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CROSSTALK INTERVIEW: EVANGELICAL LEADERS PUSHING MYSTICISM »

Apprising Ministries correspondent Christine Pack of Sola Sisters tells us of her interview today on the Crosstalk radio program of Ingrid Schlueter today: During the show, I briefly went over my own testimony of being mercifully saved out of New Age Spirituality (also called New Spirituality), only to find that the same mysticism I had once practiced was now […]

EVANGELICALISM NOW REAPING WHAT IT HAS SOWN »

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. (Galatians 6:7-8)  Church Growth Techniques Sowed To The Flesh   For […]

TRUTH ABOUT DIETRICH BONHOEFFER »

The following is adapted from The Higher Life Of Rick Joyner: Chasing The Delusion Of Power And Dominion by G. Richard Fisher of the fine discernment ministry Personal Freedom Oureach: In an article, “Dietrich Bonhoeffer Rejected Classical Christianity,” David Becker investigates the writing of Bonhoeffer and states: “I don’t mean to be critical of people, but […]

GOD'S MAN'S ETERNAL PURPOSE »

See also: SBC’S LIFEWAY HIGHLIGHTS ‘TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH’ A GOOD REASON FOR A MASS EXODUS FROM EVANGELICALISM…OR TO RECAPTURE ITS ORIGINAL MEANING WHY EVANGELICALISM IS FAILING A NEW GENERATION, AS IS THE EMERGING CHURCH CURIOUS ASSOCIATIONS ED STETZER, DAN KIMBALL, AND TIM KELLER MISSIONSHIFT DR. JOHN PIPER AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS MARK DRISCOLL AND NEO-REFORMED NEW CALVINIST […]

IS SCRIPTURE TRULY SUFFICIENT FOR ALL OUR NEEDS? »

By Apprising Ministries correspondent pastor Rob Willmann of Vibist.com Is Scripture truly sufficient for all our needs? That seems to be the question for today’s Christians. The evidence is all around us that today’s “postmodern” Christians are relying upon more and more extra-biblical sources for direction in life. As Christians in the 21st century, do we truly […]

SBC'S LIFEWAY HIGHLIGHTS 'TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH' »

Townhall is carring a piece today by Micah Carter of Baptist Press, which is a pretty good microcosm of the state of the man-centered church visible today: LifeWay Christian Resources set forth a theme of hope in its annual report to the Southern Baptist Convention as president and CEO Thom Rainer highlighted the “Transformational Church” […]

LITTLE PEARLS »

Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. (Psalm 119:18) May You Open Our Eyes Lord I’ve been meaning to talk about this for some time now, but it seems good in the Lord to mention it here in this piece at Apprising Ministries to encourage your study of the Bible. […]

MISSIONAL? »

Yesterday, partly in jest, I pointed you to Missional Engagement where we’re told in official church-planting language, which mildly resembles English: Missional Engagement is defined as the continuum of intentional, on-going, Spirit-led, engagement by an individual Christ-follower and/or collective Christ-followers towards a specific person and/or people group for the purpose of demonstrating and declaring the Gospel. Measuring […]

BACK TO ETERNITY PAST »

 Only by looking to eternity past do we gain the proper perspective to fully grasp the magnitude of our salvation. Before the Creation of the world, before anything was brought into being, God already had His plan of salvation set in motion. Who would begin an enterprise as enormous as the Creation of the universe—and […]

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