Roger Oakland’s ministry “Understand The Times” has been such a blessing in my walk with the Lord. Here he explains the Emergent Pattern of The Emergent Church, a seeker friendly Christian movement touted to be the “New” Christianity for the Post-Modern World. But is the Emergent Church really a fresh approach to teaching sound doctrine, or is it part of the great end times apostasy predicted in the Bible?
In this video commentary, Roger Oakland explores the apostate pattern emerging from the Emergent [Continue reading ...]
Richard Bennett, a former Roman Catholic Priest … “Catholic Mysticism and the Emerging Church may be one of the most important topics that we have addressed. Catholic mysticism has helped mightily to transform the New Age Movement from being counter-culture to being embraced by Evangelicals, and Western civilization as such. Catholic mysticism has affected almost every facet of life without being noticed or perceived.”
The Roman Catholic Church officially recognised Paganism in Vatican [Continue reading ...]
An interview, conducted September 2007, with theologian John MacArthur, about the state of the church, heralding a call back to truth of the pure Word of God (Proverbs 30:5-6), of which is a timely reminder with regard to today’s Emergent Church “Emergence Christianity” …
A Call Back To Truth
While Martin Luther called the church back to the truth of Scripture and the simplicity of the gospel, modern movements like the Emerging Church uphold “mystery” and question the traditional understanding of the gospel.
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At his Beliefnet blog Tony Jones tells us he is “a leader in the emergent church movement and a renowned expert on postmodern theology and the American church landscape.” I certainly agree with the former; Jones surely is a leader within the egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church de-formation of the Christian faith aka Emergent Church—now morphing into Emergence Christianity—(EC).
And further, I also fully agree with the following, which Tony Jones stated today. You [Continue reading ...]
The Emergent Church
By Jan Markell
A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to the 21st century. In the late 20th century, certain leaders came out stating that we needed a “new way of doing church.” That old time religion wasn’t good enough. So in came new gimmicks replacing the solid gospel. We have seen the rise of the “seeker-sensitive” church movement that offends no one.
And then there is the Emergent Church
If you ask nine out of ten Christians just what is this Emergent or [Continue reading ...]
The Fresh Expressions initiative commenced September 2004 and, is now growing ecumenically and internationally, consequently, Phase 2 of the fresh expressions initiative was launched on June 10, 2009 …
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, last night commissioned the team which will oversee Phase 2 of the Fresh Expressions initiative.
Dr Williams was joined by ecumenical guests at Lambeth Palace for a service celebrating all that has been achieved so far and offering prayers for the next important phase.
Bishop Graham Cray [Continue reading ...]
Norman Vincent Peale (1898 – 1993) was ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1922, and served as pastor at a succession of churches before changing his affiliation to the Dutch Reformed Church so that he could become pastor of the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City (1932–84).
His best known book published in 1952, “The Power of Positive Thinking,” has sold millions of copies, worldwide.
Norman Vincent Peale, a Freemason, of “The Power of Positive Thinking” who taught Self Hypnosis – Autosuggestion, [Continue reading ...]
