#333 3rd Wayism vs. NAR: Opposite Errors Threatening the Church, with Jon Root

The Alisa Childers Podcast

Alisa Childers

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In this episode, Alisa Childers sits down with Jon Root to examine two opposite but equally dangerous influences in the church today: the “3rd way” approach that seeks to keep Christians silent on politics, and the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) with its unbiblical approach to political domination.Together, we explore why Christians must remain both doctrinally grounded and civically engaged—without allowing politics to overshadow the gospel. The conversation highlights how deceptions today are becoming increasingly sophisticated, requiring deep biblical discernment.We also interact with a popular podcast that rightly exposed the dangers of 3rd wayism, but whose speaker unfortunately aligns with figures like Paula White and Benny Hinn. This tension underscores why discernment must go deeper than personalities and rhetoric—it must be anchored in Scripture.------------------------------------------------------------------This video is sponsored by:A'DEL NATURAL COSMETICSElevate your skincare routine with A'del's toxin-free cosmetics. Experience the difference in quality and purity. Go to www.adelnaturalcosmetics.com for more information. Use my code: ALISA GOOD RANCHERSAmerican Meat DeliveredGo to www.goodranchers.com/alisa for more information.Back to the Table: https://pitch.com/v/back-to-the-table-for-partners-t346uj Use my code: ALISAFOUNDATION WORLDVIEWFoundation Worldview creates curriculum series that will empower your child to thinkBiblically in a deceptive world. Go to www.foundationworldview.com for more information! Use my code: ALISA--------------------------------------------------------------------To Purchase the new CD, “Beauty from the Ash”, go to www.alisachilders.com/musicThere you can get the CD, backing tracks, string charts, rhythm charts and stems.Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alisachildersTo order “Another Gospel”: www.alisachilders.com/another-gospel/To order “Live Your Truth": www.alisachilders.com/live-your-truth-and-other-lies/To order “The Deconstruction of Christianity”: https://alisachilders.com/the-deconstruction-of-christianity/For Alisa's Merch: https://alisachilders.creator-spring.comTo see what gear Alisa uses to record her podcast, go to:https://kit.co/alisachildersPotential Sponsors: https://alisachilders.com/sponsor-request-form/Product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission.

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0:00.0	We have to be discerning.
0:02.7	There are ravenous wolves.
0:04.2	And just because the Bible says there's ravenous wolves doesn't mean that you're going to be able to decipher like, oh, that's just like a scary looking pastor.
0:14.2	They got demonic eyes like Kenneth Koch.
0:17.0	They're slide.
0:19.0	They'll just sneak few things in there.
0:21.8	They'll grow their platform.
0:23.4	They'll say a few good things about Charlie.
0:26.0	And a few things we can say yes and amen to.
0:29.1	And then they will cut your spiritual legs out from underneath you.
0:32.6	They partner and promote and tell you to stay silent about false teachers.
0:40.0	And it will lead you down a very, very destructive road that won't lead us to the revival, ultimately that we're really
0:46.0	looking for in the United States.
0:48.4	Well, hey everyone. Welcome to the Elisa Childers podcast where it's always my goal to help equip Christians to identify the core beliefs of historic Christianity, discern its counterfeits, and proclaim the gospel with clarity, kindness, and with truth. And I am very excited
1:13.0	about today's episode because it's all about biblical discernment. And it is really important
1:18.9	right now, friends, that we use crystal clear biblical discernment because one thing that tends to
1:26.1	happen throughout history is when God does something like he seems to be doing right now, something so beautiful, so good, so true, drawing people to himself.
1:33.9	Many of you have all seen this in your lives with record number of church attendance, people in your own lives reaching out, saying that they're trusting in Christ, they're drawn to Christianity, they're curious about Jesus.
1:45.1	This is all good, and we need to steward it well by really exercising good biblical discernment,
1:52.0	because one error can happen on one side, and then there can be an overcorrection on the other side.
1:57.0	So we're going to talk about that today with my friend John Root and some trouble that we got
2:01.5	into this week on X. By the way, if you're on X, you can follow me at Elisa underscore Childers.
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