By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 26, 2012 in Devotions | 0 Comments
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. (Titus 1:9) The sole authority of Jesus Christ in all respects must be maintained rigorously, but churches are very apt to be guided by something else. Some would have us […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 26, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
Further reading SOUTHERN BAPTIST MEGAPASTOR ED YOUNG, JR VEHEMENTLY ATTACKS CALVINIST CHRISTIANS JOHN MACARTHUR COMMENTS ON LINKING WITH NAR HERETICS TO RECLAIM AMERICA MAN-CENTERED METHODS OF RICK WARREN A LA ROBERT SCHULLER
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 25, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
As God sends spiritual blindness upon the world, this postmodern time in which we live has headed people deeper and deeper into the shadows of darkness. Many can no longer even tell their face from their spiritual elbow. This is one of the main reasons why, on occasion, Apprising Ministries uses satire as reductio ad absurdum in […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 25, 2012 in Devotions | 0 Comments
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. (Colossians 1:18) Since Christ is the head of his body, the church, he alone can determine doctrines for her. Nothing is to be received as divinely warranted except […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 23, 2012 in Devotions | 0 Comments
Now God takes believers, that they may be a kind of first-fruits unto himself of the creatures. He satisfies himself with believers throughout the world, to be first-fruits of the whole creation. And if God should cease from taking these first-fruits, he would destroy the world. To what end should he maintain this fabric […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 19, 2012 in Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
I’ve pointed out many times now that as a general rule, and a courtesy, we do not publish email here without the permission of the sender. For example, The Demonic Vision Of Beth Moore on June 6, 2012. At the same time, all email sent to AM and Christian Research Network is considered the property of Apprising Ministries so I’ve also […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 15, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features | 0 Comments
Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? (1 Corinthians 5:6) From Adding It Through These Past Few Years Contemporary Evangelicalism Is Full Of Leaven Being in online apologetics and discernment work along the Internet front Apprising Ministries has pointed out that a part of our labor in the Lord is the documenting of the painfully […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jun 15, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features | 0 Comments
Audience member: My wife and I have two wonderful sons and two daughters. And one son’s at Southern Seminary and he’s kind of mildly, you know, thinking there’s good in the seeker-friendly movement—some of it—and my other son’s totally hostile to it, and I’m caught in the middle. And I was talking to somebody who is very […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 23, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on DON’T BE FOOLED BY DELUDED DECEIVERS
Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on May 8, 2012 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features | Comments Off on JOHN MACARTHUR ON ROMAN CATHOLICISM, BILLY GRAHAM, AND “EVANGELICAL” INCLUSIVISM
Apprising Ministries brings you the audio clip below where Dr. John MacArthur gives some background on the current apostasy in which evangelicals are now accepting apostate Roman Catholicism as genuine Christianity. He also quotes from the transcript of an appearance by Billy Graham on Hour of Power with Robert Schuller. This is program #1426 entitled Say “Yes” To […]