What if the altar call you attended wasn't from God at all? And what if the spirit being imparted had nothing to do with the Holy Spirit? These aren't hypothetical questions, they're the testimonies of real believers who've come to us with real experiences.

Joshua Lewis has spent over five years wrestling with an uncomfortable question: can a Christian receive a demonic impartation from a false teacher? In this episode, he lays out the biblical case, engages the hard testimonies, and refuses to give an easy answer, because the scriptures don't offer one.

The goal of this episode isn't to make you afraid of every altar call. It's to make you fluent enough in the true gospel that you can tell the real thing from a counterfeit. Because the shield isn't fear -- it's the gospel itself. Know it well enough to recognize when someone is preaching another Jesus, another spirit, another gospel (2 Corinthians 11:4). That discernment could be the thing that keeps you free.

0:00 – Introduction
0:43 – Demonic Impartation Defined
1:59 – Syncretism in Charismatic Movement
4:42 – Courts of Heaven Examined
7:14 – Gnosticism & Altered States
8:42 – False Apostles, False Spirits
11:41 – Paul Cain Case Study
15:27 – Kenneth Copeland Warning
16:23 – Fellowship with Demons
18:32 – Luke 11 Reconsidered
21:12 – Gospel as Discernment Shield

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Millions of people just got a deep-dive on demonic oppression, generational curses, and exorcism from a Catholic exorcist on one of the biggest podcasts in America. We're taking a look at the conversation and seeing how these practices line-up with Scripture.

Father Chad Ripperger is a Roman Catholic priest, theologian, philosopher, and exorcist serving in the Archdiocese of Denver, and founder of the Society of the Most Sorrowful Mother, a religious community dedicated to spiritual warfare, deliverance ministry, and traditional Catholic liturgy. His recent appearance on the Shawn Ryan Show wasn't a fringe internet moment, but drew millions of viewers. 

The episode covered generational curses, ancestral spirits, and the structure of the demonic realm. Some of what Ripperger teaches resonates with Scripture, while some of it raises real questions worth reviewing. 

We'll look at what the Bible actually says about this, where Catholic and Protestant deliverance ministries share common ground, and where they don't.

0:00 – Introduction
2:05 – Protestant vs. Catholic
4:17 – Curses and Oppression
9:27 – Cursed Media Debate
22:12 – Angelic Knowledge Claims
33:08 – Demon of Fear
45:03 – Occult Knowledge Downloads
56:15 – Delore: Demonic Pain
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Pastor Jake Kail publicly acknowledged that the scandal surrounding Jeremiah Johnson's plagiarism and false prophecies had merit. In a leaked call, the pastors network out of the North Georgia Revival responded with cover-up culture, siding with Jeremiah Johnson and rebuking Jake. Mike Winger, Blaise Foret, Michael Miller and Stephen Powell review this call and respond to why Jake Kail's post was biblical, according to 1 Timothy 5:20.

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Are you raising your kids to survive the spiritual war or just survive Sunday school? Melissa Dougherty (apologist, author, and fellow YouTube creator) is back on Remnant Radio, and this time she's brought a children's gospel allegory and a straight-talking framework for raising kids who can actually defend their faith in the real world.

Most Christian parents want to pass the faith to their kids, but somewhere between memorizing Psalm 23 and answering questions about dinosaurs and reincarnation, the strategy gets fuzzy. Melissa Dougherty, known for her work on new thought, new age, and Christian apologetics, brings her background in early childhood education to a conversation that every Christian parent needs to hear.

We dig into the real challenge facing Christian parents today: how do you disciple kids in a world that is actively working to undo everything you teach them? Melissa offers practical wisdom for every parenting stage, from toddlers asking "Who made God?" to teenagers staring blankly through family devotion time. 

Additionally, we discuss how to celebrate the resurrection with joy and intentionality, why Christians should be making a bigger deal of Easter than Christmas, and how to think through the Easter Bunny, Easter eggs, and commercial culture without either being legalistic or losing the point. 

0:00 – Introduction
1:29 – Melissa Dougherty Background
2:32 – Brave Books Partnership
6:11 – Allegory & Gospel
13:06 – Human Sin Nature
19:44 – Teaching Kids Theology
27:44 – Family Devotions
39:14 – Easter & Resurrection
53:00 – Book & Closing

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What happens when secular clinicians start doing what Jesus commissioned His disciples to do?

Licensed psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists are encountering something in their patients they can't fully explain: external entities that aren't part of the self, that want to destroy, torment, and deceive. What they're calling "unattached burdens," the body of Christ has been calling demons for two thousand years. Josh is joined by Michael Miller and guest David Fish to dig into Robert Falconer's book The Others Within Us. They discuss what happens when the clinical sciences start bumping into the supernatural.

Robert Falconer is not a Christian and doesn't believe in demons - at least not officially. But in his book The Others Within Us, he documents something that every deliverance minister will recognize: external entities that enter traumatized people and set up shop. They come in through open wounds. They offer false comfort. They isolate. They destroy. And when you try to reason with them, they can't see anything true or good.

He calls them Unattached Burdens. We call them demons. Same thing.

We walk through Falconer's framework step by step, the Internal Family Systems model that underlies it, the diagnostic tests he uses to tell human "parts" from outside entities, and the clinical process he follows to try to remove them. It's genuinely impressive how much he gets right. And it's genuinely concerning because without the authority of Christ, without repentance, without the Holy Spirit, "secular exorcism" may be simply moving entities around more than casting them out.

C.S. Lewis's "chronological snobbery" gets brought up for good reason: the ancient near east understood spiritual warfare better than the modern materialist west ever has. But the secular world is waking up. Insurance companies are covering Reiki. New Age and Wicca are exploding. The spiritual landscape is shifting fast, and the body of Christ needs to recover its authority in this space.

0:00 – Introduction
2:10 – Guest David Fish
9:44 – Robert Falconer's Framework
17:45 – Diagnosing UBs vs. Self
37:42 – How UBs Enter
41:31 – Secular Exorcism Methods
49:32 – Sending UBs Away
1:04:54 – Closing Thoughts

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If you've been burned by the church, this episode is for you.

Church hurt isn't rare, it isn't new, and it isn't evidence that something is uniquely broken in you. From prophetic words that never came to pass, to pastors who weaponized loyalty language, to leadership boards that protected predators instead of people, church hurt and spiritual abuse happen. Many believers are left sitting on the edges of the body of Christ, quietly debating whether walking back through those doors is even worth it.

What makes this moment different is that people are no longer just recognizing these patterns at the national level. They're seeing them in their own local churches: the same cover-ups, the same gaslighting, the same spiritual abuse dressed up in theological language. And the question they're asking isn't just "what went wrong?" It's "how do I ever trust again?"

In this episode, Joshua Lewis gives you the theological grounding to stop blaming yourself, the cultural and structural markers to help you spot a healthy church before you're two years deep in another painful situation, and the practical steps to walk back in - slowly, wisely, and without getting burned again. 

If you or someone you love is theologically homeless right now or wondering how to find a healthy church, this one is worth your full attention.

0:00 – Introduction
0:15 – Church Hurt Narrative
5:24 – Disillusionment Defined
6:13 – Leadership Failures Normalized
10:12 – Enemy's Isolation Tactic
12:14 – Head vs. Heart Tension
13:27 – Nine Marks Overview
20:09 – Cultural Markers (Krueger)
27:28 – Finding a Healthy Church

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Some deliverance practices will set people free. Others will make things worse. Can you tell the difference? Joshua Lewis, Michael Miller, and Michael Rowntree review and rank real deliverance ministry practices from biblical to dangerous so the body of Christ can stop guessing and start discerning.

0:00 – Introduction
2:50 – Ranking System Explained
4:50 – Interviewing for Spiritual History
8:48 – Inner Healing Before Deliverance
19:31 – Discerning of Spirits
21:50 – Binding and Loosing
28:39 – Commanding Spirits' Names
33:35 – Corporate Deliverance Prayer
45:15 – Praying in Tongues
47:27 – Renouncing Generational Curses
52:46 – Renouncing Occult Involvement
55:40 – Proxy Deliverance Ministry
1:01:09 – Inner Vows and Word Curses
1:04:27 – Closing Remarks

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The mainstream church doesn't want to talk about judgment, but the Bible won't stop. Dr. Tom Schreiner, one of the most respected New Testament scholars in the evangelical world and a professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, joins Remnant Radio for a straight-shooting conversation on what Scripture actually teaches about divine justice, eternal punishment, and why recovering this doctrine is urgent for the body of Christ right now.

If you want to understand why divine justice is not God's dark side but His very goodness on display, this conversation is for you.

0:00 – Introduction
1:43 – Dr. Schreiner's Background
3:35 – Cultural Allergy to Judgment
8:07 – God's Holiness & Justice
11:19 – Wrath vs. Judgment
22:39 – Annihilationism vs. Eternal Conscious Punishment
39:09 – Jesus on Judgment
41:20 – Atonement & Propitiation
46:29 – Judgment as Vindication
50:03 – Justification & Works
56:02 – Assurance of Salvation

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Maybe history doesn't exactly repeat itself, but it does have a way of rhyming. In many charismatic spaces today, some of the most troubling patterns from pre-Reformation Rome have resurfaced, and the body of Christ deserves an honest conversation about it. As continuationists, we aren't here to tear down Spirit-filled Christianity, but rather protect it.

In this episode of Remnant Radio, Joshua, Michael, and Michael walk through parallels between the errors of Rome and what we're seeing in charismatic church culture today. We'll cover the full spectrum: from the way extra-biblical practices have entered in to the church, to the devastating sexual immorality scandals that keep surfacing, to the cultural pressure that silences anyone who dares to question a prominent voice and more.

If you've been burned by a church system that protected its brand over its people, this one's for you. If you're a charismatic believer who still believes in the gifts but can't ignore what you're seeing, we invite you to pull up a chair.

0:00 – Introduction
3:11 – Charismatic Self-Critique
8:40 – Papal Authority Parallels
25:07 – Unverified Miracle Claims
35:53 – Indulgences & Simony
46:42 – Extra-Biblical Practices
56:31 – Clergy as Mediators
1:05:18 – Sexual Immorality Parallels
1:09:54 – Silencing Dissent

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The unseen battle is more real than most of us realize — and the Bible has a lot more to say about it than we've been taught.

Dr. Joel Muddamalle, director of theology and research at Proverbs 31 Ministries, joins Joshua Lewis to unpack the cosmic spiritual warfare woven throughout Scripture — from the Garden of Eden to the cross of Christ. Drawing on his PhD research in biblical theology under Dr. Patrick Schreiner and the late Dr. Michael Heiser, Joel walks us through the divine council worldview, the two-family household of God, and why the supernatural rebellion described in Genesis 6 and Deuteronomy 32:8–9 isn't just ancient history — it's the backstory of the gospel itself.

We cover:
-Eden as the mountain of God and the original household of the divine council
-The sons of God (Ben Elohim), the Nephilim, and what Genesis 6 is actually describing
-The Tower of Babel, the scattering of nations, and the gods placed over them
-How Christ's death, resurrection, and ascension disarms the rulers and authorities
-What spiritual warfare actually looks like in the everyday life of a believer

0:00 – Introduction
4:10 – Book’s purpose
12:13 – Numb to supernatural
18:56 – Eden as temple
24:11 – God's two-family household
32:03 – “Let us” debate
42:43 – Genesis 6 Nephilim
54:00 – Ancient myths context
1:06:05 – Babel and nations
1:16:40 – Jesus and powers
1:29:50 – Spiritual warfare today
1:40:29 – Closing thoughts

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Bethel Church has shut down the BSSM Alumni Facebook Group — a 5,000+ member community where former students had been raising concerns, sharing experiences, and asking for accountability. Now Bethel has issued a public statement. We read it. We talked about it. And we're not going to pretend it doesn't raise serious questions.

To be clear, we're continuationists. We believe in the ongoing work of the Spirit. We want Spirit-filled churches to thrive, which is exactly why we care when transparency breaks down, when safe church processes get sidestepped, and when "move this to proper channels" starts to sound more like damage control than genuine pastoral care.

What does real accountability look like when leadership is under scrutiny? Does centralizing these conversations protect the vulnerable or does it protect the institution? What does real repentance and meaningful accountability look like when leadership is under scrutiny?

If you love the gifts of the Spirit and you love the Word, you already know these two things aren't in tension: a church can be Spirit-filled and biblically accountable. We're holding out for both.

This conversation is for anyone who cares about charismatic theology, church reform, and building communities where the most vulnerable are protected - not silenced.

0:00 – Introduction
1:39 – Alumni Page Overview
3:36 – Reading Bethel's Statement
8:01 – Silencing Victims
14:14 – Ben Armstrong Investigation
18:42 – Double-Speak Exposed
22:01 – Path to Repentance

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