Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. (2 Corinthians 13:5-6) I have known many a true believer much troubled for fear he should [...]

Apprising Ministries has often talked about the awful consequences of embracing the man-centered Church Growth Movement which slithered out from the spiritual black hole known as Fuller Theological Seminary. From about the mid-70′s on, as the CGM poisoned more and more of mainstream evangelicalism, perhaps its most heinous effect has been the rise of the [...]

Christian Research Network is a sister work of Apprising Ministries. Today CRN Associate Editor Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… brings to our attention an odd occurrence recently at Saddleback Church where Kay Warren, wife of SBC megapastor Rick Warren functioned in the role as teaching elder: The Bible is not ambiguous in describing the necessary qualifications and [...]

Dear Friend, The Church of Rome officially calls its Eucharist, “the source and summit of the Christian life.” Its International Eucharistic Congress is therefore of utmost importance to theVatican.Romealso states that, “the Eucharist is the sum and summary of our faith.” Therefore, an examination of the Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist is essential to reveal [...]

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Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10) “Kingdom” is not so much a geographical area as it is a sovereign dominion. When Christian pray “Your kingdom come,” they are asking God to rule through Christ’s future enthronement, His coming reign over the earth. The Greek for “come” indicates a [...]

Apparently Apprising Ministries has more influence than we thought. Is she actually serious: See also: DECADE OF DESTINY WITH RICK WARREN RICK WARREN, LAVERNE ADAMS, AND CINDY TRIMM RICK WARREN, DR. LAVERNE ADAMS, AND DR. MARK CHIRONNA

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. (Philippians 2:5-7) Don’t Be Fooled As Richard Foster [...]

The following by Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel, is republished at Apprising Ministries with permission: The Prodigal God has received much notice and praise in the evangelical community.  The editors of World Magazine even proclaimed it their “Book of the Year.”  The accolades are understandable given Timothy Keller’s helpful apologetic approach (see his Reason for God), [...]

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