By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 7, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Roman Catholicism
“The doctrine by which the church stands or falls.” So said Martin Luther about justification by faith alone. John Calvin agreed, calling justification by faith the “hinge” of the Reformation. But was that the historic Christian view? One may say generally of the history of the doctrine of justification that solafideanism (justification-by-faith-alone-ism) was taught implicitly, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 6, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Roman Catholicism, Southern Baptist Convention
Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 14, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Roman Catholicism
By Christian Research Network contributor Justin Edwards of airō This is a repost of an original article on airo: Decoding the Woman of the Apocalypse On Tuesday, April 10th, I posted an article titled40 Days for Life, Catholics, and Christians, which has created quite the stir in the local Charlotte, NC pro-life community. The article […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 8, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Roman Catholicism
See also: HAS THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH REALLY CHANGED? THE DECEIVERS OF ROMAN CATHOLICISM THINK YOU’RE A ROMAN CATHOLIC IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THE POPE; BETTER THINK AGAIN
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Apr 1, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Roman Catholicism
By Christian Research Network editor Daniel Neades of Better Than Sacrifice This is a repost of an original article on Better Than Sacrifice In a recent blog post, C. Michael Patton of Credo House Ministries asked, ‘Are Roman Catholics Saved?’ He argued that the most important question was the one Jesus asked of His disciples, ‘Who do you say […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 28, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Roman Catholicism
What, then, are we looking at? We are looking at a system; and I would not hesitate to assert that this system, known as Roman Catholicism, is the devil’s greatest masterpiece! It is such a departure from the Christian faith and the New Testament teaching, that I would not hesitate with the Reformers of the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Mar 6, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Roman Catholicism
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 10, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren, Roman Catholicism
J.C. Ryle: “My dearly beloved, flee from idolatry!” 1 Corinthians 10:14 Romanism is a gigantic system of sacrament-worship, Mary-worship, saint-worship, image-worship, relic-worship, and priest-worship! In one word, Romanism is a huge organized idolatry! I know how painful these things sound to many ears. To me it is no pleasure to dwell on the shortcomings […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 19, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Roman Catholicism, Southern Baptist Convention
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS Let’s return to the Roman Catholic priest’s challenge. Certainly if justification by faith alone is so crucial a doctrine, we would expect to find it clearly taught by our Lord. Indeed, that is precisely what we discover. Although Christ made no formal explication of the doctrine of justification (such as […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jan 14, 2012 in Current Issues, Features, Roman Catholicism
Apprising Ministries will now introduce the Body of Christ to an epidemic disease in the visible Christian Church that just might come to be referred to as: “Me-no-wanna-see-i-tus.” Having been an SBC pastor since 1994, this illness is particularly evident concerning my ongoing look at the growing influence of decidedly anti-Reformation Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM) within the Southern […]