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By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 17, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
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) Postmodernism And Sola Scriptura Are Mutually Exclusive We must come to realize that a lot of what e.g. I’m covering here at Apprising Ministries these past five plus years is, in […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 16, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
…they are full of things from the east and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners. (Isaiah 2:6) Postmodern Calvinism And Counter Reformation Spirituality This online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has been blessed of Jesus to be used as one of His “go-to” ministries in the area of the ne0-Gnostic corruption called Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM), which […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 16, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
The online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has been covering the rise within mainstream squishy evanjellyfish of the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church aka the Emerging Church with its quasi-universalism in a new version of Progressive Christian theology under their spiritual circus “big tent” Emergence Christianity. As I explained in Emergent Church: A Diseased Tree the discernment ministry Herescope has some excellent […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 16, 2011 in Quotes
The canon of revelation is closed; there is no more to be added; God does not give a fresh revelation, but He rivets the old one. When it has been forgotten and laid in the dusty closet of our memory, He grabs it out and cleans the picture, but does not paint a new one. […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 16, 2011 in Current Issues
Sonia Krishnan of the Seattle Times tells us of a tailgate party for ther Seahawks playoff game: Ryan Meeks wants to explore a question: Why shouldn’t Christians be considered world-class partyers? The 32-year-old will be talking about this on Sunday at Eastlake Community Church in Bothell. Where he is the pastor. Where 4,000 congregants will […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 15, 2011 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Jay Bakker, Leonard Sweet, Marcus Borg, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, Roman Catholicism, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
First, it is necessary to understand what sola Scriptura does and does not assert. The Reformation principle of sola Scriptura has to do with the sufficiency of Scripture as our supreme authority in all spiritual matters. Sola Scriptura simply means that all truth necessary for our salvation and spiritual life is taught either explicitly or implicitly in […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 14, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Jay Bakker
Since squishy evanjellyfish has now followed the mortally wounded mainline denominations out of the closet with its man-love of heart murmur spirituality at the expense the God-centered spirituality of sola Scriptura, Apprising Ministries will give you a peek at its bleak future of division and compromise of God’s Word. Thanks to its embracing the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 14, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! (Isaiah 5:20) And You Can Thank The Emerging Church Over the past couple of years Apprising Ministries has been covering gay-affirming “pastor” Jay Bakker of a sad church social club […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 13, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features, Spiritual Formation
This online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has been blessed of Jesus to be used as one of His “go-to” ministries in the area of the ne0-Gnostic corruption called Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM), which is now pandemic within mainstream evangelicalism through its foolish embrace of the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church aka the Emerging Church with its quasi-universalism in a new version […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 13, 2011 in Devotions
Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. (Matthew 7:13) The entrance is of crucial importance for every human being. By default every human being enters this life through the wide door and begins life’s journey […]
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