Category: Emergence Christianity
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 8, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA! All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17, NASB) Without Sola Scriptura Mainstream Evangelicalism Will Be Adrift On The Sea Of Relativity Apprising Ministries has been […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 7, 2009 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
At Pyromaniacs Phil Johnson offers some salient commentary concerning this video below. Johnson explains that it’s “a panel discussion that took place two weeks ago at the Christian Book Expo in Dallas.” The subject being discussed is the Emerging Church rebellion against Sola Scriputura with its god that has a man-shaped hole in its heart. Now morphing into […]
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 3, 2009 in Emergence Christianity
For those who don’t know mystic philosopher and postmodern [read: postliberal] theologian Peter Rollins informs us that he spends much of his time “as a writer, public speaker, lecturer and co-ordinator of the experimental collective Ikon,” which is: a Belfast-based collective who offer anarchic experiments in transformance art. Challenging the distinction between theist and atheist, faith and […]
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 2, 2009 in Brian McLaren, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church
The following is a book review of Finding Our Way Again: The Return To The Ancient Practices by Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel, and is reprinted here at Apprising Ministries with permission: Brian McLaren, the most recognizable name in the emergent church movement, signals a shift, or at least a new emphasis within emergent, toward ancient practices […]
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 […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 29, 2009 in AM Missives, Apologetics, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rick Warren, Southern Baptist Convention
because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 28, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA! “thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.” (Mark 7:13) Selfish Subjectivity With Scripture Invites In Spurious Spirituality Of Emergence Apprising Ministries wants you to know it’s simply beyond question that the vast majority of those in […]
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