By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 16, 2008 in AM Missives, Devotions
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 15, 2008 in AM Missives, Emergent Church
Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1, NASB) Can You Be A Christian And Not Believe What Christians Believe? Recently in the article “The Emergent Church is a Form of Paganism,” an interview with Dr. John MacArthur did with Paul Edwards of WLQV in Detroit MacArthur said of Emerging Church Pastor Doug […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 14, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues
But [Jesus] answered and said, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’” (Matthew 4:4, NASB) Christ Jesus Himself Is The One Who First Taught Us Sola Scriptura This post was actually borne out of a couple of discussions I’ve been having lately […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 12, 2008 in AM Missives, Dallas Willard
As I checked my online traffic report today for Apprising Ministries I noticed someone had been reading Charles Swindoll: What Are You Thinking?, a post that I had written back in September of 2006. You may recall this is about the time Swindoll came out with his book So You Want To Be Like Christ. When I followed one of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 11, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Southern Baptist Convention
“The LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said this while another said that. “Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “The LORD said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 10, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping. (2 Peter 2:3) Earth To Protestant Evangelicalism; Um, Have You Lost Your Mind!? While we don’t always agree with everything espoused the great preachers of old […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 9, 2008 in AM Missives, Southern Baptist Convention
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1) Circle Up The Wagons Evangelicalism Is Heading Back To The Bondage Of The Dark Ages The following is presented as further evidence of this Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) becoming a growing menace within the “Protestant” […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 9, 2008 in AM Missives, Devotions
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 8, 2008 in AM Missives, Rick Warren
…being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. (James 1:8, NASB) Is It Any Real Wonder Why People Want To Embrace The Double-Speak Of Postmodernism From his own mouth you’ll see Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren speaking as concerning the Protestant Reformation and apostate Roman Catholicism in a way that the Bible refers to as “double-minded.” In Rick […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 8, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Richard Foster, Spiritual Formation
It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.” (Luke 11:1, NASB) Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism Was Never Part Of Christ’s Doctrine In that verse from Luke 11 our Lord Christ Jesus of […]