Category: Southern Baptist Convention
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 26, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Richard Foster, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA!
Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.
For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 25, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Homosexuality/"Christian", Southern Baptist Convention, Youth Ministry
DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA!
and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, in order that they all may be judged [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 24, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation
DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA!
Apprising Ministries has long been pointing out that the kind of anti-Reformation foolishness described below by Larry DeBryun, pastor of Franklin Road Baptist Church, is right now metatitizing as a cancer throughout the apostatizing Southern Baptist Convention. Unfortunately pragmatism rules within the Slowly Becoming Catholic and it seems likely just a matter of time that its lu$t [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 20, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Richard Foster, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA!
The following quote is from the latest Critcal Issues Commentary article Richard Foster — Celebration Of Deception Evangelical Mysticism by Bob DeWaay, pastor of Twin City Fellowship and highlights another aspect of a growing rebellion within mainstream evangelicalism against Sola Scriptura. Within DeWaay sends a clear Biblical warning concerning this core teaching of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism from Living [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 9, 2009 in Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Southern Baptist Convention
The idols among the smooth stones of the ravines are your portion; they, they are your lot. Yes, to them you have poured out drink offerings and offered grain offerings. In the light of these things, should I relent? You have made your bed on a high and lofty hill; there you went up to [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 6, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Devotions, Features, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people. (Isaiah 3:14)
Reject Contemplative Spirituality And Instead Pray According To The Will Of God
What will follow is illustrated e.g. by the Apprising Ministries piece Ravi Zacharias International Ministries Contunues Asserting Henri Nouwen A Great Christian Saint. Since I happen to be one whom God, in His [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 6, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Devotions, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Quotes, Richard Foster, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
The Disciplines recommended by Foster, as well as his whole spiritual formation system, are derived from the mystics. His list of recommended spiritual masters is witness to this: Ignatius of Loyola (p. 66); Teresa of Avila (p. 166); Jeremy Taylor; William Law; Dallas Willard (pp. 24, 80, 153); Henri Nouwen (pp. 64-65, 110); Father Anthony [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 30, 2009 in Current Issues, Southern Baptist Convention
Personal Freedom Outreach, a fine discernment and apologetics ministry, writes:
She is a best-selling author whose Bible study books and workbooks have sold more than 10 million copies, and who leads the pack of authors at LifeWay, the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention. She is said to be an “evangelical superstar” and “one of [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 30, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA!
For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 9, 2009 in AM Missives, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Richard Foster, Rob Bell, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
In his latest article at Christian Issues Commentary, which is a must read, pastor Bob DeWaay weighs in on “spiritual disciplines” as it concerns Donald Whitney and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
DeWaay notes the close similarity between Whitney’s teachings and those of Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic Richard Foster. Within DeWaay’s scholarly piece he correctly points out that the subjective list [...]
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