Our Mission for the Coming Year

Reflecting back on the past year I realized that while we have spent much time exposing the ntcc for the hypocrisy that they are involved in, the purpose of what I feel is important sometimes seems to become lost in translation.  One of the primary reasons that we started this blog is to help people.  Not only to help folks get past their experience in the ntcc, but also to help people realize that they can be a Christian outside of the ntcc.  I don't know if this is a popular concept in the X-er community.  I realize that there are many folks that have chosen not to have anything to do with Christianity since they left.  I completely understand this; and  I respect the right for an individual to make their own decisions.  After being in a controlling and manipulative cult, the last thing that we want to do is to attempt to force-feed Christianity to anyone.

We are not here to condemn anyone or to imply that we have obtained perfection and are better than anyone else.  But what we would like to do is to help simplify a way of life that has been made complex and almost impossible to folks that were in the ntcc.  We have been very outspoken against the ntcc and will continue to be.  We see the ntcc as an organization that has ruined many lives; and we think it is very important to measure them by their own standards, their own words and by the book which they claim to follow strictly.  Most Xers experience life-lasting damage from their experience with the ntcc.  One of the very common denominators in the transition from the ntcc to the real world is that people lose hope in God.  They have been taught that the ntcc has a monopoly on Christianity and that outside of this organization there is no hope.  This is a common tactic of cults: to make their followers believe that they have the only true doctrine and an inside track to eternal bliss.

We think that the most important step of recovery must first be to realize that the ntcc is a harmful organization that is doing more to hurt you than it is to help you.  Once a person makes the decision to leave the ntcc, there is a recovery process that takes place.  Your mind has to be freed from the lies that have been instilled in your system of beliefs.  This is not something that happens overnight.  Knowing the bible as well as many X-ers do, there are good things and bad things that make up your belief system.  The basics are all there.  Salvation through the blood of Jesus, the difference between right and wrong and the choices we make.  Things begin to get blurry when we start talking about Grace and Mercy.  How much grace and mercy does God have toward us?  And does this give us a license to sin?

I want to share what I believe right now; and this is not cut and dry, or 'my way or the highway'.  This is what I have experienced; and I  hope that it helps someone.  I believe that Christianity is meant to be enjoyable; and that God is not looking down from heaven expecting us to fail.  I don't think that God has made Christianity so difficult and complex that we can't figure it out on our own.  I do think that God has given us His Word as a light and a map, directions to heaven.  I also think that prayer is very important in a Christian's life.  Beyond these two things I believe that our relationship with God becomes personal; and that He guides us and delivers us according to our ability to listen to what He wants in our lives.

 Freedom in Christ -
 Washed In His Blood! 

When I left the ntcc, I had pretty much given up on God.  I didn't hate God; but I didn't love Him either.  I wasn't a Christian anymore;  but I tried my best not to curse Him or to mock Him.  I always thought that there was no way for me to get back to God because of the doom and gloom that was imposed on me by the false teachings of the ntcc.  I also experienced the freedom to make my own choices and decisions.  When Ange reached out to me and helped me without condemning me, against everything I thought possible, I came back to Christ; and it was real and meaningful!  I will forever be thankful to God and Ange for this second chance in life.  To me this is what mercy and grace is all about.  I can't think of anyone in this world that deserves God's love and grace less than I do; but Jesus loves me in spite of everything.  It's real every day.  I ask God for help every day and he steers me away from temptation and allows me to enjoy His creation and to enjoy my salvation.  I enjoyed my salvation somewhat in the ntcc; but there were so many limits to what you could do, and how you could live; that it all seemed to be more of a drudgery than anything else.  Strict rules that are not in the bible were imposed on us and they kept us down.  They held us back.  If God became great in our lives we were a threat to the ntcc leadership and were quickly beaten down into a place of subjection to men that had different motives and intentions.

Clone Conditions in NTCC -
 You Are Okay IF You Obey
 The NTCC System of Rules 

We were pure; but through time we became broken in their system of man-made rules and limits.  The longer we stayed, the more we became less like the children of God and more a part of an assimilation into an organization that kept us blind, powerless and in submission to the leaders of a destructive cult.

 Become One With Us:
 * In Rules We Trust * 

I believe that it takes time to recover from this experience and that leaving the ntcc is a huge step towards recovery.  The problem is that when we leave we realize that we have become so dependent on the ntcc system and it's leaders that we have a hard time transitioning into normalcy.  Ordinary decisions that people make every day by themselves become difficult to process in our own minds because we have always had to "ask permission" or compare our ideas to those of our self-proclaimed leaders.  We have been so accustomed to rebuke and correction for every little decision we made that we seldom trusted our own judgement.  When and if our eyes are opened to the perversion of the gospel that we experienced inside the ntcc we realize that we are at a huge disadvantage having wasted such a large portion of our lives.  We were so indoctrinated and dependent on the ntcc that when we experience freedom it's overwhelming and many people find themselves institutionalized into believing they can't survive on their own.  We were not accustomed to using our own brains in the ntcc; and our rationalization skills were non-existent.

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I am a middle-aged man; and it took 13 years in the ntcc and 14 more years of freedom from this cult to realize that I could be a Christian without them.  Because of this realization, it is now more important than ever to try to help folks get out and to help those that are out.  We hope that in all that we do, we can help people.  We realize that people have been bible thumped to death by the ntcc; and that many are not looking for spiritual advice.  We have chosen the Christian path for ourselves; but we also hope that what we write helps people to make responsible decisions regarding their own future.  One thing that we will always do is point to the obvious; and there are many blatant and obvious examples of hypocrisy and evil in the ntcc.  We will point this out; because the ntcc has imposed their standards on the masses and felt no obligation to live accordingly themselves.

We welcome all points of view on this blog; and we try to be real here.  Most people that frequent this blog have been part of the ntcc or a similar cult.  Knowing that people have been fed a steady diet of cult doctrine mixed with Christianity we try to be careful not to turn anyone completely off by preaching to them; and we endeavor to not look down on anyone, as was the practice of the ntcc.  All one has to do to realize that the ntcc is a cult is to look at the life of Jesus and compare it to how the ntcc leadership operates.  They are direct opposites.

We wish everyone a Happy New Year and a prosperous 2012!

The Silence of Fear

 The Scream by
 Edvard Munch 

Have you ever had a dream that you were so scared you couldn't move?  Something so terrible happens and you can't move or speak.  You know you should say or do something but there is so much fear that you freeze in silence.  Fear is a controlling force that causes people to seize up and silences them permanently. 


In the ntcc fear is instilled into the hearts of believers from day 1.  Heaven and hell are preached as they are in many organizations.  When people realize that God has saved them from hell they become grateful.  They realize how real heaven and hell are and there is a natural and Godly fear that is present at all times in their life.  When you think about the enormity of spending eternity in a place called the lake of fire, anyone in their right mind would be scared silent.  In the ntcc hell is spoken about frequently and many rules are introduced.  For every rule there is the ultimatum that comes along with it.  Would you rather die and go to hell?  Would you rather spend eternity in the lake of fire?  While you are in the ntcc you are taught to invest your time and finances to the program of God.  You are also taught to forsake your friends and family.  Please hear this part above all that is said in this paragraph.  YOU ARE TAUGHT TO FEAR AND REVERENCE THE CHURCH LEADERS.  They emphasize obedience to your pastor.  They emphasize not questioning your pastor.  They take scriptures out of context saying "Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm".  Along with tithe this is one of the most preached concepts that the ntcc devotes most of it's time towards.  They want you to fear them as much as you fear God; and this strategy works real good and has kept people from sharing the truth for so many years.  People leave the ntcc; yet they will be silent forever because of fear.

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear has torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love." 1 John 4:18

There are people that have left the ntcc that are scared silent.  They will not share their stories because of fear.  People have shared things with us and we remain silent not out of fear but because we will not betray their confidence.  They have knowledge of things that can help people that are going through the same things that they went through.  There are people in the ntcc right now that are reading these blogs and they are afraid to do anything.  If they leave they feel they will die and go to hell.  They are trapped in a world of fear.  They do not think there is salvation outside of the ntcc.


People are starting to come forward in larger numbers.  They are realizing that if they stand silent the very rocks will cry out.  This is crucial to freeing people from the bondage they are in.  The more they hear true stories, the more they will realize where true freedom comes from.  Salvation is calling your name.  God does not want you to live in fear.  

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Tim 1:7

We are not scared of the ntcc any more.  We have decided to take the fear that they used to control us and turn it against them.  They are the ones that should be afraid.  When you abuse the calling that God has placed in your life and use this calling to tear down and destroy those that God loves, you should be afraid, not us.  When you ruin peoples lives for filthy lucre and discard them when you are finished, you are the ones that should live in fear.  Who do you think God is going to forgive first?  The pharisee that says, "I pay tithes and give in offerings, I go soul winning and attend all church functions.  I thank God that I am not as these sinners. I do this and do that."  Or perhaps it's that hurt and tormented soul that will not even so much as look unto heaven that says, "God forgive me, a sinner".  I'm telling you that it's the ones that have been despised by the religious hypocrites of the ntcc that God wants back.    God can save a thousand X-ntcc members that have lost their way easier than he can save a self righteous ntcc leader that thinks he has done no wrong and that everyone owes him their loyalty and trust. You should be afraid ntcc leaders that strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.  You that base your doctrine on all the things you can't do and have omitted the love, mercy and grace of Christ. You should be afraid every waking moment of your life because you have placed stumbling blocks in front of others and used your office deceitfully.  You despised the poor and the weak while living in luxury.  You laid up riches for your own prosperity at the expense of those who gave everything.  You should be the ones living in fear but your covetousness and pride, your greediness and need for power blind you from what God originally planned for your life.  

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Thomas Jefferson

We urge people to be honest and to break the silence.  Tell your life story because it may be the only story that can reach people that once loved you and shared your plight. When you do this you will find freedom and healing as we and many others have.  Fear is a terrible thing.  If it's allowed to control you and make you silent, you will always be a slave to it.  Honesty is speaking the truth to friends and loved ones.  If you know that someone is lying in wait to hurt or destroy someone you care about and you do nothing out of fear, you become guilty along with those that perpetrate the fear and silence.  We care about many that are still in the ntcc and we are here to admonish you to escape from this destructive church.  The longer you stay the harder it will be to leave.  It's time to turn fear against your enemies and break the silence.

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