?".
1 Corinthians 13:8-10
"that which is perfect" is not referring to Jesus, because Jesus is not a "That".
However, the bible IS a "that".
John was the last apostle alive when Revelation was finished in 96 AD. John also died shortly sometime after. Apostles were the ONLY people that could pass on miraculous gifts by the laying on of hands (see sample in Acts 8).
So, with this information, what does the bible say? What conclusion have you come to from this?
Is adding to scripture or taking from it and passing such belief as doctrine, a salvation issue?
I could also ask the same about premillennialism. I do not believe in pre-trib rapture (I'm more convinced it's post-trib) but premillennialism is convincing to me, but it appears as if the CoC views this as heresy. Is this a salvation issue too?
Regardless of what responses I have seen here, premill and post mill are found nowhere in scripture. The misrepresentation of Revelations makes me cringe.
Because there is much to discuss on this book, we could take it in segments if one cared too.
This being said, I'd like to say I am no peterist or anything like that. I am an idealist. I see it how it is, how the scripture says it is, and I can know the difference between figurative and literal language.