By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 26, 2009 in Devotions
And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. (Luke 17:17-19) If you search the world around, among all choice spices you shall […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 25, 2009 in Roman Catholicism
Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God (Luke 16:15). Church Of Rome’s Gospel Of Sacraments In this Apprising Ministries article we give you a quick overview of the seven sacraments of apostate Roman Catholicism. From the official Catechism […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 25, 2009 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church
Apprising Ministries first introduced you to “queer inclusive” ELCA “pastor,” and former “professional f**k-up,” Nadia Bolz-Weber in Christianity 21 And Alleged Innovative Voices In The Faith: Nadia Bolz-Weber. I told you she was one of “Voices” at a recent apostasia-palooza of the postliberal cult of the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church aka Emergent Church—morphing into Emergence Christianity (EC)—that was called Christianity […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 25, 2009 in Quotes, Roman Catholicism
The one thing that the spirit of tolerance of our day cannot tolerate is intolerance, because relationships have become more important than truth. Now what’s at stake here, if I understand the New Testament where the Apostle Paul writes the Galatians and says, “If anybody, anybody, if it’s Peter, if it’s Barnabus, if it’s an […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 24, 2009 in Current Issues
Dr. John MacArthur has weighed in on what Apprising Ministries began to discuss in The Manhattan Declaration Of Christian Conscience. At Shepherd’s Fellowship MacArthur begins: Here are the main reasons I am not signing the Manhattan Declaration, even though a few men whom I love and respect have already affixed their names to it:… Although […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 24, 2009 in Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries has pointed out in recent articles like Evangelicalism Becoming Another Religion Entirely that Satan has been busy saturating throughout the very dry forest of intellectual evangelical churchianity, so easily passing for Christianity these days in alleged postmodern [read: relativistic] America, highly flammable Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism—which first flowered in apostate Roman Catholicism. You need to realize that very rough spiritual waters […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 24, 2009 in Current Issues
A classic verse of Scripture concerning the nature of the Messiah (Hebrew—Mashiyach), or the Christ (Greek—Christos), is Isaiah 9:6 — For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 24, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
Apprising Ministries first talked about MEDITATION: Buddhist and Christian “Is There Common Ground?”, which took place November 3 at Bethel University, in Crosstalk: Ingrid Schlueter And Bob DeWaay On Buddhists At Bethel University. In that Crosstalk program Bob DeWaay, pastor of Twin City Fellowship, gives his eyewitness account of this Symposium. In the post Jan Markell […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 24, 2009 in AM Missives, Brian McLaren, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian"
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-10, NASB) Emerging Church Leader On The Offensive The […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 24, 2009 in Current Issues
In the Apprising Ministries post The Manhattan Declaration Of Christian Conscience I shared my questions concerning this declaration. Here I give you the link to what Dr. James White of Alpha & Omega Ministries had to say. White shares: There is much in this document that any serious-minded Christian not only can agree with, but simply must agree […]