RE3: Rethink Renew Reconstruct

Burn out is all too common in the charismatic/NAR church. While we’re in it we may not notice that - while we always seem so busy with “Christian” sounding activity, we never seem to gain any ground. Closing “doors”, tearing down “strongholds”, creating an atmosphere, spiritual warfare, going to conferences & revivals, getting involved in ministry, the desire to go to a new level and manifest supernatural gifts - these are only a few of the things we believe will grow our faith & mature us as believers. These burdens leave us exhausted & rather than bring us closer to God - we feel the need to perform for God. It all adds up to guilt, pressure & disappointment.In this episode we’ll examine the burden charismatic Christianity leads us to & look to scripture to find a better way. We can find rest in Christ.🎧 **CONNECT WITH RE3:**Subscribe to RE3Radio with Jake Nelson for weekly episodes on leaving the NAR, hyper-charismatic movements, and reconstructing your faith on biblical foundations.Listen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/4iPhpNFTguflmI8YlhMwEv?si=JvvLM1bmRnOIr7SqrnOFHgListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/re3-rethink-renew-reconstruct/id1874646529👍 Want to support RE3? https://buymeacoffee.com/re3radio🔥 RE3 Theme by Red Flame Legacy ‪‪‪ @RedFlameLegacy  https://redflamelegacy.org#NARmovement #DeliveranceMinistry #BiblicalChristianity #SpiritualAbuse #CultRecovery #ChristianPodcast #charismaticchurch

Demonic encounters in the middle of the night - or sleep paralysis? People throughout history, from Ancient Greece to the Salem witch trials to modern times have reported the same phenomenon. Unable to move or even speak - an ominous presence enters a bedroom in the middle of the night. These unforgettable experiences are not only be scary, but can leave lasting effects. It happened to me - and still does to this day. For years I believed I must be cursed - but the truth I found helped make sense of what I used to believe were demons terrorizing me at night. It turns out to be something much less sinister - and I can rest easy knowing the truth about sleep paralysis. The episodes are still a bit scary, but we don’t have to fear demons when we’re in the hand of God. Sleep tight!Sleep Paralysis Simulation Videos (360 view)https://youtu.be/7iFKhjGLPto?si=LWvopG7EUS0NUW_zhttps://youtu.be/xYq91I5STA0?si=kDtIADzVCkTJzfXGhttps://youtu.be/kunebT8Z-dw?si=LkTt_cJyqouiybUT🎧 **CONNECT WITH RE3:**Subscribe to RE3Radio with Jake Nelson for weekly episodes on leaving the NAR, hyper-charismatic movements, and reconstructing your faith on biblical foundations.Listen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/4iPhpNFTguflmI8YlhMwEv?si=JvvLM1bmRnOIr7SqrnOFHgListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/re3-rethink-renew-reconstruct/id1874646529👍 Want to support RE3? https://buymeacoffee.com/re3radio🔥 RE3 Theme by Red Flame Legacy ‪‪ @RedFlameLegacy  https://redflamelegacy.org

In deliverance ministry, one if the most popular topics is witchcraft. It’s not only an occult practice to be avoided though, in some charismatic circles it becomes a catch all term for nearly anything. From illness, to relational issues - witchcraft is often to blame (at least that’s what they say). But things can get really twisted when witchcraft is the cause of issues within the church. “Rebellion is witchcraft” a common phrase - both reason to submit to leadership and a diagnosis of church issues. But is it scriptural? Should we fear that next to us in the pew is a witch? Or that a witch’s curse is the reason for any of our problems? In this episode we’ll explore the reasons why it seems so prevalent in the NAR/charismatic church , how it might have gotten that way & how we can live as children of God worry free.Book: Pentecostalism and Witchcraft: Spiritual Warfare in Africa and Melanesiahttps://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-56068-7

Demonic encounters in the middle of the night? People throughout history, from Ancient Greece to the Salem witch trials to modern times have reported the same phenomenon. Unable to move or even speak - an ominous presence enters a bedroom in the middle of the night. These unforgettable experiences are not only be scary, but can leave lasting effects. It happened to me - and still does to this day. For years I believed I must be cursed - but the truth I found helped make sense of what I used to believe were demons terrorizing me at night. It turns out to be something much less sinister - and I can rest easy knowing the truth about sleep paralysis. The episodes are still a bit scary, but we don’t have to fear demons when we’re in the hand of God. Sleep tight!Sleep Paralysis Simulation Videos (360 view)https://youtu.be/7iFKhjGLPto?si=LWvopG7EUS0NUW_zhttps://youtu.be/xYq91I5STA0?si=kDtIADzVCkTJzfXGhttps://youtu.be/kunebT8Z-dw?si=LkTt_cJyqouiybUT

Is my church a cult? In certain charismatic churches it’s a fair question, where deliverance & prophetic ministries can easily become high control groups, because the framework is already built in. When leaders can speak for God & experiences validate themselves - scriptural guardrails can be overshadowed by personal prophecy & big personalities without a lot of accountability. In this episode we’ll look at why the charismatic movement is fertile ground for cults to spring up, Red flags you should look for and tough questions you can ask yourself if you think your church may have crossed the line.Looking for resources on cults & cult like behavior? https://internationalculticstudies.org Spiritual Safety Survey - "Am I in a dangerous cult?"https://spiritualsafetycenter.org/survey

What is a false teacher according to the Bible? The term sure gets used a lot - especially in discernment ministries. But it can be confusing for those who are new to the faith, or leaving NAR / Charismatic movement when everywhere you look someone is accusing another minister, or examining everything with a fine tooth comb looking for any and every little misstep. The Bible gives us a standard by which we can tell destructive false teaching & heresy from an interpretation issue on a secondary doctrine. Truth matters - even when it comes to discerning error. The only way to mature is to learn to see danger for yourself. No one gets everything right - not even in discernment ministry. But the more you equip yourself, the less you’ll have to depend on others to tell you who (or who not) to listen to.

Worship music in the charismatic movement feels so right - until you see how wrong so much of it really is. Bad theology in the music leads to misunderstanding of what worship even is. So once we wake up, it can be difficult to make sense of anything. What music is legit, and how can we know for sure? In this episode, we’ll shine a light on the false teaching in the worship songs we used to sing , ask questions that help us sort the good from the bad and more - to help those struggling with the whole idea of worship learn how to truly worship in spirit and truth.

Deliverance ministry is harmful in many ways. The teaching itself - that deliverance is ongoing, means you’re never truly free. You’ll always need another deliverance down the road.But to those who come out of addiction it can be even more dangerous. Some substitute a former addiction for a new one - and deliverance ministry can easily become a compulsion when it teaches that every bad thing that ever happens could be caused by a demon. Others may break free from addiction but never deal with (or begin to heal from) the underlying issues that addiction attempts to mask or medicate. While maturing in the faith , as scripture leads us to do, does help to heal these past hurts - deliverance ministries actually lead to stunted growth. That leaves us helpless against trauma & other issues that addiction often stems from - leaving us searching for something else to fill the void our addiction used to fill.

Deconstructing from the charismatic movement is hard. We might even wonder, why does God allow false teachers to keep harming people? Scripture gives us the answers we need. And while the truth can be difficult to grasp at times, God is faithful to restore, redeem and heal even the deepest hurts. In this episode we’ll look at what the Bible has to say about why God allows these frauds to continue & give some encouragement for those who are putting the pieces back together.

September Rapture speculation & predictions are back, adding to the confusion over eschatology. Some people are captivated, others avoid it - but most are just plain confused.Popular end times teaching - dispensational premillennialism, has led to an entire industry dependent on prophecy “experts”. But did the church always believe that the last days would look like the Left Behind movies? You might be surprised to learn that the church didn’t always view the end times the way so many do today. In this episode we’ll take a look at other popular, biblically orthodox views that might just help you see eschatology in a whole new light.