Category: Southern Baptist Convention
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 5, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
Apprising Ministries continues our coverage of an accusation made by Wade Burleson in his post Forcibly Removing the Tulips at SWBTS. One which Robin Foster of SBC Today has referred to as Tabloid Blogging: Because of the recent tabloid blogging that has occurred at this site here and here, we at SBC Today have been busy answering questions […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 4, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
Yesterday in *Update* Calvinists To Be “Let Go” From Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBC) here at Apprising Ministries I made you aware of something my friend Mike Corley pointed out to me from his blog The Expositor. Mike had placed up a link to a post from Wade Burleson called Forcibly Removing the Tulips at […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 10, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Rob Bell, Southern Baptist Convention
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self,… For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Dec 5, 2008 in AM Missives, Apologetics, Brian McLaren, Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism, Current Issues, Dallas Willard, Emergent Church, Erwin McManus, Features, Joel Osteen, John Hagee, Marcus Borg, Richard Foster, Rick Warren, Rob Bell, Roman Catholicism, Southern Baptist Convention, Spiritual Formation, T.D. Jakes, Theology
A man-centered gospel is the belief that the determining factor in whether or not a man is eternally saved, in the end, relies (at some level) upon an act of his own will i.e. human decision. This is often called synergism because it is thought to be a cooperative effort between God and man. While […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 30, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Rick Warren, Southern Baptist Convention
Saddleback Church Pastors Using Rob Bell Teachings here at Apprising Ministries clearly showed that Emerging Church icon and teacher of corrupt Contemplative Sprituality/Mysticism (CSM) Rob Bell has penetrated deeply into the mainstream of the evangelical community. So far so that Bell’s weekly sermons are recommended, and his Nooma DVDs sold, by pastors of the highly influential Saddleback Church (SC) of Rick Warren, which is aligned with the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 29, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Rob Bell, Southern Baptist Convention
Recently in Emergent Church Theologian Tony Jones and his Unrepentant Homosexual Christians here at Apprising Ministries we covered the story of the coming out of a very influential leader and theologian in the Emerging Church who declared his belief that unrepentant practicing homosexuals can be Christians. And even though I vigorously disagree with him I do commend Tony Jones for caring enough, and being man […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 25, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergent Church, Features, Homosexuality/"Christian", Rob Bell, Southern Baptist Convention
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17, NASB) The Christian Must Listen To God First; And After That To People Yes, you read that right; I do believe […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 19, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1, NASB) How Would You Know If You Were Being Taught False Doctrine? At the Lifeway: Biblical Solutions for Life website of the Southern Baptist Convention we read: Together again […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 19, 2008 in Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
On its present course of apostasy within its “leadership” (can you even have leadership with autonomy as an accountability system?) the Southern Baptist Convention will find out the hard way that the Idol of Autonomy they bow before is an unfaithful harlot. From the Baptist General Conference of Missouri: In June representatives from Kansas City area Baptist […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 16, 2008 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features, Southern Baptist Convention
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn. (Isaiah 8:20, NASB) Emergence Theory Of A Coming Higher Consciousness of Man As The New Tower Of Babel It all started innocently enough; an AM reader asked me what I knew about […]
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