AMERICA FIRST? THE BIBLICAL ORDER OF LOVE EXPLAINED

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1:

• Common Sense or Controversy? J.D. Vance argues that loving everyone equally is unrealistic—biblical love has an order.

• Postmodernism’s Rejection of Hierarchy: Today’s culture rejects prioritizing certain relationships, but the Bible affirms it.

• National Leadership Matters: An American president who prioritizes Americans first is a radical (yet biblical) shift.

Segment 2:

• Greek Over Latin: The Ordo Amoris (Order of Love) isn’t just philosophy—it’s biblical wisdom.

• Who Is My Neighbor? The Good Samaritan didn’t go searching for people in need—he helped the one in his path.

• Mercy Has Borders: Love is not limited, but practical care starts with those closest to us—family, community, nation.

Segment 3:

• Restoration to God? Absolutely. A fallen pastor can be restored in his faith and walk with the Lord.

• Restoration to Ministry? Not Always. Some sins permanently disqualify a man from pastoral leadership.

• Church Leadership Matters: Should a pastor who fell be allowed to teach or serve in any capacity? Biblical wisdom needed.

Segment 4:

• Wisdom vs. Punishment: We don’t punish fallen leaders for their sins, but we must apply biblical standards.

• Sin Makes Us Stupid: Are you ignoring small compromises that could lead to disaster?

• Spiritual Red Flags: Lack of transparency, secret friendships with the opposite sex, and weak prayer life—time for a heart check.

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0:00.0	Ritchin Radio begins in three, two, one.
0:09.1	We've had 35 resurrections of the dead.
0:11.5	The closer they are to freshly dead, the easier they are to resurrect.
0:15.0	So I see this giant angel and I asked him his name.
0:17.5	It's a financial company and I realize this angel is here for our finances.
0:21.6	And that's a true literal story, by the way.
0:23.6	These people are charlatans.
0:24.6	And it's about time we draw a line in the sand and stop fraternizing with the wolves.
0:29.6	It's time for Wretched Radio with Todd Friel.
0:32.6	But there's this old school, and I think it's a very Christian concept, by the way. You love your family, and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community,
0:41.4	and then you love your fellow citizens in your own country, and then after that,
0:46.7	you can focus and prioritize the rest of the world.
0:49.8	I thought we used to call that common sense.
0:53.0	This is Wretched Radio.
0:55.3	J.D. Vance.
0:56.9	Lighten up the bloggest, the internet machine.
1:01.0	Wherever people go to fight online, which is, I think, pretty much everywhere.
1:05.8	Because he made some comments to Sean Hannity that have caused other politicians
1:10.3	to argue against J.D. Vance's
1:13.8	understanding of concentric circles. And the ordo amorous, you say, what's an ordo amorous? I say it's
1:22.5	delicious with a pesto mayonnaise. But it also happens to be a Latin phrase, meaning the order of love,
1:29.8	that you as a human being have a finite amount of time and temperament and actual love to give.
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