According to the “new Apostles” of the NAR, THEY are on par with the 12 Apostles in authority
Higher, is my understanding.
A regional church (in the big city .5 hour down the road) run by one of C. Peter's gaggle of soi-disant apostles (this guy's, IIRC, "honorary apostle for life") is opening a branch church in our little city, just down the street from us, in a building vacated by an aging and dwindling PCUSA congregation. I'm just...."thrilled". (not.)
Lee the best way to deal with the NAR is the internet.
They do not know how to defend themselves or give an answer for their heresy online when they are not in control of the conversation.
Like many in the Dem party, the internet throws them for a loop.
Open discussion of their beliefs, demonic practices and prophetic utterances online is a nightmare to them... because they stand on such shaky ground.
However, beware that they do have a limited supernatural power. Not to fear them, but they do tap into what the Bible calls “familiar spirits” that gives their ‘prophets’ some personal truth into a person’s life but either flatters that person into vanity or uses this “information” on them to discredit and destroy. God never shames or falsely flatters people. We are called to test all the spirits and the best way to test them it to take their teachings to the Word of God.
The NAR really need to be seen as those Chinese Government Churches in China: not the real thing, and dangerous.
The other way you know they are not Christian is that they rarely if ever deal with the issue of sin and forgiveness. It either is pretending the sin isn’t so bad (Todd Bentley, Ted Haggard, Paul Cain) or condemning people for it to a wicked outcome.
Really, dealing with them as if they are part of the Communist Chinese Church system is the best way to look at them.
Mounting an internet campaign by researching this new pastor, who his “mentor” is above him in the NAR movement, whom he pays tithes to
(yes, all churches in the NAR pay tithes to the churches over them. It is a Ponzi scheme economically for pastors who should rely on voluntary donations from the flock they supposedly feed.)
researching this church might be your best tool. I’d also pray about ministering to the people there the true word without considering that it is a place for you to get “fed” at all. It’s a mind destroying cult, not Christ.