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By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 19, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Claiming to be wise, they became fools. (Romans 1:22) We Need To Start Speaking Plainly Apprising Ministries has told you that the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emerging Church aka the Emergent Church has been busy in their spiritual basement, as it were, cobbling together a new postmodern form of liberalism they are calling Emergence Christianity; and one of the main venues that’s […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 19, 2010 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Erwin McManus, Features, Jay Bakker, Leonard Sweet, Marcus Borg, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, Southern Baptist Convention, 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 Emerging Church aka Emergent Church with its quasi-universalism in a […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 19, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 18, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Word Faith
By Apprising Ministries correspondent Chrystal Whitt of Slaughter of the Sheep Well, I guess the “restoration” of Todd Bentley is complete, because Rick Joyner is “releasing” him back into ministry. Here are a couple of observations: Rick Joyner restored Bentley, not God. Rick Joyner didn’t truly “restore” Bentley…only God can do that. Rick Joyner […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 18, 2010 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
As I bring to your attention a short post by pastor Larry DeBruyn Apprising Ministries is pleased to remind you concerning his fine oline apologetic and discernment work in the Lord Guarding His Flock Ministries. This particular piece appears as part of a longer article Reinventing Clergy over at Herescope, which was part of a series I highly recommend […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 17, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Devotions, Features
And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 16, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
The online apologetics and discernement work Apprising Ministries has long been covering the foolish embrace by mainstream evangelicalism of the sinfully ecumenial Emerging Church aka Emergent Church—which has grown into a full-blown neo-liberal cult operating within its walls. This is because what we’re now dealing with is an upgraded Emerging Church 2.0 complete with its new version of Progressive Christian theology that they’re referring to as “big tent” Emergence Christianity; and […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 16, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
You are likely aware that this online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has been among those who’ve been reporting on an ill-advised decision by Dr. John Piper to bring Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren into the Desiring God Conference 2010 as the keynote speaker. As I’ve pointed out before, sadly, it got even worse when Dr. Piper offered the below […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 16, 2010 in Devotions
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. (Matthew 10:17-18) You dream that men will admire you, that the holier you are and […]
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