By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 19, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1, NASB) How Would You Know If You Were Being Taught False Doctrine? At the Lifeway: Biblical Solutions for Life website of the Southern Baptist Convention we read: Together again […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 19, 2008 in Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
On its present course of apostasy within its “leadership” (can you even have leadership with autonomy as an accountability system?) the Southern Baptist Convention will find out the hard way that the Idol of Autonomy they bow before is an unfaithful harlot. From the Baptist General Conference of Missouri: In June representatives from Kansas City area Baptist […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 18, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features
Below you’ll see religious writer Phyllis Tickle hawking her latest book The Great Emergence (TGE), which is published by Baker Books. Going onto their website as of this writing it’s pretty hard to miss Tickle’s book. Well, there’s really a little more to the story. For you see, TGE is actually from Baker’s Emersion: Emergent Village resources […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 16, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn. (Isaiah 8:20, NASB) Emergence Theory Of A Coming Higher Consciousness of Man As The New Tower Of Babel It all started innocently enough; an AM reader asked me what I knew about […]
By AM on Nov 14, 2008 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
A recent edition of Fighting for the Faith podcast hosted by Chris Rosebrough also featured Ken Silva of Apprising Ministries joining him in breaking down a recent sermon by Emerging Church icon Rob Bell where he attempts to exegete Philippians 3: 2 — Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil, those mutilators of the flesh. On this program, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 14, 2008 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergent Church, Features, Richard Foster, Rob Bell, Spiritual Formation
Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD. You have abandoned your people, the house of Jacob. They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and clasp hands with pagans. (Isaiah 2:5-6) Eastern-Style Meditation As The Bridge To Unite All Religions And Transform Mankind Building on It’s High Time […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 9, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Richard Foster
The Word of the LORD came to me: Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: ‘Hear the Word of the LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 9, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergent Church, Features, Richard Foster, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 2, 2008 in AM Missives, Features, Roman Catholicism, Southern Baptist Convention
People continue asking, “Did Vatican II change the dogma of Roman Catholic Church concerning what they teach about the Church and salvation?” And it seems that no matter how many times we try and tell people that it did not they continue to ask. So in this article I now ask a question in return: Will the pope do? Apprising Ministries has covered […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 29, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Theology
Apprising Ministries is pleased to inform you that over at Between Two Worlds Justin Taylor tells us: There’s some great news coming from Grace to You, the ministry ministry of John MacArthur. I’m told that starting next Wednesday, November 5 (the day after the election), Grace to You will announce a new policy, effective immediately, […]