By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 14, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Southern Baptist Convention
Lately I’ve written pieces like “Good” Experiences Aren’t Necessarily From God and Supernatural Gatherings In The New Downgrade here at this online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries showing the sad slide of largely pretending to be Protestant evangelicalism and the growing falling away of the mainstream visible Christian community. I’ve been documenting all of this for you as well as giving you much […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 14, 2011 in Current Issues, Features, Rob Bell, Theology
It takes a certain courage to look at what the Bible teaches, not like it all that much, and still believe it. I am thankful for brothers and sisters who believe in hell or believe in complementarianism or believe in election and reprobation or believe homosexuality is a sin despite their internal protestations. It’s a […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 13, 2011 in Current Issues, Features
The online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has been documenting the growing falling away of the mainstream evangelical community. And I’ve warned you that there is a tsunami of apostasy—pushed along by 1 Peter 4:17 judgments—headed toward the church visible. Not a few of these judgments have come through evanjellyfish’s foolish embrace of the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 13, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
The original appears at VirtueOnline right here. See also: THE EMERGING CHURCH AND THE WILD GOOSE CHASE INTO PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIANITY BRIAN MCLAREN ADMITS KEN SILVA WAS RIGHT PROGRESSIVE DEGENERATION WITHIN MAINSTREAM EVANGELICALISM
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 13, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
As part of our online apologetics and discernment ministry Apprising Ministries been documenting the New Downgrade within evangelicalism, the root of which roughly begins with the charismatic revival as it spreads through the Jesus People/Movement circa early 1970′s out into various denominations and into what became the Fuller Theological Seminary School of World Mission.[1] This […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 12, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Spiritual Formation
To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn. (Isaiah 8:20) It’s Past Time For Some Straight Up Truth Christian apologist Bob DeWaay has a very accurate saying: Deceptions that do not “work” have a short shelf life. We must also […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 12, 2011 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
See also: ROB BELL ON HIS PRACTICE OF “MILITANT MYSTICISM” THROUGH ROB BELL “THE GREAT ENLIGHTENED ONES” TELL US MAN HAS DIVINE GREATNESS ROB BELL AND SHANE HIPPS TEACHING MYSTICISM
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 11, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” And he said, “Go, and say to this people: “‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’ Make the heart of this people dull, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 11, 2011 in Devotions
We have a strong city; he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks. Open the gates, that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in. You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. (Isaiah 26:1-3) Be you determined that if others do as they please, you […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 11, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. (James 4:4) There Can Be No Unity With Such As These Apprising Ministries has been attempting to alert you, e.g. in pieces like Doug […]