By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 25, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
By Apprising Ministries special correspondent Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… This is a repost of an original article on Do Not Be Surprised… There is a semi-public conversation occurring right now. I say “semi-public” because the only individuals privy to this conversation at this time are those who were willing to pay the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 25, 2012 in Apologetics, Current Issues, Features, T.D. Jakes, Theology
1. Statement of the Doctrine. The Bible teaches that, while He exists in three Persons, called Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These are not three persons in the ordinary sense of the word; they are not three individuals, but rather three modes or forms in which the Divine Being exists. At the same time they […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 25, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
By Apprising Ministries special correspondent Daniel Neades of Better Than Sacrifice James MacDonald of The Elephant Room has already taken more than one hit this week, having been pushed to resign from The Gospel Coalition for being unwilling to rescind his invitation to modalist T.D. Jakes. Dan Phillips of the Pyromaniacs immediately weighed-in with his […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 25, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
By Apprising Ministries special correspondent Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… About 45 minutes ago, a friend and I walked through the doors of Harvest Bible Chapel in Rolling Meadows, IL. Why? To attend The Elephant Room 2, of course! Upon approaching the registration desk, the volunteers noticed that they could not find my […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 25, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
By Chris Rosebrough of Pirate Christian Radio Today, I traveled to Rowling Meadows, Illinois to attend James MacDonald’s Elephant Room 2 conversations. Upon entering the event venue I was met by a security guard and Jim Rowan, an elder at Harvest Bible Chapel and was promptly told that my entrance to the Elephant Room had […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 25, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
“By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35) Well, I Guess, Unless They Have A Different Opinion Apprising Ministries has some rather startling information concerning the Elephant Room 2 conference set to begin today. That is, my friends Chris Rosebrough and Erin Benziger […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 24, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Word Faith
Apprising Ministries has been covering how even the heretical Word Faith movement continues heading toward acceptance within the mainstream of evangelicalism. On the eve of The Elephant Room 2, put on by caretaker James MacDonald, I will remind you that it’s actually starting to contribute to this. The problem with the upcoming ER2 is two-fold as I see it. First, returning […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 24, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
A person may pretend to be a Christian while in reality he is not. As long as he is in this condition, he is quite content with his knowledge of the mere outlines of the Christian doctrines. Everything beyond that, he says, is for pastors and theologians. To perceive as clearly as possible everything that […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 24, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries received the below email today, which certainly seems to shed a whole lot more light upon James MacDonald Resigns From Gospel Coalition: —– Original Message —– From: Kent C. Shaw To: Sent: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 Subject: Important communication from Kent. From The Desk Of Kent Shaw January, 23rd 2012 Dear Men, We continue […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 24, 2012 in Current Issues, Features
UPDATE: THERE’S MORE TO THE RESIGNATION OF JAMES MACDONALD FROM GOSPEL COALITION Apprising Ministries wants you to know that on the eve of the Elephant Room II James MacDonald has telegraphed one of his punches. With this resignation we really do get a cleaer picture of the ecumenical direction in which ER II is heading. I point you now […]