Category: Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism

RICHARD FOSTER AND THE INFLUENCE OF THOMAS MERTON »

You have abandoned your people, the house of Jacob.  They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and clasp hands with pagans. (Isaiah 2:6) Foster Drinks Deeply From The Murky Mystical Well Of Roman Catholic Monk Merton Apprising Ministries continues pointing out that the Contemplative/Centering Prayer, or so-called Christian meditation, of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) […]

RICHARD FOSTER'S LEGACY ENDURES: CHRISTIAN LEADERS HELP TO MAKE IT SO »

From the Lighthouse blog has an important look at Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic Richard Foster and his spurious spirituality rooted in the Counter Reformation of apostate Roman Catholicism: This article hopes to reveal the underlying nature of Foster’s spirituality and to reject the recommendations of these Christian figures who rather than warning the body of Christ about Foster’s spiritual […]

NAZARENE GENERAL ASSEMBLY EMBRACES CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY/MYSTICISM »

Sad, but true. At From the Lighthouse we read: Contemplative spirituality has been coming into the Nazarene denomination for some time through their seminaries and universities. But this summer, the mystical-based spirituality will be taking a giant step into the Nazarene Church at large. The Nazarene Theological Seminary will be presenting a contemplative retreat to […]

RICHARD FOSTER A RELIABLE SOURCE FOR PROPER CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY? »

Then the LORD said to me, “The prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name I have neither sent them nor commanded them nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a false vision, divination, futility and the deception of their own minds.” (Jeremiah 14:14, NASB) Hammering Out The Golden Buddha Of The Mystic Mush […]

APPRISING MINISTRIES AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY/MYSTICISM »

Apprising Ministries presents the below composite email—representing common questions/comments AM receives—for the edification of our readers concerning the corrupt Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism being advanced under cover of spurious Spiritual Formation by Living Spiritual Teacher and Quaker mystic Richard Foster along with his spiritual twin Dallas Willard: Hi Ken, I would like to request your help. My friend and brother in […]

THE OCCULT, CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY, AND HITLER »

While teaching on Zechariah 11:15-17, in the two video clips below, Dr. John MacArthur of Grace to You discusses how Hitler and the Nazi’s give us a bit of a peek at the coming Antichrist. Apprising Ministries finds of particular interest the role seducing spirits of the occult and its Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism played in the lives […]

ANTIBIBLICAL CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY/MYSTICISM CANNOT BE MADE SAFE »

Let us be perfectly clear here at Apprising Ministries; the idea of a deeper relationship with God is not wrong in and of itself. But it is the Lord Who draws us; we cannot “work” it up. And as I brought out in The Terminology Trap of “Spiritual Formation” what’s causing such a huge problem in the Body […]

JOHN MACARTHUR: INTIMACY WITH CHRIST »

“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 […]

A WORD ABOUT FALSE TEACHING AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY/MYSTICISM »

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 […]

RAVI ZACHARIAS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES EMBRACING CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY/MYSTICISM (PT. 2) »

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 […]

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