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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

BIBLICAL BOLDNESS VS. CULTURAL COMPROMISE—WHICH PATH IS YOUR CHURCH TAKING?

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.93.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1:



• Jesus Wasn’t ‘In the Middle’—especially on issues of life and death like abortion.



• Rick Warren’s Bad Tweet: His attempt at neutrality backfired, and after backlash, he deleted it.



• The ‘Middle’ Is a Position Too: Avoiding a stance doesn’t make you neutral—it’s still taking a side.



Segment 2:



• Pastor Andy Wood’s Apology: He retracted his positive tweet about the inauguration—why?



• Biblical Leadership Includes Prayer: Paul commanded believers to pray for leaders, so why apologize?



• Seeker-Sensitive Churches Avoid Hard Truths: Talking about real issues might drive people away—but is silence worth the cost?



Segment 3:



• Wheaton College Backtracks: They deleted a tweet congratulating a Trump appointee—why are schools afraid of association?



• Politics & Salvation: When people get saved, their worldview aligns with biblical truth—so why the hesitation to affirm believers in politics?



• Is Todd Soft on Immigration? Some might think so, but the bigger issue is how evangelicals let tone divide them.



Segment 4:



• Matthew 21’s Fig Tree Proclamations: Jesus called things as they were—He never softened truth to be accepted.



• An Atheist’s Take: Some claim prayers before government meetings are outdated—how should Christians respond?



• Perspective Shift: If believers endured corrupt governments in 1512, can we not remain faithful today? Stay focused on the bigger picture.



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Transcript

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0:00.0

Wretched Radio begins in three, two, one.

0:07.0

Your first mission is to keep yourself happy.

0:10.0

It's living for self that is so exhausting and frustrating

0:14.0

because you were made to live for him.

0:18.0

So when you begin to please him, you begin to thrive.

0:21.9

It's not a burden.

0:23.1

It's not a duty.

0:24.2

It's a joy.

0:25.1

I come alive.

0:25.9

This is what I was made for.

0:27.0

It's time for Rretched Radio with Todd Freel.

0:30.2

Whoa, had the best Sunday morning service.

0:35.8

This is Wretched Radio. Just bubbling, just overflowing from church on Sunday. How about you, Jimmy?

0:44.8

Yes. I'm sorry, what? I was church on Sunday. I hear it was great. You hear. Were you closing your eyes while you were at church?

0:56.3

No, I just, I wasn't at church.

1:01.1

Oh, I, you always seem to ask. Brought up a sensitive subject. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to.

1:08.5

And I, my clothes were wrinkled again. I understand because let's face it, the car doesn't work.

1:12.0

You can't get the thing jumped. I understand. There are valid excuses. As long as it's not something like, I don't know, some tree branches fell down from the big wind,

1:18.5

something like that. What was your excuse? Yeah, that's it. There was a pretty bad storm Saturday night.

1:27.2

And we had some pretty big tree branches come through our roof, not through our roof.

1:33.1

Now, let me rephrase.

1:34.4

No, keep digging.

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