Category: Current Issues

THE SEMI-PELAGIAN THEOLOGY OF JOHN CASSIAN »

In the Apprising Ministries article Origin of Contemplative/Centering Prayer I point you to Emergent Church anti-theologian Tony Jones who introduces you to John Cassian, who is the father of the man-centered compromise which has come to be known as semi-pelagianism: Like the Jesus Prayer, Centering Prayer grew out of the reflections and writings of the […]

THE POWER OF THE CROSS »

Mankind has an innate self-centered penchant for finding ways to make himself comfortable in his sin, and for excusing his many faults. The enemy of men’s souls, Satan, has been exploiting this for centuries, and most recently through his ministering minions in the semi-pelagian or centered on man Ecumenical Church of Deceit (ECoD). However, as you will see […]

JOSH MCDOWELL AND PAULA WHITE: "WON'T YOU LET ME TAKE YOU ON A SEA CRUISE!" »

Had a long summer and need to unwind with an early Fall getaway? Well, “pastor” Paula White wants you to take a cruise with her, Christian apologist Josh McDowell, a host of people closely associated with Word Faith wolves and regular performers on the Trinity Blasphemy Broadcasting Network. As of this writing scroll down and […]

IS EMERGENT CHURCH PASTOR DAN KIMBALL REALLY A "CONSERVATIVE EVANGELICAL"? »

Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you. Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning. “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy […]

RICHARD FOSTER AND GNOSTIC MYSTICISM »

There are those who have been offended that I dared enter the Contemplative Temple and touch their “anointed” Buddha Thomas Merton. But here is another example of the reimagined Gnostic mysticism currently being taught to your pastor through Living Spiritual Teacher and “Christian” Roshi Richard Foster. Through his books the Guru of Contemplation has introduced Evelyn […]

RICK WARREN AND THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE DRIVING GOD AWAY »

As I have said before here at Apprising Ministries, without a doubt these are strange times we are living in. An era where a warped kind of “tolerance” has actually replaced the type of love that our Lord was so often speaking about. This alleged “postmodern” age is really just a mask for relativism, along […]

WALTER MARTIN SPEAKS TO THE EMERGING CHURCH THE CULT OF POSTLIBERAL THEOLOGY WITHIN THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION »

A while back Lighting The Way International published some quotes from Dr. Walter Martin’s message called “Neutering the Bible”, which provides the idea behind this feature piece here at Apprising Ministries. Although I never met him Dr. Martin is one whom the Lord used as a teacher to profoundly impact my early studies in apologetics and as such […]

RAY COMFORT: WHEN IN DOUBT, CALL FTD… »

Unfortunately I am the one who initially made first Todd Friel of Way of the Master and then later Ingrid Schlueter, and both privately, aware of Ray Comfort being advertised quite prominently as sharing a platform with Word Faith heretics on the website for the recent Inspiring Excellence Conference (IEC) hosted by pastor Robb Thompson. Thompson is a Word Faith properity preacher […]

ROB BELL: “TRAMPOLINIANITY” AND THE VIRGIN BIRTH »

You will say, “How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction! I would not obey my teachers or listen to my instructors.” (Proverbs 5:12-13) Rob’s New Emerging Postliberal Religion Of Tepid Trampolinianity A while back Jennifer Gold and Eric Young filed a report for the Christian Post on Emerging Church icon Rob Bell called […]

ROB BELL NOOMA EXPOSE STIRS UP DUST »

They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. (1 John 4:5, NKJV) Apprising Ministries is pleased to bring you the video clip below about Rob Bell, a very influential pastor in the Emergent Church, where my friend Cameron Buettel shares his thoughts concerning the Bell Nooma […]

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