An article over at Surph’s Side was brought to my attention where my friend Denise talks about something called The Way of the Monk being taught “at Tim Keller’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church” (Online source). The question I have to ask, as a former prisoner of the religious bondage of apostate Roman Catholicism, is why would a Presbyterian Church even want to expose […]

DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA!    Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.  For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were […]

DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA!    Apprising Ministries has long been pointing out that the kind of anti-Reformation foolishness described below by Larry DeBryun, pastor of Franklin Road Baptist Church, is right now metatitizing as a cancer throughout the apostatizing Southern Baptist Convention. Unfortunately pragmatism rules within the Slowly Becoming Catholic and it seems likely just a matter of time that […]

with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved. For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the […]

In Confusion Concerning Calvinist Spirituality? — a prior Apprising Ministries post concerning Matt Chandler, pastor of Village Church — we pointed to a confusing promotion of Counter-Reformation spirituality ala Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the spiritual Gestapo unit the Jesuits, at Chandler’s church’s website. In the section Recommended Books of The Village Church, “that have challenged and helped us as a staff […]

DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA!   For those who guide this people are leading them astray; And those who are guided by them are brought to confusion. (Isaiah 9:16, NASB) If A Little Leaven Ruins The Whole; What About A Whole Movement That’s Full Of It? Apprising Ministries first mentioned this in Rob Bell, Peter Rollins And […]

The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people. (Isaiah 3:14) Reject Contemplative Spirituality And Instead Pray According To The Will Of God What will follow is illustrated e.g. by the Apprising Ministries piece Ravi Zacharias International Ministries Contunues Asserting Henri Nouwen A Great Christian Saint. Since I happen to be one whom God, […]

The Disciplines recommended by Foster, as well as his whole spiritual formation system, are derived from the mystics.  His list of recommended spiritual masters is witness to this:  Ignatius of Loyola (p. 66); Teresa of Avila (p. 166); Jeremy Taylor; William Law; Dallas Willard (pp. 24, 80, 153); Henri Nouwen (pp. 64-65, 110); Father Anthony […]

DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA!   For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut […]

“Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have seen for you oracles that are false and misleading.” (Lamentations 2:14) Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism As Spurious Spiritual Formation Breeds Deception Following in this Apprising Ministries piece we’ll give you another look at where the kind […]