Category: AM Missives
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 28, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
For those of us old enough to remember The Firesign Theatre, the non-gospel of the Emergent rebellion against the Bible aka the Emerging Church will remind you of their album “Everything You Know Is Wrong.” And such is the root any cult takes; cast doubt on the Scriptures, and/or offer their unique twist on them, […]
By AM on Nov 27, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Radio Appearances, Rob Bell
This presentation below of a recent Crosstalk radio program put together by Lane Chaplin features: Host: Ingrid Schlueter Guest: Ken Silva Pastor Ken Silva is with Apprising Ministries. How would you feel if your pastor tried to teach you breathing exercises specific to prayer? What if he told you that your deepest fear is that you […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 26, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Rick Warren, Rob Bell
Over at his Zondervan author’s profile we’re informed that Doug Fields is: Founder of Simply Youth Ministry, Doug Fields has been in youth ministry since 1979 and is currently on staff at Saddleback Church in southern California. He’s the director of Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, and the author of more than 40 books, including the bestsellers Speaking […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 25, 2008 in AM Missives, Emergent Church, Rob Bell
As Apprising Ministries pointed out in Rob Bell, Yoga Masters and Jesus? in a sermon on breathing by Emergent Church leader and icon Rob Bell he informs us: [In Yoga] it’s not how flexible you are, it’s not whether you can do the poses, it’s not how much you can bend yourself, it’s can you keep your breath […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 25, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Rob Bell, Southern Baptist Convention
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17, NASB) The Christian Must Listen To God First; And After That To People Yes, you read that right; I do believe […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 24, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Rob Bell
And what I do I will continue to do, in order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do. For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. (2 Corinthians 11:12-13, ESV) Diligently […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 23, 2008 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features
So does leading theologian in the Emerging Church and influential evangelical teacher Brian McLaren, really think that God—through Muhammad—founded the idolatrous pagan religion of Islam, which denies the Deity of Christ Jesus? Decide for yourself; the following is from McLaren’s book Finding Our Way Again: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism have more in common than many people realize because they […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 22, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Features, Richard Foster, Spiritual Formation
They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and clasp hands with pagans. (Isaiah 2:6) “But Don’t Go Confusing Me With The Facts; I’ve Already Made Up My Mind!” Apprising Ministries, in the time we have left, will continue alerting the Body of Christ to the dangers of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) with its […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 21, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Homosexuality/"Christian"
To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled. They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work. (Titus 1:15-16, ESV) When Our Creator God Spoke […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 20, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA! Tony Jones, author of the book The New Christianity Christians and a leading theologian in the Emergent Church is out of the closet now concerning his views that unrepentant practicing homosexuals can become Christians, which Apprising Ministries first pointed out in Tony Jones and the Emergent Church: “Christian” Gay is A-Ok. We took a […]
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