Sort of. Kind of. No, not really.
Yes, the Church is meant to be a light on a hill.
Yes, we are meant to influence the mountains of this world.
Yes, Christ gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers until the Church is unified.
But that authority only exists under submission to Christ.
The problem with much of the New Apostolic Reformation is not that it affirms influence or spiritual gifts — it’s that it has replaced abiding with activation.
Instead of remaining rooted in Christ through repentance, obedience, and the table of communion, many have chased:
• mystical encounters
• prophetic downloads
• altered states labeled “presence”
• crowds, conferences, and manifestations
They speak in “tounges” all at once and thrash their bodies to and fro.
This is Kundalini, not Christ.
This is not biblical abiding — it is spiritual mysticism dressed in Christian language.
The early Church devoted itself to teaching, fellowship, the breaking of bread, and prayer — not to constant gatherings seeking ecstatic experiences. Communion was central because union with Christ, not spiritual enlightenment, is the source of all authority.
In NAR streams, mysticism often shows up as:
• pursuit of “higher realms” or “levels”
• emphasis on inner awakening or awareness
• prophetic revelation elevated alongside or above Scripture
• spiritual power detached from character qualifications
• tongues and manifestations without interpretation or order
Scripture never tells us to seek enlightenment.
It tells us to abide.
Jesus did not say, “Apart from Me you can access power.”
He said, “Apart from Me you can do nothing.”
The gifts are real — but they flow from the Giver.
The offices are real — but they are accountable and gender specific.
The influence is real — but it comes through the cross.
When the Church seeks power before submission,
manifestation before obedience,
and experience before communion,
it repeats Eden — reaching for knowledge instead of trusting the Lord.
The true Church shines brightest when it returns to the table and abides in the Giver.
