Category: New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)

Listener Questions and Comments

by Stand Up For The Truth | Aug 9, 2019 | American Church, Christianity, Church Leadership, Contextualization, Culture & Morality, Depression, False Teaching, gender confusion, Government, Humanism, Leaders, LGBTQ, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), Persecution, Podcast, Prosperity Gospel | 0 |

On Fridays, we get to read your comments and answer your questions by going to the Word of God. This morning your topics of interest include:

Mental illness and Christians
home churches vs. mega-churches
“slain in the spirit” theology
dealing with children confused about their sexuality and gender
Is it wrong for pastors wearing $40,000 watches or driving expensive cars, etc?
Kingdom Now theology
Can we become too dogmatic about certain Scriptures pertaining to salvation?
Our daughter is engaged to a Mormon; she says they both worship the same God – advice, please!
I listen to Rick Warren’s daily podcast and enjoy it. What are the issues you have with him?

You can chime in by texting “speak up” to 90100 or emailing us at comments@standupforthetruth.com

Time and Persecution Will Tell

by Stand Up For The Truth | Jul 26, 2019 | Abortion, Apostacy, Ask Mike, Christian Church, Christianity, Culture & Morality, Discrimination, Economics, False Teaching, gender confusion, Globalism, Government, Hebrew Roots, Humanism, Israel, LGBTQ, Liberalism, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), One world religion, Podcast, Prosperity Gospel, Religious Freedom, Word Faith Movement | 0 |

This morning Mike and Crash read your comments and answer your questions using God’s Word. Our discussion this week with John Loeffler and Gary Kah have sparked discussion on how professing Christian Churches will respond to discrimination, pressure and persecution.

The Hebrew Roots Movement, “experiencing God” and “SOZO” type ministries are also discussed.

Seeking Signs, Wonders and Miracles

by Stand Up For The Truth | May 20, 2019 | Apologetics, Beliefs, Benny Hinn, Christianity, Dominionism, False Teaching, Gospel, Leadership, New Age, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), Podcast, Prosperity Gospel, Witchcraft, Word Faith Movement | 2 |

In Matthew 12:38, the scribes and Pharisees asked Jesus for “another sign” not long after he had healed the sick and a demon-possessed man who was also blind. Jesus responded:”An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign but none will be given except the sign of the prophet Jonah”That “sign” was when Jesus would rise from the grave to prove His deity and God’s power over sin and death.Many Christians and churches today are continually seeking more signs and wonders. Let’s be clear: some are sincere believers in Christ, but their continual need for additional signs and miracles testifies to the weakness of their faith in the completed work of Jesus on the cross. We look at a critique from The Gospel Coalition regarding Bethel Church in Redding, California and its leaders Bill and and Beni Johnson, and we discuss the pitfalls of this charismatic movement.In our first segment we visit with author David Richardson to discuss content in his book Transparent – about how our deeply held assumptions can deceive us and hinder us in our walk with God.

America’s Battle for the Soul of Institutions and our Society

by Stand Up For The Truth | Apr 25, 2019 | American History, Beliefs, Christian Church, Christianity, Church Leadership, Culture & Morality, Economics, Emergent Church, False Teaching, gender confusion, Globalism, Liberalism, Media Bias, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), Podcast, Politics and Faith, Public Schools, Religious Freedom | 0 |

Institutions in our nation and around the world are going through monumental change. We are seeing governments, media, education, businesses, political parties, and sadly even churches embracing change in direction as well as values. John Loeffler of Steel on Steel Radio has studied this metamorphosis and the worldview behind the decline, and joins us to discuss the changing fabric of society and its institutions. How should we as disciples of Jesus Christ understand and respond to this caustic progression (regression?) around us?

Francis Chan: Discerning or Guilty by Association?

by Stand Up For The Truth | Mar 20, 2019 | Beliefs, Christian Church, Christianity, Contextualization, Cults, Dominionism, Entertainment, False Prophet, False Teaching, Gospel, Mike Bickle, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), Podcast, Prosperity Gospel | 0 |

The Bible is clear that there will be many false teachers leading people astray in the final years, and many professing Christians will be part of this final apostasy. It also tells us we should avoid anyone who teaches a gospel contrary to the Bible’s teaching. But Paul also tells us to bear with one another as believers; standing up for truth, but also not allowing insignificant divisions to cause problems. The problem is that we are not always clear about what is a significant or insignificant division within Christianity.Francis Chan has been on a very interesting journey over the past few years. He resigned as pastor of the mega-church he founded and went on a personal sabbatical. He has returned and finds himself in a growing controversy surrounding his criticism of American Christianity as well as his recent appearances at IHOP and alongside Todd White and Benny Hinn. Really?So where does Chan really stand on doctrine? Mike, David, and Crash look at the controversy and discuss the difficulties in being discerning Christians without jumping to conclusions or branding those we disagree with a “heretic” or “apostate.”ARTICLES

What Happened to My Church?

by Stand Up For The Truth | Jan 16, 2019 | Abortion, Apologetics, Beliefs, Christian Church, Church Leadership, Culture & Morality, Emergent Church, False Prophet, False Teaching, gender confusion, LGBTQ, Liberalism, New Age, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), Podcast, Progressive Christianity, Prosperity Gospel | 0 |

Many Christians in America are asking that question these days as we see a growing number of churches change. The Gospel of reconciliation being replaced with consumerism and our “best life now”; moves of the Holy Spirit being replaced with emotional manipulation through loud music and fog machines; and churches that look more and more like the world Jesus told us would hate us and that we should hate.

But the changes introduced into American Christianity have been so subtle that many people do not even notice them until one day we suddenly feel like a stranger and alien in the very church we attended for years.

Jan Markell of Olive Tree Views and Understanding the Times Radio joins us to talk about the growing concerns of serious Christians about what they see happening in many of our churches these days.

Your Questions & Comments

by Stand Up For The Truth | Feb 9, 2018 | Apologetics, Beliefs, Christianity, Church Leadership, Cults, Evangelism, gender confusion, Hebrew Roots, Homosexual Agenda, Liberalism, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), Podcast, Progressive Christianity, Psychology, the Gospel, transgenderism, Word Faith Movement | 0 |

Fridays we turn the microphones over to you to discuss whatever topic is on your mind. To send us your questions or comments you can go to comments@standupforthetruth.com or call us at 1-800-979-9010 anytime.

Here is what you want to talk about:

The Calvin/Arminius debate.

The Episcopal Church now referring to God in gender neutral pronouns only.

Christians, mental health, medication and biblical counseling.

Church programs including “The Path of a Peacemaker” and IF: Gathering for women.

Who Determines this World’s Destiny?

by Stand Up For The Truth | Dec 14, 2017 | Apologetics, Beliefs, Christianity, Church Leadership, Culture & Morality, Dominionism, Education, Globalism, Government, Hollywood, Humanism, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), Podcast, Politics and Faith, Prophecy | 0 |

Mankind is a mess and getting worse with each passing day as we reject God’s Word in favor of the ways of man. We try new human ideas and nothing changes. We elect new leaders who promise things will get better but they never do. In spite of what God’s Word tells us about the increasing effects of sin and rejecting God some people think mankind still controls his own destiny.

Even within professing Christianity some use human understanding and schemes, thinking we can change the end to this world’s story. But the Bible is clear that this world will one day become so evil and rebellious against God that it will be lead to the brink of self-annihilation. But then the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords returns to judge this world and establish His everlasting kingdom.

Pastor Gary Gilley joins us this morning to continue our look at The NAR (New Apostolic Reform), Many within the movement think Christians are called to take complete dominion over this world, preparing it for the coming of Jesus through gaining control of institutions like education, media and government. But are their views consistent with the Bible?

Amir Tsarfati on Israel & Bible Prophecy! Plus Listener Questions

by Stand Up For The Truth | Sep 29, 2017 | Apologetics, Beliefs, Christianity, Church Leadership, Culture & Morality, Dominionism, Globalism, In the News, Liberalism, Middle East, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), Podcast, Prophecy, World Events | 0 |

Friday is typically the day when we turn the show over to you, our listeners to discuss any topic you want. Some of the issues you want to discuss today include:

The ongoing NFL protest controversy
Free Masonry
Will American Christian Churches ever return to a biblical model for church?
The continuing gifts of the Holy Spirit vs. the teaching of “cessationism”
The New Apostolic Reform Movement,
and, how do we speak the truth in love when the other side wants to shut us down?
Before we get to your questions, we have a special guest on the program today – and we’ve been trying to get this man back for about 10 months. In our first segment, we welcome back Amir Tsarfati of Behold Israel Ministries to discuss world events in light of Scripture, the increasing pressure on Israel, the Interpol vote at the U.N. to accept a “state of Palestine,” Europe being ready for the Antichrist, witches putting hexes on President Trump, and unfolding events in the Middle East that point to biblical prophecy.

The New Apostolic Reformation and ‘New Revelation’

by Stand Up For The Truth | Aug 30, 2017 | Apologetics, Beliefs, Benny Hinn, Christian Growth, Christianity, Church Leadership, Dominionism, False Prophet, False Teaching, Gospel, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), Podcast, Prophecy, Spiritual Warfare, the Gospel | 1 |

The New Apostolic Reformation movement (NAR) is one of the broadest and most powerful movements within Christianity today, yet many do not know about it or how to discern it. The NAR is recognized by claims of modern day apostles, prophets, performing signs and wonders, calls for Christians to take over worldly institutions to prepare for the coming Kingdom of God, and heightened calls of spiritual warfare against demonic spirits with specific names or geographical strong holds. While its ranks are growing, some are warning of the teachings of the movement, concerned with issues like new (extra-biblical) revelation and modern day self-proclaimed “prophets” speaking for God, similar to how the Old Testament prophets delivered the Word of God.

We’re joined by Pastor Gary Gilley who has studied the New Apostolic Reformation Movement in depth and will discuss its doctrines and beliefs.

New Apostolic Reformation Movement

by Stand Up For The Truth | Jul 12, 2017 | Apologetics, Beliefs, Christianity, Church Leadership, Contextualization, Dominionism, Gospel, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), Podcast, Salvation, Spiritual Warfare, Theology | 0 |

Today we tackle the offices of prophet and apostle, signs and wonders, revealed Scripture or new revelation. What does it mean to take dominion over the earth? Where does spiritual warfare and revival come into play? What about those who call themselves Apostle or Prophet? These are among the issues Christian theologians and believers have discussed for hundreds of years.

This morning we also address the New Apostolic Reformation movement that most credit to C. Peter Wagner. Is it consistent with biblical teachings and the traditional Protestant views of the Bible? Dr. Gary Gilley is an author and pastor who has written extensively on the subject and joins us to give us his perspective.

So Many Questions… Only One Source for Truth

by Stand Up For The Truth | Mar 20, 2017 | Apologetics, Beliefs, Christianity, Culture & Morality, Evangelism, False Teaching, New Age, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), Podcast, Politics and Faith, Prophecy, Salvation, the Gospel | 0 |

Every week we receive hundreds of emails, phone calls and texts from you, Stand Up for the Truth listeners, asking questions or making comments about the biblical issues we address on the program. I wish we had the time to respond to each one personally, but it is near impossible.

Today, we start a brand new regular segment where we share as many of your comments and questions as we can to hopefully help encourage and inform others with similar questions or concerns.

Our standard but important disclaimer: We will give the best advice and answers we can based on our understanding of God’s Word. But you must always rely on the Bible first, as the only source of eternal, inerrant, sufficient truth.

Thanks to listener questions, the subjects covered on today’s program are: church discipline, Andy Stanley’s series ‘Who Needs God,’ The Shack, apathy in the Christian church, United Church of God theology, IF Gathering led by Jennie Allen, Is Calvinism heresy, fundamental Christian truth vs liberal ‘feeling’ theology, moral relativism, examining the evidence proving the reliability of Scripture.

One of the things addressed on today’s program was Sozo prayer.

The Great Tribulation & Return of Christ: Matthew 24

by Stand Up For The Truth | Oct 6, 2019 | Christianity, Gospel, Persecution, Prophecy, Teaching | 1 |

Three times in this sermon alone, Jesus mentions false teachers will deceive “many.” Also, the utter destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem was a prophecy, not a “sign,” it was a judgment of God on the Jewish people for rejecting the Messiah. Persecution often reveals traitors within the Church as well as enemies outside, and the test of any age is endurance. Those who endure to the end will be saved and the gospel must first be preached as a witness to the nations, then comes the end.

What Would Jesus Say to Christians in America Today?

by David Fiorazo | Sep 20, 2019 | American Church, Church Leadership, Emergent Church, Prophecy, Teaching | 2 |

If Jesus rebuked many of the early churches for straying, leaving their first love, putting up...

Gathering Storms of War in the Middle East

by Stand Up For The Truth | Sep 17, 2019 | American Church, Apologetics, Christianity, Church Leadership, Economics, Evangelism, Globalism, Islam, Israel, One world religion, Podcast, Politics and Faith, Worldview | 0 |

The Bible teaches us that in the final years before our Lord’s return there would be a large, destructive war against Israel by her enemies. Could we be witnessing the stage being set for the final chapter of Earth’s history before the Lord Himself returns to judge mankind and establish his everlasting kingdom?

Gary Kah of Hope for the World joins Mike to discuss the events that seem to be pushing the world one step closer to the return of our Lord and Savior?

Who Wants to be God?

by Stand Up For The Truth | Sep 16, 2019 | American Church, Chrislam, Christianity, Culture & Morality, Emergent Church, False Teaching, Globalism, Government, Higher Education, Humanism, Liberalism, New Age, One world religion, Podcast | 2 |

The race is on, just as the Bible foretold. Various individuals, groups and organizations are speeding ahead trying to convince people that the God of the Bible either doesn’t truly exist, or that He would want us to come together and connect the “Christ consciousness” in each of us so that human beings can create utopia on earth. Today we take a closer look at the “oneness” movement, the age of re-enchantment, earth worship, and the openness to practically anything except biblical Christianity.

Carl Teichrib, who has studied the New Age and the various movements and organizations promoting spiritual unity and “oneness” joins Mike and David to discuss ecumenism, the World Council of Churches, Catholicism and Islam, the UN, Burning Man, and the World Parlament of Religions. Carl also provides insights from his extensive research contained in his latest book Game of Gods: The Temple of Man in the Age of Re-Enchantment.

A Matter of Life or Death; Questions and Comments

by Stand Up For The Truth | Sep 13, 2019 | Abortion, American Church, Beliefs, Biblical Social Justice, Christianity, Church Leadership, Creation, Culture & Morality, Gospel, Government, immorality, Listener Questions, Media Bias, Podcast, Progressive Christianity | 0 |

For too long, too many people think of abortion as merely a “political” or a “social” issue”. Some suggest it only falls under the category of privacy: a woman’s medical decision “between her and her Doctor”. But the reality is we are talking about life or death for an innocent baby created by God in His image. Wisconsin Right to Life is one of the most prestigious, efficient pro-life organizations in our nation. Mike and David are joined by Heather Weininger, executive director of Wisconsin Right to Life to discuss pro-life issues as well as the September 24 Green Bay dinner and reception for the Veritas Society.

Plus, your questions and comments from the week!