By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 18, 2009 in AM Missives, Emergence Christianity, Rob Bell
Thus says the LORD, “Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it; And you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’” (Jeremiah 6:16, NASB) The Emergence Of Post-Christendom Post-Liberal Apostles Of Unbelief At the interfaith website Read the Spirit we’re informed […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 15, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Rob Bell
as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.” (Romans 3:10-12, ESV) The god of Rock And Roll Does Soothe The Soul Of Many Modern Christians And postmodern professing Christians as well it seems. O, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 12, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Rob Bell
Over at Reformed Nazarene Manny Silva, no relation that I know of other than being in Christ, begins his post concerning pastor Rob Bell of the Emergence rebellion against Sola Scriptura: The title** for today’s post (coincidentally we are studying 1st John in Sunday School class) could actually apply to any of a number of emergent “high priests” who […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 6, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA Dr. Peter Jones begins this dead on target assessment of apostatizing evangelicalism: My colleague, Mike Horton, has just published a book, Christless Christianity. I write, so to speak, from the belly of this beast, attending the National Pastors’ Conference, sponsored by Zondervan and Intervarsity Press, which is taking place in […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 9, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
The website DefCon posted the following quote from Dr. John MacArthur of Grace to You. Even though I have a couple of points where I don’t agree with MacArthur I am still pleased to recommend him to people as one of the finest teachers of the Bible that Jesus has given His Church in our […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 21, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell
If you still think that this reimagined and repainted inclusive squishy social gospel of good deeds preached by postliberals like Rob Bell is something new; you’d better think again. Here’s J. Gresham Machen from his book Christianity & Liberalism written in 1923: But if Christianity be directed toward another world; if it be a way […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 10, 2009 in Rob Bell
Over at the Apprising Ministries outreach Christian Research Net Dave Marriott of Seeing Clearly informs us: Andy Naselli points out Rob Bell’s abuse of the original language in his Nooma 16. Naselli continues: “This is not an isolated example. When Bell talks about ancient history, customs, language, etc., he not infrequently undermines his credibility.” See […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 19, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Rob Bell
In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. (2 Timothy 4:1-2) The […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 18, 2008 in Current Issues, Homosexuality/"Christian", Rob Bell
In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. (2 Timothy 4:1-2) The […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 18, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Rob Bell
This short piece is developed from argumentation in a combox of a post called Rob Bell and his stance on homosexuality by the wife of a friend of Rob Bell. This couple happen to be members in covenant community attending Mars Hill Bible Church where Bell is their “teaching pastor.” Not surprisingly they aren’t real fond of […]