For those with eyes to see they will know that the sky was very red this morning over what is passing for Christianity here in America. As I have said recently the time we live is not a time for unity; it is a time for division. We must begin to turn our backs to […]

There are some of us who see this current proliferation of false teachers gaining mainstream acceptance, such as Brian McLaren and Rob Bell in the cult of the new liberal theology within the emerging church, as among judgments sent from the Lord to serve as a wake up call to His Body. A couple of […]

In the Apprising Ministries post Man-Centered Gospel vs. God-Centered Gospel we discussed what is meant by our use of these particular terms. A man-centered gospel is the belief that the determining factor in whether or not a man is eternally saved, in the end, relies (at some level) upon an act of his own will […]

Earlier today I received an email here at Apprising Ministries from someone who used to attend Mars Hill Bible Church, the emerging church where Rob Bell is teaching pastor.

Does that statement come as a bit of a shock to you? Well, if you listen to all the rhetoric a while back from several evangelical Christian leaders who endorsed Robert Millet’s A Different Jesus? The Christ of the Latter-day Saints, a book which was written by a dedicated LDS apologist and actively practicing Mormon, […]

Joel Osteen is in the news again. This time for his statement that he believes Mormons are genuine Christians. For more detail we refer you to Joel Osteen: Mitt Romney and Mormons Are Christians. Here though we continue with our look into the salient question posed a while back: What’s That You Say Joel Osteen? […]

The following here at Apprising Ministries is adapted from Recovering Reformation Theology: Rejecting Synergism and Returning to Monergism (RRT) by Bob DeWaay at Critical Issues Commentary. DeWaay is pastor of Twin City Fellowship “a non-denominational evangelical Church located…in St. Louis Park, MN.”

As I have talked with people concerning their views about God, a question like this will often arise during our conversation. It sure isn’t hard to see that Americans are a bit of an independent lot aren’t we? But the truth is, as much as we might not want to hear it, your opinion and […]

This email exchange concerning Joel Osteen is presented at Apprising Ministries with the gracious permission of the original author and has been edited slightly to protect their identity. While we do not agree on the “ministry” of Joel Osteen this exchange shows that sometimes—though sadly not near often enough—dialogue like this can prove edifying.

Although he seems quite friendly and sincere the truth is that Joel Osteen has followed the footsteps of his late father John into the so-called “Positive Confession” of the heretical Word Faith Movement. In this piece from Apprising Ministries I point out that Osteen’s message is essentially a blend of the self help mumbo jumbo of Robert Schuller with […]