By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 24, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Roman Catholicism
Apprising Ministries will show you in this piece that the subtitle would be: Nor can she; not without admitting her popes are but fallible men, not vicars of Christ, and that her dogma asseverated at the Council of Trent was wrong. I have already covered this further in Has The Roman Catholic Church Really Changed? Here I’m going to point […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 24, 2012 in Devotions
Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10) God’s will reveals three aspects of His will. First, His will of purpose—His sovereign, ultimate plan for the universe. “Surely, just as I have intended so it has happened, and just as I have planned so it will stand” (Isaiah 14:24; cf. Ephesians 1:9-11). It […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 23, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 23, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
By Christian Research Network Associate Editor Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… This is a repost of an original article on Do Not Be Surprised… If you live in or near Seattle, Mark Driscoll thinks you should visit The City Church, pastored by Judah Smith and his wife, Chelsea. Why [did Driscoll want us to] visit [that] […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 23, 2012 in Devotions
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. (2 Corinthians 13:5-6) I have known many a true believer much troubled for fear he should […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 22, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries has often talked about the awful consequences of embracing the man-centered Church Growth Movement which slithered out from the spiritual black hole known as Fuller Theological Seminary. From about the mid-70’s on, as the CGM poisoned more and more of mainstream evangelicalism, perhaps its most heinous effect has been the rise of the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 22, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren, Southern Baptist Convention
Christian Research Network is a sister work of Apprising Ministries. Today CRN Associate Editor Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… brings to our attention an odd occurrence recently at Saddleback Church where Kay Warren, wife of SBC megapastor Rick Warren functioned in the role as teaching elder: The Bible is not ambiguous in describing the necessary qualifications and […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 22, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Roman Catholicism
Dear Friend, The Church of Rome officially calls its Eucharist, “the source and summit of the Christian life.” Its International Eucharistic Congress is therefore of utmost importance to theVatican.Romealso states that, “the Eucharist is the sum and summary of our faith.” Therefore, an examination of the Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist is essential to reveal […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 22, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
See also: RICK WARREN AND TEACHINGS OF DEMONS “WE CAN WORK IT OUT:” IS JAMES MACDONALD QUALIFIED TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION? “WE CAN WORK IT OUT:” IS STEVEN FURTICK QUALIFIED TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION?
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 21, 2012 in Current Issues, Devotions, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10) “Kingdom” is not so much a geographical area as it is a sovereign dominion. When Christian pray “Your kingdom come,” they are asking God to rule through Christ’s future enthronement, His coming reign over the earth. The Greek for “come” indicates a […]