A Word about Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism (CSM)

Blogger Bio: Ken Silva is the president of Apprising Ministries. Find out more at Apprising.org.

The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness. (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12)

Spiritual Deception Always Begins With Satan’s Pick Up Line, “Yea, Did God Say?”

The idea for this short piece germinated as I answered an email I had received here at Apprising Ministries from a former minister of apologetics for a group in England but who’s now a church planter in Barbados. They’d taken issue with how I have written concerning the Emerging Church rebellion against Sola Scriptura and Contemplative/Centering Prayer (CCP); you see, in their opinion, what I should do is to simply point out the books and/or websites belonging to these Emergent Church leaders that clearly show their false teaching.

I explained that the type of work I do along the often ugly Internet Front of this spiritual Vietnam Truth War is not the typical apologetic they’d likely be used to. Those familiar with AM know I’ve referred to that style of writing as the plus/minus approach. Read more

Doug Pagitt and Christian Universalism (video)

Editor’s note: Ken Silva is an ordained pastor-teacher and the general editor of Apprising Ministries. In addition, he is a columnist at both Walter Martin’s Religious InfoNet and the Christian Worldview Network. He’s also an accomplished songwriter and former professional musician with two of his most popular songs being “Broken Wings” and “Never Be Lonely”. The following is from his website, Apprising.org.

For one to come to understand what is currently going on within evangelicalism they will have to realize that many of the younger leaders within the visible church have already had their theology warped by corrupt Bible college and seminary professors.

As a result we are seeing within mainstream evangelicalism a reimagined version of just about every piece of antibiblical theology i.e. doctrines of demons that seducing spirits have ever attempted to bring with them as they slither into the Christian Church.

Recently Dr. John MacArthur clearly stated concerning Doug Pagitt, a leader within this current Emergent Church rebellion against Sola Scriptura: Read more