By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 3, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
This just in from Internet News headquarters, where our motto is: If it’s news; it’s news to us. Dateline Anywhere USA; maybe even Your Town: This just in…the world’s gone mad. Ok, that’s not so new; however, there’s been some talk around the blogosphere recently about the release of a translation of the Bible that may […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 3, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
A main focus of this particular online apologetics and discernment work here at Apprising Ministries, has been monitoring and exposing of the Emerging Church, now upgraded to 2.0 with its newer, more clearly delineated, postmodern Progressive Christian theology. This new, and not improved, progressive/liberal theology—a Liberalism 2.0—is what this sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church will often refer to under their circus “big tent” […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 3, 2011 in Quotes
“For Christians to be linked in association with ministers who do not preach the gospel of Christ is to incur moral guilt. A union which can continue irrespective of whether its member churches belong to a common faith is not fulfilling any scriptural function. The preservation of a denominational association when it is powerless to […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 2, 2011 in Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren, Southern Baptist Convention
By Ingrid Schluter of the Crosstalk Blog Rick Warren believes the world can have peace without the Prince of Peace. He is awarding Tony Blair, a pro-abortion, Roman Catholic convert with a peace prize in a few days at Saddleback Church. Click here for Warren’s details. As we see Dr. John Piper’s open embrace of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 2, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
Apprising Ministries has been blessed of Jesus to be used as one of His online apologetics and discernment works becoming known for its coverage of warped and toxic teachings of EC leaders like Emerging Church rock star pastor Rob Bell. Now before you get all up in arms about my using the phrase “warped and toxic,” keep in mind those […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 2, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
By Apprising Ministries special correspondent Rob Willmann of Rendering Truth.com On 2-27-2011, I preached the Sunday AM service at Berean Baptist Church in Mobile, AL where I pastor. I don’t normally preach sermons like this, but I was so agitated in my spirit by the Christian Universalism that’s being spread by the likes of Rob Bell […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 1, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
As is so often the case, most of us first learned of Rob Bell’s new book by means of Justin Taylor and his blog, “Between Two Worlds,” at the Gospel Coalition. Justin reminds me of the steady folks at the National Hurricane Center. He is able to advise of looming disaster with amazing calmness. That […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 1, 2011 in Current Issues, Features, Rob Bell
By Ingrid Schluter of the Crosstalk Blog The blogosphere is agog with Rob Bell’s latest book promo video and the shocking content therein. Some of the big names in Christian blogging are daring to use the “u” word in connection with Bell. It’s about time. Some have been warning about Rob Bell’s universalism for a […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 1, 2011 in Rob Bell
False teachers are often described as wolves in sheep’s clothing. Eventually, every wolf loses the disguise. It looks like that is exactly what Rob Bell has done in his new book set to be released next month, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived. I have […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 28, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
[P]erhaps there are some Rob Bell fans who have enjoyed the Noomas and learned from the books and you aren’t quite sure what the fuss is all about. Why is everyone ragging on your favorite preacher? My exhortation is to watch the video again. Read through the words and see if they line up with […]