Category: Current Issues
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 21, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Jay Bakker
The online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has pointed out that thanks to evangelicalism embracing the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church aka the Emerging Church—with its its “big tent” Progressive Christianity aka Emergence Christianity—and by using warped and toxic teachings of EC leaders like Emerging Church rock star pastor Rob Bell, it has poisoned its own young. Since squishy evanjellyfish […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 21, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
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 not be […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 20, 2011 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Homosexuality/"Christian", Jay Bakker
For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ… These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear. (Jude 4, 12) Heading Toward An Already Foregone […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 19, 2011 in AM Missives, Apologetics, Current Issues
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. (John 14:16-17) The Person Of God The […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 17, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn. (Isaiah 8:20) Postmodernism And Sola Scriptura Are Mutually Exclusive We must come to realize that a lot of what e.g. I’m covering here at Apprising Ministries these past five plus years is, in […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 16, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
…they are full of things from the east and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners. (Isaiah 2:6) Postmodern Calvinism And Counter Reformation Spirituality This online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has been blessed of Jesus to be used as one of His “go-to” ministries in the area of the ne0-Gnostic corruption called Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM), which […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 16, 2011 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
The online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries has been covering the rise within mainstream squishy evanjellyfish of the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church aka the Emerging Church with its quasi-universalism in a new version of Progressive Christian theology under their spiritual circus “big tent” Emergence Christianity. As I explained in Emergent Church: A Diseased Tree the discernment ministry Herescope has some excellent […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 16, 2011 in Current Issues
Sonia Krishnan of the Seattle Times tells us of a tailgate party for ther Seahawks playoff game: Ryan Meeks wants to explore a question: Why shouldn’t Christians be considered world-class partyers? The 32-year-old will be talking about this on Sunday at Eastlake Community Church in Bothell. Where he is the pastor. Where 4,000 congregants will […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 15, 2011 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Jay Bakker, Leonard Sweet, Marcus Borg, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, Roman Catholicism, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
First, it is necessary to understand what sola Scriptura does and does not assert. The Reformation principle of sola Scriptura has to do with the sufficiency of Scripture as our supreme authority in all spiritual matters. Sola Scriptura simply means that all truth necessary for our salvation and spiritual life is taught either explicitly or implicitly in […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 14, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Jay Bakker
Since squishy evanjellyfish has now followed the mortally wounded mainline denominations out of the closet with its man-love of heart murmur spirituality at the expense the God-centered spirituality of sola Scriptura, Apprising Ministries will give you a peek at its bleak future of division and compromise of God’s Word. Thanks to its embracing the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult […]
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