By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 23, 2009 in Brian McLaren, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Of old You founded the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. Even they will perish, but You endure; And all of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed. But You are the same, And Your years will not come to an end. (Psalm 102:25-27, NASB) […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 22, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-10, NASB) Jesus Died For All The Sins […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 21, 2009 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
The other day Apprising Ministries pointed out in Brian McLaren Of Emerging Church To Celebrate Ramadan that Brian McLaren, unquestionably a leading theologian in the the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church aka Emergent Church—currently morphing into Emergence Christianity—(EC) will be “will be joining Muslim friends in the fast which begins August 21.” Now in the clip below from the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 20, 2009 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Apprising Ministries moves forward discussing an ongoing shift, drift would be the more applicable word, in the theology of the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church aka Emergent Church—currently morphing into Emergence Christianity—(EC) toward panentheism with a flawed theosis (deification of man) as its logical conclusion; particularly evident with Brian McLaren. In the soteriology of the Eastern Orthodox Church the word theosis is classically used in […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 19, 2009 in Quotes
The problem is that the needed reformation within evangelicalism won’t occur at all if false ideas that undermine our core theological convictions cannot be openly attacked and excluded. When peaceful coexistence “with our deepest differences” becomes priority one and conflict per se is demonized as inherently sub-Christian, any and every false religious belief can and […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 19, 2009 in Current Issues, Homosexuality/"Christian"
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune reports: If the members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) were looking for assurances that everything is going to be resolved after the church-wide assembly votes on the question of gay and lesbian clergy, they didn’t get what they expected Tuesday. The task force that drew up a proposal […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 19, 2009 in Current Issues, Rob Bell
At fellow online apologetics and discernment ministry Slice of Laodicea my friend Ingrid Schlueter shares from a press release she received today: A new resource is available to those who want to look more closely at the Christian book they’re reading. “Clear as a Bell” is a new e-book that holds the first chapter of “Jesus Wants […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 19, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Rob Bell
I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied. But if they had stood in My Council, they would have proclaimed My Words to My people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds. (Jeremiah […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 18, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Devotions, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Richard Foster, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. (Judges 17:6) Contemplative Spirituality Has Slithered Right Into The Mainstream Of Evangelicalism Over at the fellow online apologetics and discernment ministry Slice of Laodicea the other day Ingrid Schuleter further highlighted mainstream evangelicalism’s embrace of corrupt Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) ala Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic Richard Foster and […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Aug 18, 2009 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
In articles such as Christianity 21: Emerging Voices Of A Pseudo-Christian Faith and Tony Jones And Christianity 21: The Future Of Apostate Christianity, a while back, Apprising Ministries first brought this upcoming Emerging Church C21 conference to your attention. AM also showed you that among alleged “innovative” and “most important voices for the future of […]