This short piece is based on an unsolicited email I received over at Apprising Ministries. You are encouraged to note carefully the double standard of the criticism you will invariably receive if you stand up for the Truth of God’s Word today against the corrupt Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism masquerading as a spurious Spiritual Formation fomented by [...]

The Lord be praised for the privilege to be asked to be part of Pastor’s Roundtable on the Iron Sharpens Iron radio program with host Chris Arnzen. The other pastors were Jim Capo, Don Hoaglander and Al Stein.
You can listen to and download the program here.
Earlier in the week I had the opportunity to join [...]

MY SHEEP (by J. C. Ryle in "The Gospel of John")
"My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand." John 10:27,28
Christ calls His people, "My sheep." The word "sheep," no doubt, points to something [...]

Recently a pastor from a fairly conservative denomination contacted me at Apprising Ministries to tell me he is seeing leaders within it beginning to use teachings from Emerging Church Icon Rob Bell. He asked if I had some information which would help him in exposing the grave theological errors in Bell’s nearly pelagian quasi-universalism since [...]

Pastor Jon Sharp of "Living in The Way" has posted a controversial article based upon the Pew Forum "U.S.Religious Landscape Survey" (mentioned several times in recent CRN posts) which polled 35,000 Americans on matters of their faiths and religions.
Based upon the data collected by the Pew Forum, "Living in The Way" has made the shocking statement that Jehovah’s Witnesses LIVE [...]

As one who is myself a former Roman Catholic, whom the Lord graciously delivered from the religious bondage of apostate Roman Catholicism into the glorious liberty of the sons of God, I ask you to consider: Is the following really in line with the Southern Baptist Convention and Protestant evangelicalism?
“The small group structure is the [...]

“Looking unto Jesus.”-Hebrews 12:2
It is ever the Holy Spirit’s work to turn our eyes away from self to Jesus; but Satan’s work is just the opposite of this, for he is constantly trying to make us regard ourselves instead of Christ. He insinuates, “Your sins are too great for pardon; you have no faith; you [...]

Here is the video and commentary from Way of the Master Radio of self-proclaimed "revivalist" Todd Benltey physically assaulting someone with stage four colon cancer onstage at one of his productions all in the name of Jesus Christ.  As always, Todd Friel does a great job of critiquing this "event."  Beware of Todd Bentley.  This is disgusting.

This is absolutely ludicrous; and yet, it’s further proof that the vipers of the cult of liberal theology are sowing more division within the Body of Christ than those like me derisively labeled as a "fundamentalist" would ever dream of. Christian Post brings us the ridiculous details:

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s highest governing body voted Friday in [...]

What you are to preach is determined by God, not by your own natural inclinations. Keep your soul steadfastly related to God, and remember that you are called not to bear testimony only, but to preach the gospel. Every Christian must testify, but when it comes to the call to preach, there must be the [...]

Prayerfully this short humble work from Apprising Ministries will at least help you to look at the critical time you spend studying the Bible in a fresh light. Beyond question we are to be reading Holy Scripture to commune with our Lord, but there is also more…

Christian Examiner informs us:

A mammoth Christian mobilization effort—with a goal of tapping the time and talents of a billion believers worldwide. Pastor Rick Warren developed the PEACE Plan and unveiled it during a three-day, invitation-only conference that drew 1,700 pastors and business leaders from all 50 states and 38 countries…
“The churches have become fragmented and segmented [...]

Todd Wilken, host of the Issues, Etc. radio program, has a fantastic article in the latest Issues, Etc. Journal that discusses how the average Christian and those in the anti-discernment crowd play the ‘Pharisee card’ as a means of silencing those who Biblically critique and challenge pop evangelicalism. Said Wilken:
I have been called a [...]

As you’ll see by his "move" below apparently aspects of extreme cage fighting have now become part of the revival repertoire of Todd Bentley:

I am currently working on taking the Sunday School Lessons we go through at Loma Community Church and expounding a little here and there and so forth in order to "volumize" them a little bit. In my ambitious moments (which are few and far between. I believe the last was after watching The Man From [...]

In Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians he delivers a scathing indictment against all  who teach works salvation or any version of the Gospel that has been edited from the original. If these false gospels be true then, as Paul says, the offense of the cross has been removed. However, the Apostle, in fact, is declaring [...]

On the front page of Christian Research Net and its parent site Apprising Ministries  you’ll notice the logo for the Reformata Blog Network of which both CRN and AM are now members. RBN is made up of a growing number of Christian bloggers dedicated to bringing the Body of Christ vital information the Church needs in this [...]

Pastor Jon Sharp of "Living in The Way" has posted an article concerning a Pew Forum study (mentioned recently on CRN) which polled 35,000 Americans and which showed that 57-83% of "Evangelical" and "Mainline" Christians believe that "Many religions can lead to eternal life".
Pastor Sharp states: Those people obviously have a fundamental misunderstanding of [...]

From The Christian Examiner

NEW YORK, Calif. — Evangelical Christians—whose central doctrine centers on Jesus as the only way to salvation—are increasingly abandoning the cornerstones of the faith to embrace broader, more inclusive interpretations.
That’s the findings of a new poll released June 24 by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Its study of 35,000 [...]

The Australian reports: THE body of an inspirational Catholic who died in 1925 has arrived in Sydney for World Youth Day. 

The body of Pier Giorgio Frassati, who was beatified in 1990 by Pope John Paul II, has been transported from the Turin Cathedral to Sydney following a farewell mass.  Mr Frassati was only 24 when, after [...]

The Charlotte News Observer reports on the pursuit of ancient Roman Catholic monasticism & mysticism by modern day Protestants.
Like the knights of old, Christian monks — berobed and chanting — have come to symbolize the Middle Ages (476-1453). These Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox men gathered in separate communities, renounced worldly goods and devoted their [...]

Intentional godliness is the product of a spirit-filled walk. No Christian becomes godly by simply wanting it. Neither do they become godly through self-righteousness. Instead, the walk that is truly godly is one that is not self-focused at all. It is one that is totally wrapped up and empowered by a consistent, deliberate attempt to [...]

Apprising Ministries is pleased to provide you the link to a review by my friend Dr. Gary Gilley, pastor of Southern View Chapel in Springfield, IL. Gilley examines The Ragamuffin Gospel by teacher of Contemplative Spirituality/Mysticism Brennan Manning.
And sadly as Gilley correctly points out:
Manning is a former Roman Catholic priest who left the priesthood… He is a product [...]

According to this report from Charisma Magazine, Lakeland  is an official Holy Spirit revival.
2 Thess 2: 9The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, 10and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so [...]

Recently, Southern Baptist pastor,Rick Warren publicly declared a staunch statement of disinterest regarding the SoulForce visits to megachurches, including Saddleback.  Warren stated that SoulForce was not invited to Saddleback and he would not meet with them during their "publicity stunt".  Warren conveniently alibied his absence from Saddleback on Father’s Day weekend when SoulForce visited.
Certainly, if [...]