A few weeks ago, we reported that Mike Johnson held a flag outside of his office that has been co-opted by and has become a symbol representing alignment with the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR).
"which [flag] Rolling Stone associated with the movement.[24]" So when something you use becomes co-opted by a movement, then it necessarily means you are one of them? Then according to that rule, what does this equate to?
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. (Genesis 9:13)Speak about blasphemy!
—a movement that believes in a modern-day restoration of Prophets and Apostles. The fruit of this movement is anything but good as it seeks to take dominion over every aspect of society through despite its theological aberrations and strange fireYou mean they are as Liberals or TradCaths or ?
ENCYCLICAL LETTER CARITAS IN VERITATE
Secular authorities, whatever office they may hold, shall be admonished and induced and if necessary compelled by ecclesiastical censure,...to exterminate in the territories subject to their jurisdiction all heretics pointed out by the Church;.. -Canons of the Ecumenical Fourth Lateran Council (canon 3), 1215: . (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/lateran4.asp)
67. To manage the global economy; to revive economies hit by the crisis; to avoid any deterioration of the present crisis and the greater imbalances that would result; to bring about integral and timely disarmament, food security and peace; to guarantee the protection of the environment and to regulate migration: for all this, there is urgent need of a true world political authority,.. Furthermore, such an authority would need to be universally recognized and to be vested with the effective power to ensure security for all, regard for justice, and respect for rights. Obviously it would have to have the authority to ensure compliance with its decisions from all parties, - https://holyseemission.org/contents/statements/address-of-the-holy-father-paul-vi-to-the-united-nations-organization.phpOr the New Apostolic Reformation is a non-structured Pentecostal movement, whose theocracy:"
"Though similar in intent and purpose, not to be confused with theocratic government but rather the goal to have "kingdom-minded people" in all areas of society. There are seven areas identified specifically: religion, family, education, government, media, arts & entertainment, and business.[2] Relational structures – church governance has no formal structure but rather is by relational and voluntary alignment to apostles.[5]" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Apostolic_ReformationIt is the Left which really is up in arms at the very thought, while this is not a monarchy, nor even a structured organic church, and yet considering the form and problems of self-rule within this popular class of Pentecostalism then it could hardly be a monarchy, which will come, under the Lord Jesus!
He then explained how he thought that the Lord was going to allow him to “be an Aaron to Moses,” But here’s the thing, this is totally absurd, cult-like, and heretical. The Lord did not tell him this and to set himself up as some kind of Moses figure is actually quite blasphemous. He is ascribing words to the Lord that He did not speak. As much as I would like to have God-honoring Christian leaders in this nation, this level of arrogance and self-idolatry is not something we can get behind."blasphemous," "arrogance and self-idolatry!" Rather, the author is ascribing meanings to his words that Johnson He did not speak nor warrant meaning. First, an "Aaron to Moses" means to be a spokesperson and minister under authority (Trump being Moses") and "like" simply is not blasphemous, for "like" does not translate into being a Moses in all that means, nor necessarily meaning instituting a monarchy or dictatorship (as the Left takes his words to mean), but can mean as serving as an aid to leadership to who represents deliverance. Even mods here can say that they are like an Aaron to a Moses.
this kind of rhetoric is not becoming of a Christian who believes the Bible is sufficient and authoritative.Wrong again. Saying "The Lord impressed upon my heart" is relaying "private revelation," which is not adding to the Bible, and is not very different than a pastor saying he sensed God telling him to preach a certain message to the masses. (Meanwhile, most every pastor hopes that the Lord will impress upon hearts to give bountifully!)
Rather than being as an "Aaron to Moses" being opposed to moral clarity and gospel truth, it supports it.
when this nation needs moral clarity and gospel truth, not confusion and false teachings.
This is becoming of a man who believes he is a prophet and has set himself up as a type of ChristMore unScriptural and nonsensical hysteria. "A type of Christ" as meaning working to provide deliverance as "workers together with God" is what all believers are to be as. Meanwhile, though unlike Biblical prophets, today pseudoprophets are the norm, yet there are fortelling as well as forthtelling prophets (John the Baptist), And while I am not aware of many documented fortelling prophets, yet there are those who operate as forthtelling prophets, who speak God's Scriptural truth to power, etc. without adding to Scripture. Who can only speak in accordance with the wholly God-inspired established word, which we have as the holy Scripture.
In conclusion, while Johnson can be lacking somewhat in wisdom, in which as shown here, honesty with some can result in overreactionary responses by both the Left and some on the Right - in this case a money-making (Join our ad-free Substack community to read and post comments, beginning at $5.99 a month) false accuser, yet we should consider him to literally be an answered prayer, esp. considering the extreme rarity of any actual Christian being in politics on the national level. Sadly, Johnson is the only one I can point to.
Well said!