Category: Features
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 2, 2011 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren
Here at the online apologetics and discernment Apprising Ministries, I’ve been following the aftermath of the dubious decision made by Dr. John Piper to have Purpose Driven Pope Rick Warren as the keynote speaker at the recently concluded DG 2010 conference Think: The Life of the Mind & the Love of God. Being a Southern Baptist […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 2, 2011 in Current Issues, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-10) Rough Spiritual Waters Dead Ahead […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 1, 2011 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him. (Proverbs 18:17) Things Aren’t As Simple As They May Appear Apprising Ministries has been among those pioneering the mission filed of online apologetics and discernment ministry and it’s a well known fact that a major focus of mine has been the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 1, 2011 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1) Right Back To The Dark Ages A main focus of the online apologetics and discernment ministry Apprising Ministries has been covering the rise in popularity within Protestant evangelicalism of practicing corrupt Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 31, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
As part of the online apologetics and discernment work being done here at Apprising Ministries we’ve been covering the upgrading of the sinfully ecumenical Emerging Church aka Emergent Church into a full blown neo-liberal cult—an Emerging Church 2.0—now pushing its new form of postmodern Progressive Christianity as “big tent” Emergence Christianity. It’s also an indisputable fact that, even […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 30, 2010 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ… Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 29, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3) Do Not Marvel That You Must Be Born Again “Some people are born Christians,” at least so says renouned Southern Baptist evangelist Billy Graham. According to the below by former President George W. Bush from his book […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 29, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
Apprising Ministries has told you e.g. in Jay Bakker Reflects The Sad Condition Of The Visible Church that gay-affirming “pastor” Jay Bakker heads up a rather rapscallion, and largely Biblically illiterate, bunch in the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emergent Church who’ve crowned themselves Outlaw Preachers. He’s also leader of a support group called […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 29, 2010 in Current Issues, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
As part of our online apologetics and discernment ministry Apprising Ministries been documenting the New Downgrade within evangelicalism, the root of which roughly begins with the charismatic revival as it spreads through the Jesus People/Movement circa early 1970′s out into various denominations and into what became the Fuller Theological Seminary School of World Mission.[1] This is the cesspool from which […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 29, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. (1 John 3:4-6) Christians Do […]
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