By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 2, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
As Warrengate continues Apprising Ministries was alerted to this tweet making the rounds today among fans of Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren: BREAKING NEWS–God besieged with angry emails after inviting @RickWarren to heaven. (via @xianity) (Online source) Hmm, it seems that the message from the Lord is still coming in a little fuzzy for these unity at […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 2, 2010 in Current Issues
Oh, we know that it’s God Himself over there on the cross saving sinners from the eternal fire of hell; but Christian Post tells us, “Easter at a megachurch in Corpus Christi, Texas, will look like the popular TV game show ‘The Price Is Right.’” So, come on down!! For the forgiveness of sins; no buddy, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 1, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
Pastor Warren tailors his appeals to his audience. To Calvinists, he stresses his support for the “solas” of the Reformation. Yet he tells prosperity evangelist David Yonggi Cho, “I’ve read your books on Vision and Dreams – speak to pastors about how you hear the voice of the Holy Spirit?…What advice would you give to […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 1, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) The Reforming (Reinvention?) Of Rick Warren Apprising Ministries reminds you that in John Piper’s March 31, 2010 video defense of his wrong decision […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 1, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
And so, Warrengate begins. From a 2004 interview of Rick Warren by Modern Reformation: Theologically, I am a monergist and firmly hold to the five solas of the Reformation. (Online source) From a 2005 report on Rick Warren by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Now I don’t agree with everything in everybody’s denomination, including my own. I don’t […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 1, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
This is an adaptation of something a good friend of mine, who blogs as Coram Deo, had written over in the comments section at the online apologetics and discernment ministry DefCon. He’s graciously given me permission to rework slightly and develop his idea at bit further here at Apprising Ministries concerning what’s now turning into […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 1, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
From last night’s explanation as to why John Piper invited the sinfully ecumenical Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren, of the Church Growth Movement organization Leadership Network, to speak at the 2010 Desiring God Conference: HT: Purpose Drivel See also: REFUTING RICK WARREN OVERSTATEMENT ABOUT RICK WARREN APPEARING AT DESIRING GOD 2010 SBC PROTESTANT PASTOR RICK WARREN […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 31, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
Pastor Greg Linscott of Sharper Iron was kind enough to pass the below on to Apprising Ministries where John Piper explains why he invited Leadership Network’s Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren to speak at Desiring God 2010: “I had mentioned some negative things earlier about the emergent church, i said the black community didn’t get into it BUT […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 31, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
There had been much speculation concerning a post Apprising Ministries ran last night called Rick Warren To Be Featured At Desiring God 2010 where I pointed you to a short post at Sharper Iron by Greg Linscott who revealed that Leadership Network’s propped-up Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren, who teaches the apostate Roman Catholic Church is part of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 31, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
My friend James Sunquist had emailed me here at Apprising Ministries to say that he had spoken with a woman named Ruth at Desiring God and that she did tell him Rick Warren is slated to speak at DG 2010. I’ve just now gotten off the phone with her myself. She was very kind and she […]