By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 9, 2010 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church
For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 4, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Lately I’ve been telling you here at Apprising Ministries that evangelicalism made a horrible mistake when it embraced the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emerging Church—a veritable Trojan Horse full of heresy—now blossomed into an Emerging Church 2.0 pushing its new form of postmodern Progressive Christianity as “big tent” Emergence Christianity. AM is doing what we can to cover, and document, issues within […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 2, 2010 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
In posts like Doug Pagitt Points Us To Michael Dowd and Doug Pagitt Agrees With Evolutionary Evangelist Michael Dowd the online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries introduced you to Rev. Michael Dowd, whom I first brought to your attention in Jesus Died For Our Reptilian Brain. Dowd is “an ordained Christian minister with a Master of Divinity degree”[1] and author of Thank […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 2, 2010 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church
For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 29, 2010 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
And then there’s the word “inclusion.” Another fine word in its own right. Considering the church’s spotted past in excluding people for the wrong reasons-too poor, too black, too awkward-inclusion can sound awfully good. And it is, when by “inclusion” we mean something like “welcome.” The church, of all places, should be an inviting haven […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 29, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17) Enemy Troops Advancing Steadily In The Church Apprising Ministries is doing what we can to cover, and document, issues within the visible […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 26, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
And Judah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins that they committed, more than all that their fathers had done. For they also built for themselves high places and pillars and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree, and there were […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 24, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. (1 Corinthians 10:20-21) […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 24, 2010 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?” (Matthew 7:15-16) Out Of The Heart The Mouth Speaks Apprising Ministries has told you e.g. in Jay Bakker Reflects The Sad Condition Of […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Sep 23, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features
Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them. (Proverbs 22:5) Mysticism Will Only Spread Spiritual Deception Apprising Ministries has been warning you that evanjellyfish is only just beginning to pay a heavy price for its foolish embrace of the sinfully ecumenial Emerging Church aka Emergent Church; […]