Carlos Erazo
Lakepointe Church pastor and Live Free co-host
Carlos Erazo (Lakepointe Church pastor and Live Free co-host) hosts Live Free with Josh Howerton. Topics they speak about most include Christianity, Christian revival, Occultism.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Christianity
Erazo recommended that new believers wanting to know who Jesus is begin with the Gospel of John.
“if you want to know who Jesus is, read the book of John”
Live Free with Josh Howerton: James Talarico’s HERETIC Pastor Exposed in Undercover Video (Pastors RESPOND) | Live Free with Josh Howerton (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 15:51
Erazo said that American culture shows little honor or respect for pastors compared with his home culture.
“I feel like here in America, man, the honor and respect for pastors is like zero, right?”
Live Free with Josh Howerton: James Talarico’s HERETIC Pastor Exposed in Undercover Video (Pastors RESPOND) | Live Free with Josh Howerton (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 41:54
Christian revival
Erazo cites a decline in the share of Americans identifying as Christian as evidence of the cultural decline that precedes revivals.
“statistically, people who identify as Christians in the U.S. in 2007, it was 78%. Today, it's 62%”
Live Free with Josh Howerton: 8 Ways Christians Open the Door to the DEMONIC (ft. Jonathan Pokluda) | Live Free with Josh Howerton (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:05:37
Occultism
Erazo recounts that after staying at a spiritually charged folkloric show in El Salvador, he and his wife had violent dreams that night.
“That night, my wife had a very vivid dream of being stabbed”
Live Free with Josh Howerton: 8 Ways Christians Open the Door to the DEMONIC (ft. Jonathan Pokluda) | Live Free with Josh Howerton (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 53:14
Other remarks
Erazo contends that Christianity differs from other religions by centering on God seeking people rather than people seeking God.
“Christianity at its core is about how God seeks you”
Live Free with Josh Howerton: 8 Ways Christians Open the Door to the DEMONIC (ft. Jonathan Pokluda) | Live Free with Josh Howerton (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 9:39
Historicity of Jesus
Erazo countered Miller by stating that scholarly consensus, including among atheist historians, holds that Jesus existed.
“even like the most ardent atheist today that are historians, they will acknowledge that the vast majority that the consensus is like he definitely existed”
Live Free with Josh Howerton: James Talarico’s HERETIC Pastor Exposed in Undercover Video (Pastors RESPOND) | Live Free with Josh Howerton (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:34:47
Cafeteria Christianity
Erazo argued that selective Christianity leads to progressive Christianity and ultimately to leaving the faith.
“selective Christianity or cafeteria Christianity eventually leads to progressive Christianity, and progressive Christianity eventually leads to post-Christianity”
Live Free with Josh Howerton: James Talarico’s HERETIC Pastor Exposed in Undercover Video (Pastors RESPOND) | Live Free with Josh Howerton (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:25:24
Podcasts hosted
- Live Free with Josh Howerton · 2 episodes in TMT
Appearances
8 Ways Christians Open the Door to the DEMONIC (ft. Jonathan Pokluda) | Live Free with Josh HowertonLive Free with Josh Howerton · Oct 5, 2026 · 1 h 36 min
Pastor Carlos Erazo and Jonathan Pokluda discuss spiritual warfare, demonic footholds, occult practices, signs of revival, and a simple method for sharing the gospel.
- James Talarico’s HERETIC Pastor Exposed in Undercover Video (Pastors RESPOND) | Live Free with Josh Howerton
Live Free with Josh Howerton · Sep 28, 2026 · 1 h 46 min
Lakepointe pastors Josh Howerton, Carlos Erazo, and Paul Cunningham discuss 2 Timothy 4, outline five common false teachings, and critique a viral video of James Talarico's pastor.
Often appears with
- Jonathan Pokluda · 1 shared episode
- Josh Howerton · 1 shared episode
- Paul Cunningham · 1 shared episode