Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, your body is […]

There has been much talk concerning, and questions about, a book written by William P. Young called The Shack. In an editorial review by contemplative and Emerging Church author Eugene Peterson at Amazon.com for The Shack by William P. Young we read: When the imagination of a writer and the passion of a theologian cross-fertilize the […]

holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. (2 Timothy 3:5, NASB) Maybe The Reformers Were Wrong About Roman Catholic Mystics In Christianity Today Promoting the Cult of Richard Foster a couple of weeks back Apprising Ministries told you about a feature interview with Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic Richard Foster in […]

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped. (Philippians 2:5-6) What The Scripture Says The intent of this work here at Apprising Ministries is drawn from an adage by one of the greatest illustrative Bible teachers […]

“Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood […]

In a package that comes with the return address Dr. J. Chris Schofield, Baptist State Convention of North Carolina today at Apprising Ministries we received the booklet Inviting God’s Presence: Congregational Committees Seeking God’s Direction published by BSCNC, which is the state convention of Southern Baptists in NC. As further example of the growing influence […]

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And […]

They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. (1 John 4:5) Withholding The Truth And Leaving People In Their Sin “Joel Osteen’s Still the Name Leaders Know“, a September 5, 2008 puff piece on Joel Osteen from The Washington Times (TWT) we are reminded that he’s: pastor of […]

For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth […]

“When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a hot day,’ and it turns out that way. You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth […]