The Word is Getting Out- "We Are Winning"!

 Another shocked person learns
 what it is really like in "My NTCC" 

This recent review was left online at Insider Pages by a person identified  as "DA"; and, no, it is not Don Ange :o)  Click Here To Read It There

I had a local NTCC pastor and member come to my door and invite me to a service. They seemed nice and I said I would attend. When I arrived at the service, all seemed well. The church building was very simple and small with about 30 congregants in attendance. My first clue that something was amiss was that the pastor said that he "felt" the holy spirit leave him and that if the rapture had occured that day that he would have been left behind. (I believe that one's salvation is not based on feelings or works.)

The next odd thing that happened was that there was no sermon but an altar call in which almost everybody went forward. I chose to remain in my seat ( I also didn't feel the need to raise my hands during the singing) The assistant pastor came over and browbeat me to "get right" with God. I was truly shocked and very uncomfortable. He proceeded to lecture me about sin, sin, sin. I asked him if he has ever lusted after a woman. He said (with a straight face) that he did not because he was married. I had been involved with other churches that were "sin conscious" rather than "Christ conscious" I felt like getting up and leaving right then but stayed to the end. A couple of people came up and shook my hand to welcome me in a cursory manner, but no more that that.

When I got home, I did some research on NTCC and came upon massive amounts of information.

All I can say is that I feel like I dodged a bullet and am grateful for all the early warnings. Thank God for the internet (what they call the "sinner-net") and the many unfortunate people who have been ensnared in this "church" and have now come forward to warn others. My hat is off to you for sharing your experiences.
Summing up this "church" in one word : CONTROL

This Recent comment, dated March 13, 2013, is very telling of what many normal people go through when they attend an ntcc church service.  I can relate to DA's comment about the altar call in which it was stated that the assistant pastor came over and browbeat him/her to get right with God.  I remember being taught by ntcc pastors to "work the altar"; and that always involved making new people admit they were lost.  If they said they were already saved, we would ask them questions to make them feel uncomfortable.  The goal was to get people to acknowledge that they were sinners and get them to pray for salvation so that the ntcc pastor could add them to the weekly report.  The weekly report required pastors of local churches to inform their leaders how many people prayed for salvation, attended church, and how much they gave in offerings and tithe.

Making people feel uncomfortable was a common occurrence in the ntcc; and the pastors of those churches would always attribute the uneasy feelings of their 'guests' as guilt from God.  "God is making you feel uncomfortable."  No; what's making them feel uncomfortable is the hypocritical atmosphere they stepped into when they crossed the threshold of your 'church'.  They see a bunch of people dressed like Pharisees in religious apparel expending all of their energy trying to convince newcomers that they are lost and need what only the ntcc can give them.    (Exclusivity - a hallmark of cults.)

We must say that we too are glad that DA dodged the ntcc bullet!  And we also are glad that the word is getting out.  People are getting smart and researching the ntcc before allowing themselves to be brainwashed into becoming cult members.  DA is one person who will not have to contribute his or her life earnings toward making the ntcc leaders more filthy rich than they already are.  Thanks, DA, for your contribution.  Your testimony may save someone else an eternity of grief.