By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 29, 2010 in Current Issues, 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 is the cesspool from which […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 29, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. (1 John 3:4-6) Christians Do […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 29, 2010 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Apprising Ministries continues doing what we can to alert spiritually obtuse pretending to be Protestant evangelicals to the grave dangers and deceptions of embracing the Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) perpetrated by Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic Richard Foster, along with his friend and spiritual twin SBC minister Dallas Willard, as so-called Spiritual Formation (SF). But CSM is nothing more than refried Roman Catholic mysticism with […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 29, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
It’s well known that the online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has long been a leader in exposing the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church aka the Emerging Church and its unholy trinity of apostates, Living Spiritual Teacher and EC guru Brian McLaren and his friends, universalist EC pastor Doug Pagitt of Solomon’s Porch and progressive “theologian in residence” Tony Jones. All […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 5, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches. (Galatians 6:6) In the interest of showing that thiings are not all bad, may the Lord be praised as a reader of Apprising Ministries shares the following encouraging testimony of God’s faithfulness: Thank you for your website. I have […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 2, 2010 in AM Missives, Devotions
[T]here are many modern professing Christians who would be quick to very, very fervently profess their love for Christ and his Word, that would also be just as quick to reject any fervent defense of doctrinal truth. They would say they love the Word, because they read it everyday; yet they simply see no need or urgency to […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 2, 2010 in Devotions
I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. (Psalm 16:8) This is the way to live. With God always before us, we shall have the noblest companionship, the holiest example, the sweetest consolation, and the mightiest influence. This must be a resolute […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 1, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries points you to the following concerning Fuller Theological Seminary and Tony Jones of the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church. You may know that Jones is one third of the unholy Emerging Church trinity of apostates along with Living Spiritual Teacher and EC guru Brian McLaren, as well as with universalist EC pastor Doug Pagitt of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 1, 2010 in Devotions
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. (Luke 15:1) In today’s understanding the person who is elevated in power is the one who is all the more difficult to approach. The difficulty of getting into a one on one conversation with a king, president, mayor, doctor, celebrity, or others […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 23, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
Critics of online apologetics and discernment works such as Apprising Ministries are under the mistaken impression that someone like myself goes “looking for” these issues I’ve been covering these past 5+ years as Jesus has built this ministry of His Gospel. They couldn’t be more wrong. What usually happens is I’ll receive an email or message […]