Surviving a Cult / Hyper-Charismatic False Teaching | Ep. 86

Surviving a Cult / Hyper-Charismatic False Teaching | Ep. 86

From Then God Moved by Then God Moved

March 31, 2026 · 48 min

About this episode

Rachel Free shares her testimony of overcoming abuse and warns against false teachings in the church.

This is part 2 of Rachel Free’s testimony of overcoming abuse, both at the hands of her father and under church leadership. This is a crucial episode not only because of Rachel’s testimony, but also its lesson for our current moment. The word warns us of false prophets and leaders who will perform miracles, signs, and wonders seemingly in the name of Jesus, only to be told at judgment, “'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness'” (Matthew 21:23). Everyone who claims Christ is not operating in the Holy Spirit. Wheat and tares anyone?! There are counterfeit spirits and counterfeit gospels, and many are being deceived. It’s time to wake up and outgrow our Christian naiveté. We pray that Rachel’s story will aid in that. Resources discussed in this episode: Mike Winger Have thoughts about what you heard, or want to share a story of your own? Shoot an email to ThenGodMoved@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out Then God Moved's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel! Connect with Then God Moved on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Adira⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠Instagram

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Host: Then God Moved

Guest: Rachel Free

Topics covered

  • cult survival
  • false teaching
  • Christianity
  • testimony
  • spiritual abuse
  • deception

Keywords

  • cult
  • hyper-charismatic
  • false prophets
  • spiritual abuse
  • Christian naiveté
  • deception
  • testimony

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Matthew 21:23

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