By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 6, 2010 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
By Apprising Ministries correspondent Mike Ratilff of Possessing the Treasure Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. (2 Peter 1:10 ESV) Some “evangelical leaders” in our time will tell you that transformation is actually part of the gospel […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 4, 2010 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test! (2 Corinthians 13:5) Paying A Price For False “Decisional Regeneration” You probably know that back on July 28th ‘Vampire’ Author Anne Rice ‘Quits’ Christianity; as […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 4, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Roman Catholicism
By Apprising Ministries correspondent Christine Pack of Sola Sisters Author Anne Rice, best known for her Vampire Lestat chronicles which were popular in the 90s, rather famously “converted” to Christianity in 1998…which she has now publicly rejected. But did she really convert in the first place? The truth is that Anne Rice grew up […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 4, 2010 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
Free and warm reception into the divine favor is the strongest of all motives in leading a man to seek conformity to Him who has thus freely forgiven him all trespasses… [But t]he tendency of the present day is to underestimate sin and to misunderstand its nature. From the Cross of Christ men strike out […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 4, 2010 in Devotions
The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. (Numbers 6:24) This first clause of the high priest’s benediction is substantially a promise. That blessing which our great High Priest pronounces upon us is sure to come, for He speaks the mind of God. What a joy to abide under the divine blessing! This puts […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 3, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries notes that as Anne Rice “quits Christianity,” and apostasy continues slithering its way through increasingly squishy evanjellyfish, more and more people have become surprised by this sad state of affairs in the visible church. Below is a section of John MacArthur’s message Apostates, Be Warned, Part 2, which was actually part of the series […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 3, 2010 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features, Word Faith
The 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 at […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 2, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Word Faith
Republished from Surph’s Side with permission: The lawyers of Benny Hinn and Paula White sure have been busy coming up with a response they both could print. Unfortunately for them, it proves this has been a collusion and that they are orchestrating things together. Inspired by Ken Silva at Apprising Ministries, I decided to show “side-by-side” […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 2, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
As a bit of a follow up to Christianity Today With God As “Divine Drama Queen” here at Apprising Ministries I point you to Christianity Today’s Anti-Christianity Today by T.A. McMahon over at Bible Prophecy Today. In my earlier piece I told you about a particularly nauseating ode to mankind—i.e. love of self (see—2 Timothy 3:2)—where Mark Galli, senior managing editor of […]