By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 30, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1) Returning To Romanticized Roman Catholicism In posts like Emerging Church To TransFORM Outlaw Preachers and Emerging Church And Adele Sakler TransFORM Gay Agenda In Evangelicalism at Apprising Ministries I introduced you to TransFORM, a [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 30, 2009 in Current Issues
As a former Roman Catholic I went on record a week ago asking some questions concerning this document in the November 23 Apprising Ministries post The Manhattan Declaration Of Christian Conscience. In my opinion, if as the declaration says, we can unite together “as Christians” with those who adhere to Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy to “proclaim the Gospel,” [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 30, 2009 in Quotes
The brilliance of the gospel light is dimmed by error. The clearness of the testimony is spoiled when doubtful voices are scattered among the people, and those who ought to preach the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, are telling out for doctrines the imaginations of men, and the inventions of the [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 29, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Roman Catholicism
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) The Oddity Of Protestants No Longer Protesting Apprising Ministries has documented for you the fact that there have been no changes in the dogmas of apostate Roman Catholicism concerning soteriology [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 28, 2009 in AM Mailbag, AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Youth Ministry
I’ve pointed out many times now that as a general rule, and a courtesy, we do not publish email without the permission of the sender. However at the same time, all email sent to AM and Christian Research Network is considered the property of Apprising Ministries so we may indeed publish unsolicited email for the purposes of [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 27, 2009 in Roman Catholicism
Now, while in the process of writing this blog entry, I was directed to a comment left by Frank Beckwith, revert to Rome, criticizing John MacArthur’s statement on [The Manhattan Declaration]… But given that Dr. Beckwith has become exceptionally active promoting and defending Romanism on the web over the past few months, I think it proper to [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 27, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Homosexuality/"Christian", Jay Bakker, Youth Ministry
Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. Because of this, God gave them over to [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 27, 2009 in Quotes, Roman Catholicism
Need we be concerned about all of this [in Vatican II]? Ought we to be rejoicing that there is a new approach to Roman Catholicism? Should we not all be rejoicing in the fact that it is possible for us all to stand together as Christians over and against Communism? That is the question you [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 27, 2009 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church
Church of the Apostles (COTA), which tells us they are a ”Creative, Emergent, Lutheran, Episcopal Church in Fremont (Seattle, WA)” sent out the following tweet the other day: Hey check it out: http://vimeo.com/7804821 http://bit.ly/8zXizr (Online source) For those who may not know, COTA has “Vicar and Abbess” Karen Ward as its “pastor” and, big surprise, she’s a leader within within the postliberal cult of the [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 26, 2009 in Quotes, Roman Catholicism
JOHN ANKERBERG: Now, Dr. John MacArthur, when we met together, we agreed that the ECT document, the “Evangelicals and Catholics Together” document was attempting to join Roman Catholics and Evangelical Protestants together as “cobelligerents,” the word the Francis Schaeffer coined “working at the grass-roots level” in terms of social issues. And we were going to [...]