By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 7, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Devotions, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until Heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until […]
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 4, 2009 in Current Issues, Theology
Even as one who holds to the Biblical Reformed doctrines of grace it is still surprising how fast and how far this apostasy within mainstream evangelicalism is spreading. And with it a myriad of aberrant and heretical offshoots, one of which that’s gaining increasing popularity within the nearly spiritually comatose spiritually evanjellyfish is Open Theism (OT). A particularly […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 4, 2009 in Current Issues, Homosexuality/"Christian"
DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA! For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 3, 2009 in Current Issues
Below John MacArthur speaks to the question, “What do you think is the greatest threat to the Church in America?” As usual, his answer is dead on target…
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 Current Issues
From the Christian Research Net: Well, it’s not a tour exactly; CNN informs us: Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will reunite on stage next month to raise money to teach transcendental meditation to children around the world to “help provide them a quiet haven in a not-so-quiet world,” McCartney said… Profits from the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 31, 2009 in Current Issues
Perry Noble, Chief Executive Senior Pastor of New Spring, tells us that he’s now repented concerning John Piper: I used to not like John Piper. In fact, I would get angry anytime someone quoted him around men and usually say some stupid, immature remark about the guy… As I look back on my former disliking of Piper I have […]
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 […]