Category: AM Missives
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 6, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Features, Rob Bell
For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. (2 Timothy 4:3-4, ESV) Has Evangelicalism Embraced A Gnostic Position On The Nature Of Unregenerate Man? […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 5, 2009 in AM Missives, Homosexuality/"Christian"
Ok, so here’s the scoop; back in January of 2006 in the piece Brian McLaren on the Homosexual Question: Finding a Pastoral Response the leading Guru of Emergence Christianity whispered: I hesitate in answering “the homosexual question” not because I’m a cowardly flip-flopper who wants to tickle ears, but because I am a pastor, and pastors have learned […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 2, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Devotions, Features
I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 2, 2009 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Features, Marcus Borg
In this short piece Apprising Ministries now draws to your attention one of the reasons why the postliberal cult of Emergence Christianity, being championed e.g. by Guru Brian McLaren and the Elvis of Emergence Rob Bell, is actually embracing the world at the expence of the exclusive Gospel of God. Thinking people need to ask themselves: Why are these Emerging leaders working […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 1, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Richard Foster
You have abandoned your people, the house of Jacob. They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and clasp hands with pagans. (Isaiah 2:6) Foster Drinks Deeply From The Murky Mystical Well Of Roman Catholic Monk Merton Apprising Ministries continues pointing out that the Contemplative/Centering Prayer, or so-called Christian meditation, of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 31, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA! “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10) The Primary Mission Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Is To Preach God’s Gospel If you are following the issue of the postliberal cult of Emergence Christianity here at Apprising Ministries you will see […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 30, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Features, Richard Foster
From the Lighthouse blog has an important look at Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic Richard Foster and his spurious spirituality rooted in the Counter Reformation of apostate Roman Catholicism: This article hopes to reveal the underlying nature of Foster’s spirituality and to reject the recommendations of these Christian figures who rather than warning the body of Christ about Foster’s spiritual […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 29, 2009 in AM Missives, Apologetics, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rick Warren, Southern Baptist Convention
because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 28, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA! “thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.” (Mark 7:13) Selfish Subjectivity With Scripture Invites In Spurious Spirituality Of Emergence Apprising Ministries wants you to know it’s simply beyond question that the vast majority of those in […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 28, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Rob Bell
The following look at the Emergence Christianity of pastor Rob Bell is from Rob Bell’s Abstract “Elvis”: A Critique of Velvet Elvis by Christian apologist Bob DeWaay: In historical Christian theology, the inerrant Bible interpreted according to a valid hermeneutic that sought to know the Biblical author’s meaning was the standard “picture” of the real thing. […]
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