By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 7, 2009 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Quotes
“Knowing Christ,” in the Pauline sense is not the sort of mystical relationship many people imagine. Paul wasn’t longing for some secret knowledge of Christ beyond what is revealed in Scripture. He wasn’t asking that private messages from Christ be whispered into his ear.
In fact, the knowledge of Christ Paul sought was anything but mystical. [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 6, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features
The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 5, 2009 in AM Missives, Apologetics, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1, ESV)
Non-Protesting Protestants Engaging In Revisionist History Of The Lord’s Reformation
Last time in Ravi Zacharias International Ministries Embracing Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) we began a look at the letter from Margaret Manning of RZIM and saw they are still equivocating with words in an ongoing defense of Ravi [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 2, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Features
As we begin to follow up now on Ravi Zacharias International Ministries Contunues Asserting Henri Nouwen A Great Christian Saint, for more background, I refer new people who are just discovering this issue to that post and to those which are listed below. But what’s important to keep in mind here is that I happen to be one whom God, in [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 2, 2009 in Bibliology
With the pending offensive coming through the Emerging Church rebellion against Sola Scriptura to be launched full-scale this year it’s a good time for real Christians to review proper views concerning God’s Word-the Bible. Here’s a couple of good sermons to start with from Dr. John MacArthur:
The Sufficiency of Scripture - Part One
The Sufficiency of [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 2, 2009 in Bibliology, Quotes
If people searched the Scriptures, we should find them come together in union;…[and end] the creation of various opinions and sects, which ought not to be, and would not be if all stood fast by the standard of inspired truth. If the Bible were but read and prayed over, many errors would die a speedy [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 1, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues
Under Links to Our Sites at the Focus on the Family (FoF) website we will find one to Brio magazine. Once there at “Brioland” we’re told:
Brio is an Italian word that means full of energy, life and enthusiasm. It’s the name of our magazine because it’s a terrific definition of our readers! For more than 15 [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 1, 2009 in AM Mailbag, Current Issues, Features, Mormonism
Based upon the Rock of God’s Word in the Bible Apprising Ministries recently, and publicly, took a strong stand against the non-Christian cult of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) in Apprising Ministries to Glenn Beck and the whining has already begun:
—– Original Message —–
From: AM Reader
To: apprising@hughes.net
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 12:32 [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 31, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Youth Ministry
In this edition of the Fighting for the Faith radio program Chris Rosebrough, who is also a writer with Christian Research Network, itself an outreach of Apprising Ministries, takes us through the highlights (maybe they should be called low lights) of the sad state of the apostate Christian church in America.
This is a sobering look at Christianity [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 31, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Mormonism
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which [...]