CHANCE OR DESIGN? WHY YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE HANGS IN THE BALANCE

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

It’s Witness Wednesday!

Todd Friel is engaging with students at Kennesaw State University, exploring topics like the complexity of the human body pointing to a creator, why Christianity offers real hope that postmodernism cannot, and how the Bible satisfies life’s biggest questions.

Segment 1:

• Does Your Body Prove God Exists? – Is the complexity of your own body evidence of a creator, or just a product of evolution?

• Why God’s Justice Affects You – If God is truly just, what does that mean for you and your eternal future?

Segment 2:

• Can Good Deeds Erase Bad Ones? – Why trying to “balance” good and bad actions doesn’t work in a legal or spiritual sense.

• The Resurrection Proves It All – If Jesus truly rose from the dead, does that confirm everything He said?

Segment 3:

• Is Life Just Luck and Meaningless? – If we’re just lucky cosmic accidents, does anything we do actually matter?

• Where Can You Find Purpose? – Without a clear answer to life’s biggest questions, you are destined to chase after empty things

Segment 4:

• What’s the Real Purpose of Life? – If you aren’t doing everything for God, is it all meaningless?

• God’s reason for the universe – How God displays His mercy, grace, and lovingkindness by saving sinners like you and me.

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0:00.0	Richard Radio begins in three, two, one.
0:08.7	Some councils are auditing schools and urging a ban on the terms boy and girl.
0:13.8	For those who are in an open or polyamorous relationship, your relationships are holy.
0:18.1	A gay black woman's victim status is less than that of a black trans woman
0:21.5	who ranks below a black Muslim trans woman. You don't want to just win the argument about sexuality.
0:26.7	We want to use this as a gospel opportunity. It's time for Wretched Radio with Tote Freel.
0:33.2	Wednesday. Wednesday. Wednesday. Hey, witness Wednesday here on Rretched Radio.
0:41.1	Hey, I'm Jimmy Hicks in the studio.
0:43.4	Well, Todd and team are out on campus today at Kennesaw State University.
0:48.8	And we'll check in with Todd in just a moment, but first, before we do, I wanted to take just a second to encourage all of you listening today.
0:58.5	I know evangelizing and approaching people out of the blue like Todd does on Wednesdays can seem intimidating.
1:04.6	It's even awkward in some cases. I get it. I've been there, but it doesn't have to be.
1:09.9	Find something that'll help you open the lines of communication, be kind of an icebreaker with people.
1:15.4	Now, you don't need to have anything, but it can definitely be helpful. Obviously, I would recommend that you go to wretched.org and check out our evangelistic booklets in the Rretched store. Of course, I'm biased, but these are great tools and resources to have as you start conversations with people.
1:30.5	And if you want even more help and more guidance, you can also check out the Terrified 2 DVD, also in the Ratchet store at wretched.org.
1:39.6	All right. So now that I've got that out of the way, it's my required cheap plug for the day.
1:44.0	Let's check in with Todd and the team on campus at Kennesaw State University.
1:49.0	You'll probably be able to guess what Nick is studying.
1:52.2	Look at those choppers.
1:53.0	Dude, you got nice teeth.
1:53.9	Well, look at that.
1:55.8	You're going to become a dentist, correct?
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