By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 26, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Theology
In an email published with permission a reader of Apprising Ministries writes in to ask: Are you familiar with the New Perspective on Paul? In Richard Foster and Contemplative Mysticism: A Powerful Ecumenical Bond you referenced the website Bible Study Notes which had an article under the “Categories” section titled Pauline Gospel. When reading articles on a new site, it […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 24, 2008 in Current Issues
Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. (Jude 3, NKJV) Mixed Messages Now From Dr. J.I. Packer In an interview at Exiled Preacher the other day […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 24, 2008 in Current Issues
History of the Church, 5:467 I wish the lawyer who says we have no powers in Nauvoo may be choked to death with his own words. Don’t employ lawyers, or pay them money for their knowledge, for I have learned that they don’t know anything. I know more than they all. History of the Church, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 23, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Rob Bell
As you can see in the Apprising Ministries article Rob Bell On The Emerging Issue of Homosexuality: Mum’s the Word pastor Rob Bell, an icon in the postliberal cult of the Emergent Church, tells practicing homosexuals that “God loves you just as you are. Period.” Well, over at Slice of Laodicea Ingrid Schlueter points out that apparently […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 23, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions of their own minds? (Jeremiah 23:26) Forward Back Into The Ancient-Future Of A Reimagined Christianity Already Condemned Ok, so here’s the deal via a little reductio ad absurdum, which may actually be synonymous with postevangelcalism; but that’s for another […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 22, 2008 in Current Issues
It was quite an encouragement today for me to read over at Cassidy Family Oahu: Website of the Month My website of the month is Apprising Ministries (https://www.apprising.org). This ministry seeks to inform and alert believers of the many sources of error that are constantly finding their way into the evangelical church. The website also […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 22, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Richard Foster
Then the LORD said to me, “The prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name I have neither sent them nor commanded them nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a false vision, divination, futility and the deception of their own minds. (Jeremiah 14:14, NASB) Richard Foster Is Not An Evangelical Christian He Is A […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 21, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues
This short post is related to the Apprising Ministries article Biola University Now Drifting From Evangelical Protestant Roots? Over at From the Lighthouse… we’re informed: On October 21st, someone from the Media Relations department at Biola University contacted Lighthouse Trails because of articles we have posted about Biola’s promotion of contemplative spirituality. The person, who asked not to […]
By AM on Oct 21, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
Lane Chaplin put together the below You Tube clip with Ken Silva of Apprising Ministries joining Ingrid Schlueter on her Crosstalk radio program to address an important aspect the current drift away from Sola Scriptura in contemporary evangelicalism. In Christianity Today Promoting the Cult of Richard Foster a few of weeks back we told you about a feature interview with Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 21, 2008 in Current Issues
Pastor Jeff Noblit, Senior Pastor-Teacher of Grace Life Church of the Shoals as well as Founder and President of Anchored in Truth Ministries wants you to know: The church has traveled far down a strange path which is absent of historic biblical truth. What a dire need there is for today’s professing church to rediscover sound doctrine. Because we […]